Water Reclaim for Commercial Properties

Jason Owens

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First I have to say thank you to the team that set up this site and to everyone that offers their expertise on this site. I have spent a considerable amount of time researching about pressure washing and this site has been extremely helpful.

I have a couple beginner questions that I am hoping to get some clarity on. I am in the Nashville, TN area.

The questions I have are about water reclaim. I am looking to focus on commercial properties, particularly soft washing 1-2 story buildings, cleaning sidewalks and patio areas of these buildings, and am considering dumpster pad clean up. I realize that this is going to vary depending on the municipality, but what is the general operating procedure for water reclaim on these types of jobs? If I was to soft wash a bank for example, is it common and necessary to be vacuuming the water up? What about on dumpster pads? What would you recommend is the best way to approach cleaning these types of properties?

Again thank you for this site!
 
In general, water reclaim is not necessary unless there is municipality regulations in your area. The Clean Water Act is a federal regulation that you can read about but basically you can't let any water enter Storm Drains. But I haven't in 14 years seen an EPA truck pull up to any job. And 75% of my cleanings don't have a storm drain nearby.

That being said, you don't need reclaim for cleaning majority of things. You don't reclaim any building washes, nor would you need to reclaim a dumpster pad. Definitely sweep the debris surrounding the dumpster pad before you begin cleaning. But if you ask me, reclaim isn't necessary for 90% of cleanings.
 
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In general, water reclaim is not necessary unless there is municipality regulations in your area. The Clean Water Act is a federal regulation that you can read about but basically you can't let any water enter Storm Drains. But I haven't in 14 years seen an EPA truck pull up to any job. And 75% of my cleanings don't have a storm drain nearby.

That being said, you don't need reclaim for cleaning majority of things. You don't reclaim any building washes, nor would you need to reclaim a dumpster pad. Definitely sweep the debris surrounding the dumpster pad before you begin cleaning. But if you ask me, reclaim isn't necessary for 90% of cleanings.
Thank you Ty for taking the time to respond to my post. From what I have gathered researching this, it seems that pretty much everyone agrees with you.

Thanks again!
 
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