EPA link for pressure washing

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6en/w/pw.htm

Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) prohibits a point source discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States without an NPDES permit. To legally discharge wash water, a pressure wash operator must obtain an NPDES permit for each discharge location. Due to the fact that many pressure washer operators are mobile, it is not realistic to pre-determine discharge locations and obtain permits for each location. Additionally, most NPDES permitted process water discharges require treatment and analysis of the discharge, which may not be practical for many pressure washers.

Read more at the above link....

Beth

[One Tough Pressure 580]

Originally posted by Beth & Rod

http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6en/w/pw.htm

Due to the fact that many pressure washer operators are mobile, it is not realistic to pre-determine discharge locations and obtain permits for each location. Additionally, most NPDES permitted process water discharges require treatment and analysis of the discharge, which may not be practical for many pressure washers.

No, it is not very practical, and it is not economically feasible either. It would cost a ton of money for a mobile washer to obtain one or more permits like that.

So the cheapest and easiest way to avoid that is recover your water and get a wastehaulers permit. The cost of the equipment and permit would be a small fraction of one NPDES permit, and that is if you could even get one.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Click the link, I was quoting the web site... :)

Beth

[One Tough Pressure 580]

I did click it and and I realize you were quoting, just wanted to add my .02.:D