I own an Ericson 36C in a partnership, the boat has never been retrofitted with a holding tank. Does the law require that a holding tank be installed or is the original installation grandfathered? If not, what is the reccommended way to install one?
Ericson 36C Holding Tank
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Law requires a tank or a treatment device
Direct discharge is not, nor ever has been, grandfathered.
You'll find some good info on the best way to do it in the previous discussions in this forum. You might also check out the link in my signature below...it takes you to a "marine toilets and holding tanks 101" manual that'll help you get it right the first time. And I'll be glad to help you with the details of your specific installation.
Direct discharge is not, nor ever has been, grandfathered.
You'll find some good info on the best way to do it in the previous discussions in this forum. You might also check out the link in my signature below...it takes you to a "marine toilets and holding tanks 101" manual that'll help you get it right the first time. And I'll be glad to help you with the details of your specific installation.
Composting Head
You might consider a composting head such as an Air Head rather than a retrofit. Similar effort, some advantages, some disadvantages - worth considering.
A few illegal discharge tickets will cost you more than either a retrofit or a composting head.
/Stu
You might consider a composting head such as an Air Head rather than a retrofit. Similar effort, some advantages, some disadvantages - worth considering.
A few illegal discharge tickets will cost you more than either a retrofit or a composting head.
/Stu
Tell that to all the AirHead (which, btw, is NOT a composter, but a dessicator) owners who empty their urine jugs over the side instead of carrying 'em ashore. In fact, I've yet to run into any who DO carry 'em ashore. I'm not saying there aren't any who do...just none I've ever heard of.
"But urine is sterile!" is their battle cry. Sterile or not, it's illegal. US marine sanitation laws prohibit discharge ("includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pouring, pumping, emitting, emptying, or dumping") of ALL"human body waste and the waste from toilets and other receptables intended to receive or retain body wastes." That includes emptying a jugful of urine over the side in any US inland waters and any coastal waters inside the "3 mile limit"...and the fines are the same as those for dumping a tank or flushing a toilet directly overboard.
Dessicators and composters would lose about 90% of their appeal if owners could no longer get away with dumping urine jugs over the side and had no choice but to carry 'em ashore to empty 'em.
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