Waste water disposal

TURNER JEFFREY · Member

Waste water disposal

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome to the gang TURNER JEFFREY enjoy here and out in the playground.

Go above and in the 'Search' bar type in Grey Water and hit search, heaps of great info. Quickly, best thing to do is ask as you check in at the the CVP. That way you will get it right each time.

NOW, please don't take this the wrong way.

I notice you have been a member since 2016 and only post once earlier this year and got a good responce but never came back to let anyone know you read the replies and any results.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

TURNER JEFFREY · Member

Yes, a few things got put on hold due to health issues and didn't really think too much about travelling for a while. Seems like we're back on track again now.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Good to hear you are back on track with the health issues.

Have a look into storing grey water as well Jeff, as things are starting to tuffen up out here in the playground.

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Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

What happens to grey water at caravan parks is entirely up the the park management.
Exotic grasses and trees generally benefit from the extra drink, but not so natives which are often badly effected by the detergent and fats and the "non seasonal" extra water.

Cheers,
Peter

erad · Guru

I use a hose into a drain system if there is one there, otherwise I use a bucket and empty it into the drain point wherever it is. It is far better than letting the waster water spill onto grass where people will later on walk.

Cupie · Guru

In my experience the vast majority of Caravan Parks, at least on the Eastern Seaboard, have a sullage system and require you to discharge your waste water into it. An inlet/drain is usually situated at the Power & water connection point.

Where there is no sullage inlet provided, ask at the reception or follow the advice on the Park notes that are usually provided.

If discharge on the ground is the go, I run my pipes to a convenient tree (yes any tree) or garden area where run off won't interfere with other campers.

edit ... Forgot to mention that where I am required to discharge onto the ground I fit an old sock over the end of the pipes to catch any solids.

-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 30th of April 2018 03:36:29 PM

Tony Bev · Guru

Welcome to the forum Turner Jeffrey

I do not use caravan parks a lot

What I have come across is a grey water (shower dishes etc) drain, near the fresh water tap, you are expected to have your own short grey water hose, and use the drain

Some caravan parks, (small ones in some rural areas), do not have a grey water drain, near the caravan area, they will tell you what to do

Some caravan parks like you to water the trees, some like you to water the grass, they do not like you to drop your grey water directly under the van

In the free camps, I will carry the grey water over to the trees/shrubs and give them a drink

PeterD · Guru

TURNER JEFFREY wrote:
Snip . . we basically just let the sink waste flow onto the lawn next to caravan via hose, which was the general procedure. Is this the common practice in most parks? I presume that some are more sophisticated and have some sort of receiving drain for this water.

There is no common practice for most of the parks. In general the resort parks have good sullage systems. The basis parks will have be the ones where tend not get sullage systems. As I go for the cheaper parks less than 50% of the ones I frequent do not have sullage systems. The main thing is to be considerate and dispose your water so it will not inconvenience campers around you and who will come to camp there after you have vacated the camp.

Cupie · Guru

PeterD wrote:
TURNER JEFFREY wrote:
Snip . . we basically just let the sink waste flow onto the lawn next to caravan via hose, which was the general procedure. Is this the common practice in most parks? I presume that some are more sophisticated and have some sort of receiving drain for this water.
There is no common practice for most of the parks. In general the resort parks have good sullage systems. The basis parks will have be the ones where tend not get sullage systems. As I go for the cheaper parks less than 50% of the ones I frequent do not have sullage systems. The main thing is to be considerate and dispose your water so it will not inconvenience campers around you and who will come to camp there after you have vacated the camp.

On reflection I agree.

We select CPs based on their location & not price so probably end up in the top end ones that have a sullage system. Hence my earlier comment.

The important thing is that the vast majority of caravans carry sullage pipes that enable discharge in a manner that will not inconvenience others. I suppose some may revert to buckets to catch discharge, but I hope that they ensure that they don't overflow.