[Ian Gourlay]

I know this has come up before but where do truckmount owners dispose of their waste water?

[Karl Wildey]

waste water in truckmounts is the same as waste water in portables.
Where do people put the porty waste water, it should by law be in the toilet/sewage system, but cc use drains and hedges as well.
I think that if the cleaning solution is safe, the water can be disposed of anywhere, but I am not an expert of this subject.

[Len Gribble]

Ian

Mums the word! Have dumped back if you get my drift!

Len

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

you all want to think about our rivers and wildlife before you polute are ecosystem. ron feng shui peoples champion. eco freind.

[Karl Wildey]

Where do you dump your waste water, Ron?

I don't recall any reply stating they dump into rivers, and pollute the wildlife.

Karl a member of S.A.S, and ex-greenpeace member.

[magic_carpet]

hey karl
are you going to to sas ball??

[Karl Wildey]

I wish I was going to the ball, but a long way to go to a party from Norfolk. Although I hear its the best, you every been, or is that a silly question as you live in St. Agnes.

[Ian Gourlay]

Karl, had a drink with ex Greenpeace boss Lord Melchent the other day , interesting chap.

After name dropping the reason I asked the question is that acordin to the Cleaning site you need to apply for a permit to dispose of waste water from Car Valeting  carried out in Supermarkets. etc and possibly even mobile.
And do you need a Waste Carriers Licience.?

I think if this was the case it could be a problem.

The Fine could be £20,000.


Maybee this is just in Scotland.

[garyj]

I was offered the chance to clean all the pool cars on one of our regular contracts and as there was over 100 cars & vans to clean a month looked into it. When I started looking at premises and mentioned car cleaning the agents said no way because of the waste water regulations. I got in touch with the local authorities and it got so involved I just gave up!!
I did try the waterless products and thought they worked very well but they are very labour intensive and I really can't see many people sticking out cleaning cars all day with no water ( I know some people do though ) and I still can't get my head around cleaning loads of muck of a van with just spray and cloth. Even if you have one of the car cleaning inflatable thingies then you still have the problem of disposing of the water in the bottom at regular intervals. Also got to say, I don't regret getting into that line of work.

If there are any local councillors on the site maybe they have the answer :

[Karl Wildey]

Ian,
In the future all cc will need a waster water licence or whatever else, its another paperwork B@ll@cks thing this country loves. My old man who deals in computer was moaning that he now needs a papertrail, and to pay to dump computer monitors and printers, due to the carbon in them.
When I was at Rickfords disaster restoration site a few years back they had loads of plastic storage drums to collect waste water. I asked why they had all these drums? and was told that following a large flood clean up, they were not allow to dump the water in the sewage/drains,  but had to have them remove by a register waste water co.
Therefore how long before the paperwork affects rainbow, chem-dry and then us cc's.

Avoided you question Ian, cos I don't even what to think about it.

[George-Reid]

Guys
Take a look here
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs/legislation/380525/662880/?lang=_e

Cheers

George

[Karl Wildey]

terrific.

[John Kelly]

The Richfords case study was using containers because of serious contamination from fire residues and asbestos.
I think the industry and maybe the manufacturers could help out, needs to get to grips with this issue before individuals are put out of business by punitive fines. Surely by using reasonably safe cleaning solutions mixed with the dirt extracted can't produce Hazardous waste.