Are marine sanitation laws too tough? Too lenient? Or just right? Do you follow the laws... and if you do, do you wish you didn't have to? How would re-write the laws, if you could? Dump your opinions here, and don't forget to vote in this week's Quick Quiz at the bottom of the home page.
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Dave McCarthy
Common Sense!!
Is the most un-common sense of all!! Thats why there are (and we tolerate) so many laws against stupidity! Trash of all kinds belongs in the appropriate trash recepticle or recycling bin, NOT in our ocean, bay or lake !!! MSD's should be pumped out!! not dumped out .... If You are offshore, Know how to use Your MSD and the infamous Y-valve correctly. and when inshore, wire or tie it into the holding tank position! These are all common sense rules that most boaters follow ....for those few who dont, and seem to be able to generate more trash than the rest of us put together, I would be delighted to introduce them to the age-old custom of keel-hauling!!! If only I had a BIGGER boat! Fair Winds!!! and Clear Waters!
Is the most un-common sense of all!! Thats why there are (and we tolerate) so many laws against stupidity! Trash of all kinds belongs in the appropriate trash recepticle or recycling bin, NOT in our ocean, bay or lake !!! MSD's should be pumped out!! not dumped out .... If You are offshore, Know how to use Your MSD and the infamous Y-valve correctly. and when inshore, wire or tie it into the holding tank position! These are all common sense rules that most boaters follow ....for those few who dont, and seem to be able to generate more trash than the rest of us put together, I would be delighted to introduce them to the age-old custom of keel-hauling!!! If only I had a BIGGER boat! Fair Winds!!! and Clear Waters!
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Todd Osborne
Pump outs should be like seat belts
You should subconsiously always pump out & feel strange when you don't. The industry (Marinas) should be required to offer the service free. My marina does & I don't mind a bit paying a buck or two extra for moorage to compensate, cause now I need to get my monies worth & use it!
You should subconsiously always pump out & feel strange when you don't. The industry (Marinas) should be required to offer the service free. My marina does & I don't mind a bit paying a buck or two extra for moorage to compensate, cause now I need to get my monies worth & use it!
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Peter Clancy
Practical solution!
I understand there now are onboard sanitation treatment devices, chemical and/or electronic, that sanitize waste and render it harmless,i.e., safe for direct discharge. If this is correct, I would like to see these devices approved for use by boaters who operate in protected waters and probably discharge untreated waste on a regular basis.
I understand there now are onboard sanitation treatment devices, chemical and/or electronic, that sanitize waste and render it harmless,i.e., safe for direct discharge. If this is correct, I would like to see these devices approved for use by boaters who operate in protected waters and probably discharge untreated waste on a regular basis.
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Rob
Where you eat...
I sail on an inland lake, and I cannot imagine pumping out overboard, especially with all the tank treatment liquid which everyone seems to use quite liberally. If you can't afford the little bit of time and money to pump out, then you simply can't afford (and shouldn't be allowed) to sail. There's an old addage that says "You don't sh** where you eat." I think the word "play" works equally well here. Not that I have a strong opinion on the matter....
I sail on an inland lake, and I cannot imagine pumping out overboard, especially with all the tank treatment liquid which everyone seems to use quite liberally. If you can't afford the little bit of time and money to pump out, then you simply can't afford (and shouldn't be allowed) to sail. There's an old addage that says "You don't sh** where you eat." I think the word "play" works equally well here. Not that I have a strong opinion on the matter....
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Peter Clancy
Rob Doesn't Get It!
It is an absolute fact that huge numbers of boaters pump waste indiscriminately into protected waters all the time. Anyone who believes otherwise is naive to say the least. My point is.....why not approve the use of sanitation devices (not the head treament chemicals you buy at West Marine) that completely neutralize waste and allow direct discharge within reasonable boundaries,i.e., not in crowded marinas with pump out facilities or freshwater lakes? Unless this is done, the untreated waste keeps going in the water!
It is an absolute fact that huge numbers of boaters pump waste indiscriminately into protected waters all the time. Anyone who believes otherwise is naive to say the least. My point is.....why not approve the use of sanitation devices (not the head treament chemicals you buy at West Marine) that completely neutralize waste and allow direct discharge within reasonable boundaries,i.e., not in crowded marinas with pump out facilities or freshwater lakes? Unless this is done, the untreated waste keeps going in the water!
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Rob
Rob Gets It - And You Should Too. Be Considerate
Hate to say it Peter - but you're dead wrong. What you propose opens up an entirely new aspect of policing the waterways. How do we know what someone is pumping overboard? Has the waste been treated or not? Are you going to be the guy who is going to scoop up poop and chemically test it? Please. That is just a license for everyone and anyone to pump waste of all kinds into our waterways, and that's just plain wrong. The simple fact is that nothing should go overboard except fishing tackle, anchors, dinghys, swimmers, and stuff like that. That's it. If you can't be responsible to the water, then you shouldn't be on it. End of story.
Hate to say it Peter - but you're dead wrong. What you propose opens up an entirely new aspect of policing the waterways. How do we know what someone is pumping overboard? Has the waste been treated or not? Are you going to be the guy who is going to scoop up poop and chemically test it? Please. That is just a license for everyone and anyone to pump waste of all kinds into our waterways, and that's just plain wrong. The simple fact is that nothing should go overboard except fishing tackle, anchors, dinghys, swimmers, and stuff like that. That's it. If you can't be responsible to the water, then you shouldn't be on it. End of story.
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CO Editorial
Final results
Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 11/6/2000: Marine sanitation laws are... 41% Perfect as they are 28% Too lenient 23% Too tough
Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 11/6/2000: Marine sanitation laws are... 41% Perfect as they are 28% Too lenient 23% Too tough
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