environmental

do you recover waste water ?

  • yes

    Votes: 20 27.4%

  • no

    Votes: 53 72.6%
  • Total voters
    73
pressurepros said:
Our reclaimation includes placing sand loaded pieces of fire hose at the end of a driveway.
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its amazing, that will do the trick. I just wish others understood how simple it is.
 
ive been going back to the same houses, painting window frames, and laying down laminate, sucks walking the dog ect:
 
ill be washing there draws next if i dont figuer out how to get into fleet washing or a greaser by the winter
 
i got a starter rig a starter house and a starter wife lol
 
I found it easier but of course a lot more expensive just to buy state permits that allow you not to have to recover. They periodocally check your water and as long as you are within the guidelines you have no problems. In mississippi as JohnB said they are pretty easy going.
 
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On every Garage we have to filter the water. We are permitted to dump into the local sewer at a rate of 40GPM in most cases. Our filter is sampled by the sewer agency before, during processing and after discharge.

Last garage we did, we had 15 gov. employees from 3 different agencies inspecting our filter, the discharge and work area. One did a walk thru every 40 minutes to see if we are complying with City/County/State/ and Federal laws, all of which are a little bit different from each other.

Fines are $10,000 for the first offense and $1,000 for every gallon that gets by you. We can use up to 2,000 gallons per hour show if we make a mistake, well, you can do the math.

You cannot dump into or use a dry well on any job site. That is a fine. You have to log how much water was used and how much was captured then filtered. You have to show maintenance logs of your filtration unit and costs associated with repairs and /or maintenance of the unit.

Every year, you must do a laboratory test sample to see that your filter is operating to agreed specs of your permit. These required yearly test can run about $1,000 to $3,000.

You do not want to make a mistake. They will show NO mercy.
 
This thread is just what I need....we had been cleaning several Wal-Marts for many years but lost the accounts because we don't reclaim. I am researching reclaim units, Steel Eagle being one. Is this the way to go, pricey rigs but is there a better option?
 
The Steel Eagle rigs are good but pricey. Vacubooms are a good unit for the price as well. When you recollect be sure to block off the drains in case the units shut off on you for some reason (out of gas, trip a breaker, pull out the cord...)

Overall you don't need a complicated system to be compliant. In a nut shell you need to get it off the ground and into your tank. For discharge you may work out an arrangement with the local car wash which should be treating their discharge and you should have to do nothing but dump it. Otherwise you need to make sure you have a neutral PH, some form of oil water separation, and filtration of solid matter prior to discharge to sanitary. Your best bet will be to contact your local POTW (water treatment facility)
 
Mobi Clean Inc. said:
Where it is required to recover I do, it really isn't as expensive as most people think, it is just a pain.

A vacuboom is ok for most areas but they do have to be monitered occasionally and they take a wile to learn the tricks to making them work best. The easiest and most effective method I found is to have custom drain inserts made and put a sump pump in them, then all you need is a trailer or truck with a tank to haul the water to your shop. Or you can work out a deal with the local car wash to dump the water there. Cleaning their walls once in a while is always a good trade, they usually jump at that.
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If you are hauling away waste water off the site don't you have to have a CDL license and a hazard waste permit from the Dept of Transportation if it is over 100 gal? Or are you able to haul the water and dump it off site? I
 
when cleaning ANY garage, we do filter. we have to get a permit per Sani Dist. Then we have to submit a log every 6 to 12 months on the discharge we did per location.

EPA is more active. More then ever out here. EPA is now considering the type of filtration you may have and whether or not they will allow you to clean the area based on the size and ability of your filtration unit.

smaller units, smaller jobs.... Medium sized filtration units for Medium jobs and so on.
 
Titan Boys said:
If you are hauling away waste water off the site don't you have to have a CDL license and a hazard waste permit from the Dept of Transportation if it is over 100 gal? Or are you able to haul the water and dump it off site? I
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That is mostly true, actually it is anything that is hazardous that is over 1000 pounds (drinking water is not hazardous but dirty or gray water is considered hazardous).

You need the CDL with Hazmat X endorsement if you will be hauling hazardous waste and the truck needs to be registered with D.O.T. and the container or tank has to be D.O.T. approved.

You will have to get a waste hauler's permit and get registered with the city/county for that.

You will have to have a Bill Of Lading or Manifest for the hazardous waste along with a MSDS stating what contaminants are in the dirty or gray water if they really want to be strict.

This is what 2 state troopers told me when I talked to them about my business when I was taking the test to get my CDL. They know the D.O.T. Regulations very good, better than the local police or sheriffs.

Any clown out there can tell you that you don't need this or that and that is ok to haul dirty water but if you get caught or involved in an accident and don't have the paperwork within arm's reach, the CDL, the approved container/tank, the registered vehicle, the waste hauler's permit/decal on the truck or trailer, etc.... you will be looking at some very serious fines if not worse.

This is why I tell everyone to just clean it up and send it to the sanitary sewer if that is ok where you live, that is the requirement here where I live.

They are getting more and more strict with this stuff and not too many people out there are taking them serious, at least until they get caught.

I am not trying to be an ass here but that is Nationwide, not just here in Texas. They are not too strict in a lot of places but when something happens or they need to get more revenue, look out.


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Christopher said:
That is mostly true, actually it is anything that is hazardous that is over 1000 pounds (drinking water is not hazardous but dirty or gray water is considered hazardous).

You need the CDL with Hazmat X endorsement if you will be hauling hazardous waste and the truck needs to be registered with D.O.T. and the container or tank has to be D.O.T. approved.

You will have to get a waste hauler's permit and get registered with the city/county for that.

You will have to have a Bill Of Lading or Manifest for the hazardous waste along with a MSDS stating what contaminants are in the dirty or gray water if they really want to be strict.

This is what 2 state troopers told me when I talked to them about my business when I was taking the test to get my CDL. They know the D.O.T. Regulations very good, better than the local police or sheriffs.

Any clown out there can tell you that you don't need this or that and that is ok to haul dirty water but if you get caught or involved in an accident and don't have the paperwork within arm's reach, the CDL, the approved container/tank, the registered vehicle, the waste hauler's permit/decal on the truck or trailer, etc.... you will be looking at some very serious fines if not worse.

This is why I tell everyone to just clean it up and send it to the sanitary sewer if that is ok where you live, that is the requirement here where I live.

They are getting more and more strict with this stuff and not too many people out there are taking them serious, at least until they get caught.

I am not trying to be an ass here but that is Nationwide, not just here in Texas. They are not too strict in a lot of places but when something happens or they need to get more revenue, look out.


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Chris Chappell<O:p</O:p
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Exterior House Cleaning Corpus Christi Texas<O:p</O:p
Cleaning Driveways and Sidewalks Corpus Christi Texas
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Guys, listen to what Chris says...he knows this stuff and he knows it well.

Hey "Giggly P." , can you call Eric tomorrow when you get a chance?

~Jen
 
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