A bill currently in the California Legislature, AB 1824, would prohibit the use of nonbiodegradable toxic chemicals in a chemical toilet, RV, or waste facility of a vessel. The bill also prohibits the sale in California of any product containing these chemicals that is labeled for use in a septic holding tank or chemical toilet. The banned chemicals specified in the bill are:
(A) 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, commonly known as bronopol.
(B) 1-(3-chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride,
commonly known as dowicil.
(C) Formaldehyde.
(D) Glutaraldehyde.
(E) Para-formaldehyde.
(F) Para-dichlorobenzene.
The bill also allows other nonbiodegradable toxic chemicals to be added to the ban list.
If you are a California resident, you may wish to contact your state representatives and voice your opinion. The bill is almost completely through the legislative process, and it appears very likely that it will pass and eventually become law. The jury is still out on how such a law could actually be enforced or how it would affect RV travelers from out of state.
Full text of the bill is available at www.aroundthecapitol.com/Bills/AB_1824.
SOURCE: Escapees Press Release and RVtravel.com.
Why would they use toxic chemicals in their black tank anyway?
ReplyDeleteIt is all going back into the ground.
All states ought to outlaw them.
There are so many other products that will keep your black tank odorless.
Even just Calgon water softener will do the job.
Or go to the GEO Method.
It helps to have a whirlygig on your black tank roof vent, too.
Happy Trails, Penny, TX