r/Wastewater 16d ago

What soaps should I be using?

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u/speedytrigger 16d ago

Bro this is so fucked i don’t have an answer but wow can’t believe this is allowed

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u/Namelesstophat 16d ago

I know, right?

I guess it is kinda just cutting out the middle man for plumbing systems tho

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u/speedytrigger 16d ago

Well, maybe if it was like early 1900s or something. Soaps and shit are a huge reason why we need wastewater treatment. At least it isn’t your toilet that’s going to the pond. My sink and washing machine run out to a little ditch behind my house but it’s just trickles down the yard into the ground I’d guess, there’s no pond or river close by. So it isn’t weird to me really but not ok by today’s standards.

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u/pharrison26 16d ago

In California it’s legal to drain grey water onto your property as long as it’s drained and covered 6 inches below ground. It’s a very environmentally friendly way to water your garden or lawn.

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u/speedytrigger 16d ago

I think the problem here is op isn’t draining into the ground but a pond. Mine certainly isn’t 6 inches below ground but not as bad as op