Lake Host ???

Little Bear · 08-07-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Fun

Are you not allowed to have a sink drain overboard? My bowrider has a sink in the cockpit that just drains directly out the side. I tihnk that is pretty typical. Is that illegal?

But it's OK to have your bilge pump dispense water from the bilge (complete with oil, fluids and other nasty things) into the lake. Where's the logic in that?

jrc · 08-07-2012, 02:19 PM

The law is about gray water, this includes showers, kitchen sinks, and laundry. They don't make an exception for little bar sinks that probably won't be a problem, because they are bureaucrats. Gray water is bad as nutrients in the discharge feeds algae and other stuff in the water ruining the water quality and clarity.

Bilge water should not have any oil in it unless your boat is broken. Discharging oil into the lake is also illegal.

My boat and most late model cruisers bought on the lake are ordered form the factory with gray water systems. It's an extra cost option only needed in a places. All the gray water is routed to a tank that I pump out when I pump the toilet tank. Most non-lake boats dump gray water directly overboard.

When someone moves a boat to the lake, the DES check them out. You are supposed to tell the DES when you move a boat with facilities to the lake.

4Fun · 08-07-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Bear

But it's OK to have your bilge pump dispense water from the bilge (complete with oil, fluids and other nasty things) into the lake. Where's the logic in that?

After this weekends downpour my auto bilge came on. I was please to see NO oil slick in the discharge. I wipe down any grime at the end of the season to keep it clean.
Even with a clean bilge I usually only run the bilge pump on land or pull the plug...

08-07-2012, 02:19 PM	#2
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	The law is about gray water, this includes showers, kitchen sinks, and laundry. They don't make an exception for little bar sinks that probably won't be a problem, because they are bureaucrats. Gray water is bad as nutrients in the discharge feeds algae and other stuff in the water ruining the water quality and clarity. Bilge water should not have any oil in it unless your boat is broken. Discharging oil into the lake is also illegal. My boat and most late model cruisers bought on the lake are ordered form the factory with gray water systems. It's an extra cost option only needed in a places. All the gray water is routed to a tank that I pump out when I pump the toilet tank. Most non-lake boats dump gray water directly overboard. When someone moves a boat to the lake, the DES check them out. You are supposed to tell the DES when you move a boat with facilities to the lake.