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Re: [A/S] Politically Correct



There is a deoderant/disenfectant for the gray water tank which is like the stuff we 
put in our black tanks. Don't know how well it works. I do know it does deoderize 
which is good. I also use household bleach about every other tank, when I can't dump 
every day.
  JD 

>  The gray water tank and the kitchen and bathroom traps all breed and harbor salmonella 
>and e. coli bacteria which could potentially cause serious harm to a person, animal or 
>fish coming into contact with them. Over 30 years ago, camping in an old VW van I used 
>to drain my gray water into the woods, until I read about the danger in this practice 
>and got a blueboy to hold it, instead. I guess if one were careful to avoid being near 
>any streams or lakes and dug a deep enough hole you could safely drain the gray water 
>into the ground and then fill the hole when done. Black or gray it is still unsanitary 
>and could cause illness or worse. 
>Guy