RE: Group Project - Gray water laws

[Jeffrey]

 tim5055
I did a quick search, but didnt find much on Minnesota.
 
 

[stoichie]

 tim5055
Hey Tim,
 
 To bad I didn t read this post earlier.  Monday, 3/3, I took my students to the AZ dept of environmental quality.  I will have to e-mail my parent contact in that office (he s a hydrologist.)
 
 Jeannie

[ShirleyT]

 tim5055
I am looking up Oklahoma laws or regulations for ya. Will post that info when I get it.

[ShirleyT]

 tim5055
okay I am posting the email response I got along with the link they sent me. I couldn t make heads or tails from the legal jargon, I hope you can! []
 
 

Dear Ms. Thompson:
 
 We don t have any rules sepcifically for grey water.
 We don t make any distinction between grey water and
 other types of wastewater. The rules that you would
 follow would depend on the flow. So if a camping facility
 is considered a small system, they would be covered
 under OAC 252:641. Otherwise, they would be covered
 under OAC 252:656. These rules can be found at the
 following site:
 
 http://www.deq.state.ok.us/mainlinks/deqrules.htm
 
 I hope this is helpful. Let me know if you have any
 other questions.
 
 Ed D.
 

 Tim I hope this helps you out.
 

[deniski]

 tim5055
I work as a regulator in Montana.  I can tell you that the state makes no distinction between graywater and blackwater.  Also, the rules may be different at state, county, town and private campgrounds vs. federal land campgrounds (USFS, BLM).  In my job, I mostly work with state and local regulations.   The fed rules I work with don t include waste disposal on federal lands....that info will have to come from somebody else.
 
 The pertinent (nonfederal) rules aren t available online (I just checked), and I don t have a set here at home, but when I get back to the office this week, I will copy the language out of my desk references.
 
 

[Tim5055]

 tim5055
Thanks for all the replies so far!  Keep them comming.
 
 I guess this is going to turn into a new page for my web site[]

[stoichie]

 tim5055
Here is a copy of the e-mail reply from the dept of environmental quality.
 
 
 Our rules only address residential uses of gray water. I tend to agree with the ranger s recommendation (dumping on the firepit) but you may want to review our best management practices for advice. The BMPs address such issues as ensuring that gray water does not run off into a surface water or tha standing water encourages mosquitoes. Respond with your address if you would like to receive a brochure on gray water use.
 Michele Robertson
 Water Permits Section Manager
 
 
 Since this hasn t been mentioned before and it is only  FYI,
 
 In most parts of AZ drilling for ground water (a well) means 500+ ft down.
 Jeannie

[Opie431]

 tim5055
When we camped in Utah several years ago there were signs in state parks telling people not to dump grey water on the ground.  There was nothing about it in the national parks and forests.