GL: Y valve lockout

[fred]

Other agencies have stricter requirements.  For Lake Champlain, it is required
to physically remove a section of pipe or hose and stow that removed section
elsewhere on the boat.  Locking a valve is not enuff.
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From: "Keith" <keith at anastasia3.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:52 PM
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Subject: GL: Y valve lockout 

(b) When
operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge
of treated or
untreated sewage is prohibited by the Environmental
Protection Agency under
40 CFR 140.3 or 140.4, the operator must secure
each Type I or Type II device
in a manner which prevents discharge of
treated or untreated sewage.
Acceptable methods of securing the device
include--
    (1) Closing the
seacock and removing the handle;
    (2) Padlocking the seacock in the closed
position;
    (3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold the seacock in the
closed position; or
    (4) Locking the door to the space enclosing the
toilets with a
padlock or door handle key lock.
    (c) When operating a
vessel on a body of water where the discharge
of untreated sewage is
prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency
under 40 CFR 140.3, the
operator must secure each Type III device in a
manner which prevents
discharge of sewage. Acceptable methods of
securing the device include--
(1) Closing each valve leading to an overboard discharge and
removing the
handle;
    (2) Padlocking each valve leading to an overboard discharge in
the
closed position; or
    (3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold each
valve leading to an
overboard discharge in the closed position.

[CGH
95-028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
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That all being said, if
you're considering a Y valve for the holding tank, 
think about putting two
discharges if you're getting a new tank. One to the 
overboard discharge, the
other to the pump out fitting. That way you don't 
even need a Y valve. One
less thing, ya know...

Keith
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