porman
Guru
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2014
- Messages
- 1,042
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Beach Music II
- Vessel Make
- 2003 Mainship 430 Trawler
We are currently at Longbranch in South Puget Sound. There are signs posted that say discharge of grey water in the marina is prohibited. I was told the state made them put the signs up. That means no washing your hands after using the toilet, no washing the dinner dishes, and no showers. So you better use hand sanitizer, paper plates, and deodorant (they do not have shower facilities at Longbranch). From the Washington State Dept of Ecology: "We highly recommend you use pumpout facilities to dispose of grey water and sewage and not pump overboard. If you do not have access to a pumpout station, we strongly encourage you to move farther than 1 nautical mile from shore (or as far as is safe for your vessel up to 1 nautical mile) before discharging your grey water overboard." 1 mile offshore in much of Puget Sound is pretty hard to do.