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Also over a dozen little guys dumping pollution into the water is just as bad as one big company. We can all do our part to our waters clean.
1) What is pollution as defined by the EPA? - Here's a little help from the Clean Water Act. - 1251 a
(3)it is the national policy that the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited;
2) What toxic pollutants are you using during your course of business, in toxic amounts, that need to be regulated? - Here, this might help-
- Acenaphthene
- Acrolein
- Acrylonitrile
- Benzene
- Benzidine
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Chlorobenzene
- 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
- Hexachlorobenzene
- 1,2-dichloroethane
- 1,1,1-trichloreothane
- Hexachloroethane
- 1,1-dichloroethane
- 1,1,2-trichloroethane
- 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
- Chloroethane
- REMOVED
- Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
- 2-chloroethyl vinyl ethers
- 2-chloronaphthalene
- 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
- Parachlorometa cresol
- Chloroform
- 2-chlorophenol
- 1,2-dichlorobenzene
- 1,3-dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-dichlorobenzene
- 3,3-dichlorobenzidine
- 1,1-dichloroethylene
- 1,2-trans-dichloroethylene
- 2,4-dichlorophenol
- 1,2-dichloropropane
- 1,2-dichloropropylene
- 2,4-dimethylphenol
- 2,4-dinitrotoluene
- 2,6-dinitrotoluene
- 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
- Ethylbenzene
- Fluoranthene
- 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
- 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
- Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether
- Bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane
- Methylene chloride
- Methyl chloride
- Methyl bromide
- Bromoform
- Dichlorobromomethane
- REMOVED
- REMOVED
- Chlorodibromomethane
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
- Isophorone
- Naphthalene
- Nitrobenzene
- 2-nitrophenol
- 4-nitrophenol
- 2,4-dinitrophenol
- 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
- N-nitrosodimethylamine
- N-nitrosodiphenylamine
- N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
- Pentachlorophenol
- Phenol
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Butyl benzyl phthalate
- Di-N-Butyl Phthalate
- Di-n-octyl phthalate
- Diethyl Phthalate
- Dimethyl phthalate
- benzo(a) anthracene
- Benzo(a)pyrene
- Benzo(b) fluoranthene
- Benzo(k) fluoranthene
- Chrysene
- Acenaphthylene
- Anthracene
- Benzo(ghi) perylene
- Fluorene
- Phenanthrene
- Dibenzo(,h) anthracene
- Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene
- Pyrene
- Tetrachloroethylene
- Toluene
- Trichloroethylene
- Vinyl chloride
- Aldrin
- Dieldrin
- Chlordane
- 4,4-DDT
- 4,4-DDE
- 4,4-DDD
- Alpha-endosulfan
- Beta-endosulfan
- Endosulfan sulfate
- Endrin
- Endrin aldehyde
- Heptachlor
- Heptachlor epoxide
- Alpha-BHC
- Beta-BHC
- Gamma-BHC
- Delta-BHC
- PCB–1242 (Arochlor 1242)
- PCB–1254 (Arochlor 1254)
- PCB–1221 (Arochlor 1221)
- PCB–1232 (Arochlor 1232)
- PCB–1248 (Arochlor 1248)
- PCB–1260 (Arochlor 1260)
- PCB–1016 (Arochlor 1016)
- Toxaphene
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Cyanide, Total
- Lead
- Mercury
- Nickel
- Selenium
- Silver
- Thallium
- Zinc
- 2,3,7,8-TCDD
Which of these do you bring on site and use to clean? I just brought this up to bring it to you attention, because as many times as you have read the CWA and related documents I'm sure you already knew all this information.
...... I've read the CWA a few times as it pertains to what I do.
It's also good to remember the The CWA is a basis of guidelines for regulators to follow. Information given by anyone maybe false especially if you are in a different area, doesn't mean they are lying. It is each our own responsibility to find out what regulations are in our area. If anyone says you can or can not do something you need to find out for yourself if you can or can't. Also if you are giving information out make sure that they understand that you are speaking about your area and remind them that it is their responsibility to find out the facts for their area.
1) Please post all areas of the CWA the "pertain" to what you do. It should be pretty easy since you are so familiar with it.
2) Did anyone help you write this Kristopher or did you just copy it off Jim's signature? Federal law is federal law. The local authorities strive to follow federal law. When they are inundated with false information about what we do, like insinuating the we are polluting, they have a fiduciary duty to follow up and do their best to eliminate threats. The idea that a powerwasher, an environmental cleaner by trade, has a negative impact on the environment except in rare cases of pure disregard is ludicrous. The mere fact that most cleaners use "green" cleaning agents when actual toxic chemicals would do a much faster and better job and make us more money should be a clue that we are more environmentally conscious than most.
By that logic then I guess it would be okay for me to change my oil in my truck and just dump it in a lake, right. Or maybe take my used tire and swing that in the ocean as well. right? I mean it's only a small amount of used oil, and what's one tire gonna do? You think because it's small it doesn't matter well why don't you times that by the hundreds of thousands that do the same thing you are insulating.
Need to understand that we as species are polluters. There is no exception to this we all pollute one way or another, and luckily for us and our future generation this pollution is being controlled by the EPA with The CWA. It is with education that we can convince the EPA we are part of the solution, not the problem.
1) How many pressure washers have you ever met who advocated this type of behavior? I've never met one. As a matter of fact, the pressure washers I associate with are far more environmentally conscious than the average Joe changing oil on his truck. Even mentioning something like this makes me wonder what kind of environment you live in there in California.
2) We are all polluters? Again, what kind of world do you live in? We are human beings. We exhale carbon dioxide. We live in civilized societies. We are the only species on the planet that doesn't crap in the river. Your line of reasoning is ludicrous and nothing more than propaganda you were fed in school.
You need to read more. Here's a series of questions.
How many Pressure washers do think there are in the US?
How many gallons of water (on average) does your regular washer use in a day?
Can you multiply that number?
If you wanna keep thinking that your small amount of pollution doesn't matter you go right ahead and think that. It's that way of thinking and practices that gets these stricter regulations put in place. There are reason why they put stricter regulations in place. If you'll giving them a reason to make stricter regulations then yes of course they will.
1) Funny you should ask that. If you bothered to take the time to educate yourself in regards to the discussions we have been having for over 4 years now you may have found this thread which talks about that very issue.
http://www.propowerwash.com/board/u...ctive-instead-of-hype-and-fear&highlight=mead . If you had taken the time to study, like you said you were going to do you could have saved yourself the embarrassment of looking like someone who doesn't have a clue. Or perhaps you would like to do the math and propose an alternative theory about the amount of runoff pressure washers have.
2) So this is why stricter regulations get put in place? Because we explain the fact that our industry produces a net positive impact on the environment by removing trash, debris, grease and oils before they can run down the storm drain during massive rainstorms? You need to find someone with an education to help you write these responses. Hint - Garage cleaners or vendors with an agenda to raise prices are not the sharpest tacks in the box.
You can not compare what one pressure washer is doing against a big corporation, but you can however compare many pressure washer who are polluting against a big corporation. The clean water act was created to protect the waters of the US, PERIOD!!! It wasn't created for sole purpose of picking on the big man. However it was the actions of these big companies that polluted the water that started the process. IT IS NOT THE SOLE REASON. You need to understand that.
I would define a pressure washer who is a polluter as someone who is not obeying the regulations in their area. Think of it as this as well if you'd like; someone breaking the law is classified as criminal. I do not think that all Pressure washers are criminals/polluters. Are there some out there that do pollute and don't follow regulations? Probably. But I don't think us as an entire industry are polluters.
1) See the previous remark, then look in the mirror and ask yourself. "Am I really looking to be educated about the clean water act and the EPA, or do I just like to repeat the false presumptions of others with equal ignorance about the law?"
2) If you have a question please ask. If you think you already know the answers, please cite the references instead of just throwing out statements that have no basis in fact.
I spoke to you on the phone the other day. You asked me to help you find your OWN BMPs so I emailed them to you with explanations. Now all the sudden you are an expert on what the CWA is and why it was created and who it targets. It's a miracle! lol.