Waste wash water from mobile dog grooming is considered gray water and therefore needs to be managed properly to prevent groundwater contamination. There are soap and biological issues with this water and therefore this needs to be taken into account when designing an operating procedures manual and BMP best management practices for mobile dog groomers.
Why can’t I just drain my water into the gutter?
If you drain your wastewater down the sewer, you are breaking the law, as that water goes into a storm drain and into a river, stream, ocean, lake, or wildlife area. So you can’t do that, since you are most likely violating the NPDES permits for your city.
What I recommend is quite simple. Go to Wal-Mart or Sears/Kmart and buy a vacuum that sucks and pumps. They cost between $50.00 and $145.00 and this will help you with your own discharge to the sanitary sewer system.
You need to connect the vacuum to the drain plug in the wash water holding tank and then connect it to the other outlet of the vacuum using a hose and run it into the house to your toilet, turn on the vacuum, open the drain and let your el toilet floats down. This is a good BMP for your small dog grooming business.
You should also tell the local municipal police that this is what you are doing; he should be fine with that. I certainly hope this article was of interest and thought provoking. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. Thank you for reading my many articles on various topics that interest you.
