Originally Posted by SCoach
Having formerly worked for Florida`s Dept. of Env. Protection (in water and legal) and having a GF that currently works for Water in a section responsible for testing stormwater runoff, I asked her some hard questions last night.
The issue to me with these ordinances is not so much that they seek to catch potentially harmful runoff. Frankly, I don`t have a problem with the idea. It`s going to be brutal for the mobile guys though. The REAL devil is in what to do with the run-off once you have it?
Industrial wastewater is regulated quite strictly here in Florida, and fines from those out of compliance bring in a LOT of money to cover budgetary shortfalls in the agency. But, large industrial installations have treatment options that the mobile detailer simply doesn`t. It`s not like you can catch your water, filter it, and present the sludge to a facility for disposal. Any such facility would have to be permitted to perform that function, and currently it simply doesn`t exist.
Sticky problem to be sure.