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Local Water Precautions
WASTE WATER DISPOSAL ADVISORY
There are laws in most communities prohibiting the dumping of recovered “gray” water
from carpet cleaning in any place but a sanitary treatment system.
The extracted water recovered into your unit’s vacuum tank must be processed before
being safe for streams, rivers and reservoirs.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EPA, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, DO NOT DISPOSE OF
WASTE WATER INTO GUTTERS, STORM DRAINS, STREAMS, RESERVOIRS, ETC.
In most cases, an acceptable method of waste water disposal is to discharge into a mu-
nicipal sewage treatment system after first filtering out solid material such as carpet fiber.
Access to the sanitary system can be obtained through a toilet, laundry drain, RV dump,
etc. Permission should first be obtained from any concerned party or agency.
One disposal method which usually complies with the law is to accumulate the waste
water and haul it to an appropriate dump site. Another solution to the disposal problem is
to equip yourself with an Automatic Pump-Out System. These systems are designed to
remove waste water from the extractor’s recovery system and
actively pump the water through hoses to a suitable disposal drain. Properly
designed, they will continuously monitor the level of waste water and pump it out simulta-
neously to the cleaning operation. The hidden benefit of this process is that the technician
does not have to stop his cleaning to empty the recovery tank.
HydraMaster makes an A.P.O. System available which can be ordered with new equip-
ment or installed later.
The penalties for noncompliance can be serious. Always check local laws and regulations
to be sure you are in compliance.