What about all the vehicles driving down the streets dripping oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid and then it rains and all that residue washes into the storm drains?
Yesterday I power-washed about 10sq feet of my driveway (trying out a new attachment). Now I’m getting videos in my recommendations about the legality of power-washing my driveway. Can’t do anything without Google watching.
There has always been strict focus on water reclamation. As a mobile auto detailer in high population areas they face run off issues all the time. Its nothing new. I will say with roof cleaning.... that has gained alot of interest from the states, and is becoming a regulated service. All employees who do the work have to be trained and certified.
I spent over 20 years in the waste water industry and you're mostly right. There are 3 or 4 separate levels of environmental agencies and some duplication at most levels. There is the federal EPA but the federal Fish and Wildlife Service also has an interest. There will also be multiple state agencies. Each state has an EPA analog and a Fish and Wildlife analog, possibly with name variations. Many states have other agencies involved such as Public Health and an agency dealing with water resources. In California there are at least 4 separate state agencies involved. Then there will be one or two county agencies and, if you live in a city, one or two city agencies you have to keep happy. Anywhere from 5 to 12 or more separate agencies. Most places still have storm drains going to a stream, river, or the ocean but not all. More and more places are starting to do some form of treatment to their storm runoff. That change has been in the books for quite a while but due to the enormous expense of converting over it hasn't been pushed too much. In some places that's as simple runoff catch basins or a long channel of water plants that absorb the contaminants with any nutrients before it discharges to the river. Some places have what is known as a combined system where storm runoff flows into the sanitary sewage system and is treated at the sewage treatment plants. And instead of a towel try to get an absorbent pig. They block the water better than a wet towel and absorb and hold many types of contaminants.
Why are you limiting this to power washing? Man-made-discharge would simply be any water from the hose regardless of pressure. So it's illegal to even wash your car...?
That was my thought... "man made discharges" could include washing my car, rinsing out the wheelbarrow, hosing off my lawn mower, etc. This seems pretty authoritarian. (Not your fault, Doc). Thanks for the info.
In parts of South California they even regulate what days and time periods you can water your lawn. Having a hose without a nozzle that can shut off is illegal as is using just a hose to wash your driveway. They want you to take your car to a self serve car wash where the water can be reclaimed also. Been there and had to deal with that fixing up my 100 year old grandmother's house.
This is actually illegal for the seller of mattresses not the purchaser. They used to stuff mattresses with anything so the gov made it illegal to not have a tag displaying what materials it contains
Ok Doc, I understand the environmental concerns, but, this is going over board. Except in California. I'm not worried about the EPA driving by my house and checking my run off if I'm washing my car or power washing my driveway. I hope they got more important issue's to address. I'd be more concerned about fertilizer run off reaching the drain, from all the various yard/grass chemicals.
WOW!!! You're the ONLY person who has mentioned the "legality" angle. I immediately Googled it for our area. It's EXACTLY as you stated it. AND, we WERE going to buy a power washer (electric). In the meantime, we WERE going to hire someone to do it the first time Probably dodged a fine, during these " tired of winning" times. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
In our Great Lakes state, municipalities dump tons of salt and sodium chloride on the roads during the winter. All runs off into storm drains and road easements. Polluting the streams and river systems, shortening the life of roads and bridges, and rusting out expensive cars and especially trucks.
Rich Diddens uhh, you’re right, lol. I meant sodium chloride brine that is sprayed vs the rock salt mix that’s also and more commonly applied. And the brine really sticks to your vehicle undercarriage. Nasty corrosive
In VA, you can only allow runoff if the drain leads to a sanitary sewer (same as what your home drains to). If it has a marker for storm drain or water way, or has a fish logo, NO NO.
That’s interesting. For that matter, washing your car in your driveway can result in fines too. It just depends on how strict the local government/EPA wants to be.
Pressure washing 20 plus years. Doing a cops house , usually gets you some more jobs from other cops on the dept. Never used a bilge pump except on the boat here in Florida.
No, the city is enforcing their own municipal code to avoid causing them to violate the general EPA permit under which they must operate. There are so many layers of bureaucracy, it takes years to meet all the inspectors that will drop by to cite you. Some are sequential and some are parallel.
Yep. I work for my local government highway dept. And we wash concrete medians down with a fire hose and it washes straight into the sewer drains. For god sakes, do we send mother nature a fine when she decides to rain on our driveways and streets. I'm glad here in Indiana, this has never been enforced.
One of the few times that it's good to have my driveway slope toward my house instead of away. No runoff issues. Power washed my truck in my driveway just yesterday. Good info though, thanks Doc!
I’ve owned a pressure washing business 13 years and I’ve washed miles and miles of concrete including driveways (using bleach) and I’ve never had a problem
EPA showed up at our firehouse and said we could not clean the rigs in the street. Water would run into the storm drain. Didn't get a fine but just have to clean the rigs inside now. Water goes in the drain but it's just goes into the sewer now I believe.
Great water reclamation! Now you will get fined for creating a 'trip-hazard' across the sidewalk. Wherever they are enforcing this law about water reaching the storm drain would more than likely fine you for having a hose going across the sidewalk as well. Most likely California. . .
I’m sure what you’re saying is true. Now....please show us one example of someone getting fined for this..... Knowing the difference between written law and practical application is priceless.
The phone call to my local EPA office was on a homeowner level. So... call, as a homeowner, your local office and ask them. They will state the same. It is illegal for the homeowner to powerwash the drive and allow it to go in the runoff. Hugs and Kisses.
These types of ordinances and laws are typically not enforced in areas that treat runoff. Most municipalities that are large enough to have a wastewater treatment plant around here treat their runoff.
I worked at a company that sold pressure washer and all the equipment and chemicals that go along with it. Always had guys from California calling about solutions to keep water from going down the drains. Easiest and cheapest way was like how you did. But i suggested the Simer 3/4" Submersible Pump and some Heavy duty vinyl dams we had made up that you could roll out and fill with water to stop or direct the water flow to where you wanted. Sizes went from small like sand bag size to 60 ft.long. Then just attach a garden hose to the pump and put the water back on the yard unless you used harsh chemicals...
Crazy! I’ve never heard of this law. I can understand the part about using chemicals, but just power washing with just water, I mean isn’t the gunk on the driveway the same gunk that’s on the street? Why is it a problem? But then I don’t change my oil and let it dump all over the driveway or mix hazardous chemicals in my driveway.
I don’t care how ridiculous the law may or may not be, if I can save up to $50,000 by just buying a battery and an automatic water vacuum, consider it done. Anything to keep me as the business owner safe.
Have absolutely never heard of such. I mean I get want you are saying. So what about washing your car in the driveway? What if the water doesn’t make it to the drain? Are you liable for when your dirty water they doesn’t make it to the drain dries and is reactivated with rain a month later?
Never have a problem in AZ I don't use chemicals ever and because I use the pressure washer I only use a fraction of the water compared to say a garden hose. Also when u do it at 110 degrees outside the water is lucky to last say to neighbors house and within an hour it had evaporated completely!
Wow, recently I just power washed my entire 3 car garage driveway. Question, I've been washing my car on my drive way for a very long time using car detergent, is this illegal as well?
I'm not saying you're wrong. Is there a so gle instance of a homeowner bei g prosecuted for this though? Especially in certain states. I live in Indiana and I've never heard of this. I've seen people get warnings for dumping oil before but even that is rare out here. It's technically illegal to spit on the streets in certain cities but if it's never enforced is it really?
Its probably related to gutter contamination, but doesn't make sense, think about the sprinklers that are running water on the front yard freshly covered with fertilizer
This must be state specific. I’m a water distribution operator in California, and just went through our yearly BMP safety training a few weeks ago. The topic of wash basin recovery systems were discussed for only commercial applications, which included vehicle washing, pressure washing, or any kind of water runoff. Residential is excluded from any of these conditions throughout the state. The state is more concerned about chemical by-product being introduced into the watershed or groundwater from commercial or agricultural than residential, and this is California!
If you call your local EPA / water office, they will confirm. Pressure washing driveways and allowing that water to enter the rainwater runoff system is illegal. It's nationwide.
Government: "GMO, ecoli in the food, chemtrails in the sky, lead in the water, no worries." Somebody pressure washing their driveway: Send the SWAT team and if he survives make him mortgage his home to pay the fine.
I mean. The apartment complex one house away from me has some sort of purge system built into its sprinklers and it dumps a ton of water all the time in the summer. And it goes straight to the storm drain.
I have to reclaim all the water I use for car wash/mobile detail. Just use water/sand berms to hold the water til it evaporates or steer it into landscaping. It’s big in San Diego because I work within 10 miles of the ocean most days. Also, you can use a Shop Vac to grab water f low areas, they make berm attachments for them too.
No difference but some scumbag politician figured out that they can make you pay some or pay a lot for the difference . Land of the free, home of the fine and paid permit for everything
Thank you very much for this video! I never knew these facts! Great videos Doc, I always learn a lot from your videos. I understand it isn’t illegal to power wash my driveway, that I would just need to reclaim the water before it reaches the city/county storm drain to possible avoid a fine.
The video's your showing us how to clean your big concrete driveway, how are you preventing your water including sidewalks and gutters etc from going in your storm drains and avoid fees from EPA ? ?
I think, to actually be compliant in "reclaiming" that water needs to be pumpwd to a tank and filtered before being pumped back out to the ground... That being said this is a good idea for driveways that have a big dip in the apron so you van pump it out to be able to pressure wash that area with out having to wait for tons of water to drain...
Thanks for this; I came here looking for general instruction and didn't even think about protecting the groundwater. Looks like a simple, responsible solution!
QUESTION - All the testing you’ve done is based on a gas pressure washer. For those of us who don’t have the room for a REAL machine, has you tested a driveway cleaning system with an electric pressure washer?
Yeah, I wouldn’t post that. Surely you’ve seen news reports of the idiot girls who robbed the Girl Scouts selling cookies in front of a store and then posted their deeds on FB?! Both arrested pretty quickly after. There are many others, but these two were at the top of the stupid list!
We pressure wash everything here in Florida. Barrel-tile roofs are everywhere. They have to be pressure washed every year to two years, especially if you live in a HOA subdivision. With the heat and humidity we have to pressure wash everything, wood and pvc fences, driveways, sidewalks, and it’s done constantly. I guess we don’t have such restrictions that I know of. If we do, nobody cares. Maybe here in South Florida there are bigger concerns.
do i need to have 4 years of journeyman experience to start my Pressure washing in California. I read that on internet but I dont know if is that true. Any idea?
If your being turned in for washing your drive, you need new neighbors.
The cops in my area are busy with actual criminals
What about all the vehicles driving down the streets dripping oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid and then it rains and all that residue washes into the storm drains?
It's just a money game!
Depends on where you live. Here in Wyoming, the police dispatcher will tell the complainer to move back to California.
Yesterday I power-washed about 10sq feet of my driveway (trying out a new attachment). Now I’m getting videos in my recommendations about the legality of power-washing my driveway. Can’t do anything without Google watching.
My house , my driveway i pressure wash whenever i want
I’ve never heard of pressure washing my drive way being illegal.
Strange days my friend...strange days
www.cmmonline.com/articles/pressure-washing-and-epa-fines
There has always been strict focus on water reclamation. As a mobile auto detailer in high population areas they face run off issues all the time. Its nothing new. I will say with roof cleaning.... that has gained alot of interest from the states, and is becoming a regulated service. All employees who do the work have to be trained and certified.
How about if you use environmental friendly cleaners?
Patrick Ian he must live in California
Screw That. Ain’t no police riding around writing tickets for that.
InDatParish
Police are not involved with water discharge issues. No, there are more serious agencies on top of that. I WISH it was just the cops.
In an HOA they will
@@MustangGuru Most HOA's will fine you for not cleaning your driveway and sidewalks. Where exactly do you live?
This is exactly why I tarp my driveway before every rain shower. Wouldn’t want any of that icky driveway water to get into the storm drain.
Imagine pressure washing and 2 swat vans and a helicopter with an expert sniper pulls up to ur house arresting u 😂
In 90% of areas, you probably won't get fined unless you are putting some serious stuff down the drains
I spent over 20 years in the waste water industry and you're mostly right. There are 3 or 4 separate levels of environmental agencies and some duplication at most levels. There is the federal EPA but the federal Fish and Wildlife Service also has an interest. There will also be multiple state agencies. Each state has an EPA analog and a Fish and Wildlife analog, possibly with name variations. Many states have other agencies involved such as Public Health and an agency dealing with water resources. In California there are at least 4 separate state agencies involved. Then there will be one or two county agencies and, if you live in a city, one or two city agencies you have to keep happy. Anywhere from 5 to 12 or more separate agencies.
Most places still have storm drains going to a stream, river, or the ocean but not all. More and more places are starting to do some form of treatment to their storm runoff. That change has been in the books for quite a while but due to the enormous expense of converting over it hasn't been pushed too much. In some places that's as simple runoff catch basins or a long channel of water plants that absorb the contaminants with any nutrients before it discharges to the river. Some places have what is known as a combined system where storm runoff flows into the sanitary sewage system and is treated at the sewage treatment plants.
And instead of a towel try to get an absorbent pig. They block the water better than a wet towel and absorb and hold many types of contaminants.
...this is exactly why I only power wash my driveway after midnight
👍👍 🤣🤣🤣
@@CitizenPerkins Yeah, but then you will get a noise pollution ticket.
It very well may be illegal, but I have NEVER heard of it being enforced anywhere in Florida.
"99% efficient" as its running down the gutter behind him
Why are you limiting this to power washing? Man-made-discharge would simply be any water from the hose regardless of pressure.
So it's illegal to even wash your car...?
That was my thought... "man made discharges" could include washing my car, rinsing out the wheelbarrow, hosing off my lawn mower, etc. This seems pretty authoritarian. (Not your fault, Doc). Thanks for the info.
In California, yes. You must reclaim the water.
In parts of South California they even regulate what days and time periods you can water your lawn. Having a hose without a nozzle that can shut off is illegal as is using just a hose to wash your driveway. They want you to take your car to a self serve car wash where the water can be reclaimed also. Been there and had to deal with that fixing up my 100 year old grandmother's house.
I produce manmade discharge
No nut washing either
Oh and don’t tear off those mattress tags either!!
This is actually illegal for the seller of mattresses not the purchaser. They used to stuff mattresses with anything so the gov made it illegal to not have a tag displaying what materials it contains
@@jonathanbullman7058 Exactly, once it's in your hands you can do what you want.
I stuff my mattress with dollar bills.
Ok Doc, I understand the environmental concerns, but, this is going over board. Except in California. I'm not worried about the EPA driving by my house and checking my run off if I'm washing my car or power washing my driveway. I hope they got more important issue's to address. I'd be more concerned about fertilizer run off reaching the drain, from all the various yard/grass chemicals.
john g don’t forget storm water locals guys!
WOW!!!
You're the ONLY person who has mentioned the "legality" angle. I immediately Googled it for our area. It's EXACTLY as you stated it.
AND, we WERE going to buy a power washer (electric). In the meantime, we WERE going to hire someone to do it the first time
Probably dodged a fine, during these " tired of winning" times.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I lived in a municipality that wanted me to pave my gravel driveway. I got out of it by playing the environment card about runoff and whatnot.
That lawn looks fantastic. So what’s the difference between rain runoff and power washing your driveway with just water?
Lol, if my neighbor reports me for this, I'm not calling the fire department if I see smoke at his house.
"Auto bilge pump" is what he said in case you're wondering. I couldn't understand him so I got a close up of the pump
Never in my life have I ever seen and EPA cop so It's a non-issue.
i wash my driveway while listening to judas priest, breakin the law breakin the law!
In our Great Lakes state, municipalities dump tons of salt and sodium chloride on the roads during the winter. All runs off into storm drains and road easements. Polluting the streams and river systems, shortening the life of roads and bridges, and rusting out expensive cars and especially trucks.
Uhh... salt IS sodium chloride.
Rich Diddens uhh, you’re right, lol. I meant sodium chloride brine that is sprayed vs the rock salt mix that’s also and more commonly applied. And the brine really sticks to your vehicle undercarriage. Nasty corrosive
@@bondpit8750 its destroyed my f150 and now my van is pretty trashed. think next vehicle i buy i need to apply a spray undercoat to the frame
Does Michigan require a pollution retrieving system like this?
I think it has something to do with all the snow and ice.
In VA, you can only allow runoff if the drain leads to a sanitary sewer (same as what your home drains to). If it has a marker for storm drain or water way, or has a fish logo, NO NO.
Thanks for info. You just saved me thousands. I live in California so I need a reclaim system to pressure wash. This is truly cost effective.
That’s interesting. For that matter, washing your car in your driveway can result in fines too. It just depends on how strict the local government/EPA wants to be.
Pressure washing 20 plus years. Doing a cops house , usually gets you some more jobs from other cops on the dept.
Never used a bilge pump except on the boat here in Florida.
Thanks for this tip! Code enforcement gave me a pass because I took your advice.
Lol. So the city is breaking there own laws?
No, the city is enforcing their own municipal code to avoid causing them to violate the general EPA permit under which they must operate. There are so many layers of bureaucracy, it takes years to meet all the inspectors that will drop by to cite you. Some are sequential and some are parallel.
Yep. I work for my local government highway dept. And we wash concrete medians down with a fire hose and it washes straight into the sewer drains. For god sakes, do we send mother nature a fine when she decides to rain on our driveways and streets. I'm glad here in Indiana, this has never been enforced.
God can you imagine having this guy as a neighbor? One of my worst fears is living near someone like this
Be over for dinner
One of the few times that it's good to have my driveway slope toward my house instead of away. No runoff issues. Power washed my truck in my driveway just yesterday. Good info though, thanks Doc!
I’ve owned a pressure washing business 13 years and I’ve washed miles and miles of concrete including driveways (using bleach) and I’ve never had a problem
Yes but bleach in the storm and rain gutters goes to the rivers. It’s not good to put bleach into the environment.
I thought bleach just breaks back down into saltwater or something
EPA showed up at our firehouse and said we could not clean the rigs in the street. Water would run into the storm drain. Didn't get a fine but just have to clean the rigs inside now. Water goes in the drain but it's just goes into the sewer now I believe.
Most likely yours would go to an oil seperator and discharge to the sanitary sewer.
I have a neighbor that drains their pool almost every week... all week long. Like a river of water all the time. I think I'll be okay.
Wouldn’t the chemicals being sprayed on your lawn or woods just be as bad too.
Great water reclamation! Now you will get fined for creating a 'trip-hazard' across the sidewalk. Wherever they are enforcing this law about water reaching the storm drain would more than likely fine you for having a hose going across the sidewalk as well. Most likely California. . .
Doesn't look like California to me
Never heard of it. So what happens when it rains and it washes into the storm drain?
I’m sure what you’re saying is true. Now....please show us one example of someone getting fined for this.....
Knowing the difference between written law and practical application is priceless.
www.cmmonline.com/articles/pressure-washing-and-epa-fines
The phone call to my local EPA office was on a homeowner level. So... call, as a homeowner, your local office and ask them. They will state the same. It is illegal for the homeowner to powerwash the drive and allow it to go in the runoff. Hugs and Kisses.
I am so far away from a drain that the water will dry up before it even gets out lol.
These types of ordinances and laws are typically not enforced in areas that treat runoff. Most municipalities that are large enough to have a wastewater treatment plant around here treat their runoff.
I worked at a company that sold pressure washer and all the equipment and chemicals that go along with it. Always had guys from California calling about solutions to keep water from going down the drains. Easiest and cheapest way was like how you did. But i suggested the Simer 3/4" Submersible Pump and some Heavy duty vinyl dams we had made up that you could roll out and fill with water to stop or direct the water flow to where you wanted. Sizes went from small like sand bag size to 60 ft.long. Then just attach a garden hose to the pump and put the water back on the yard unless you used harsh chemicals...
Well that was nine minutes I’ll never get back.
Crazy! I’ve never heard of this law. I can understand the part about using chemicals, but just power washing with just water, I mean isn’t the gunk on the driveway the same gunk that’s on the street? Why is it a problem? But then I don’t change my oil and let it dump all over the driveway or mix hazardous chemicals in my driveway.
I don’t care how ridiculous the law may or may not be, if I can save up to $50,000 by just buying a battery and an automatic water vacuum, consider it done. Anything to keep me as the business owner safe.
Have absolutely never heard of such. I mean I get want you are saying. So what about washing your car in the driveway? What if the water doesn’t make it to the drain? Are you liable for when your dirty water they doesn’t make it to the drain dries and is reactivated with rain a month later?
Dustin Walden Gwinnett County GA has ordinances regarding pressure washing and car washing. No soap allowed in storm drains.
But now you are violating soil conservation laws lol
Never have a problem in AZ I don't use chemicals ever and because I use the pressure washer I only use a fraction of the water compared to say a garden hose. Also when u do it at 110 degrees outside the water is lucky to last say to neighbors house and within an hour it had evaporated completely!
Your right, but not highly enforced due to a lack of man power. Commercial truck washing in my state is enforced and must be reclaimed. Good info Doc!
Wow, recently I just power washed my entire 3 car garage driveway. Question, I've been washing my car on my drive way for a very long time using car detergent, is this illegal as well?
I'm not saying you're wrong. Is there a so gle instance of a homeowner bei g prosecuted for this though?
Especially in certain states. I live in Indiana and I've never heard of this. I've seen people get warnings for dumping oil before but even that is rare out here.
It's technically illegal to spit on the streets in certain cities but if it's never enforced is it really?
Its probably related to gutter contamination, but doesn't make sense, think about the sprinklers that are running water on the front yard freshly covered with fertilizer
I wonder if this generates enough water that you could hook up a sprinkler system instead of just pumping the water into one area.
This must be state specific. I’m a water distribution operator in California, and just went through our yearly BMP safety training a few weeks ago. The topic of wash basin recovery systems were discussed for only commercial applications, which included vehicle washing, pressure washing, or any kind of water runoff. Residential is excluded from any of these conditions throughout the state. The state is more concerned about chemical by-product being introduced into the watershed or groundwater from commercial or agricultural than residential, and this is California!
If you call your local EPA / water office, they will confirm. Pressure washing driveways and allowing that water to enter the rainwater runoff system is illegal. It's nationwide.
You sure aint the only one who gets yelled at for using towels, or special drinking glasses, or pillows etc
Thankfully I live in the crunchy. Screw HOA; It's real America out here.
Has nothing to do with an HOA, this is your federal government’s Clean Water Act
@BGary B Reading this comment made me lose brain cells
Another classic example of creating laws that don’t get enforced
In 20 years they will then say that u should have objected when made
Government: "GMO, ecoli in the food, chemtrails in the sky, lead in the water, no worries."
Somebody pressure washing their driveway: Send the SWAT team and if he survives make him mortgage his home to pay the fine.
Just clicked to dislike, Chemtrails, lol.
Thanks... dislikes and likes count the same as "activity"...and help the video. Knowledge is king. :)
@@HowTowithDoc it's just a user name. Don't assume it's literal.
Reason number 737,432 not to live in a subdivision
Ditches count too
Never ever would I live in one.
I did 10 years for Illegal distribution of pressure washing equipment!
😂😂😂
I mean. The apartment complex one house away from me has some sort of purge system built into its sprinklers and it dumps a ton of water all the time in the summer. And it goes straight to the storm drain.
That's not a reclaim system thats a diversion and ur putting it right into the ground water. Congrats, truly brilliant.... 😑
I have to reclaim all the water I use for car wash/mobile detail. Just use water/sand berms to hold the water til it evaporates or steer it into landscaping. It’s big in San Diego because I work within 10 miles of the ocean most days. Also, you can use a Shop Vac to grab water f low areas, they make berm attachments for them too.
Mowing your lawn at 5am should be illegal
That “natural area” is in the watershed, too, just a bit farther out of sight.
What's the difference between runoff from washing your car compared to runoff from you power washing your driveway?
Exactly..
No difference but some scumbag politician figured out that they can make you pay some or pay a lot for the difference . Land of the free, home of the fine and paid permit for everything
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That's why I do it on raining days 😂🤣
That's what she said.
Doesn’t the same thing happen when it rains?
Thank you very much for this video! I never knew these facts! Great videos Doc, I always learn a lot from your videos. I understand it isn’t illegal to power wash my driveway, that I would just need to reclaim the water before it reaches the city/county storm drain to possible avoid a fine.
The video's your showing us how to clean your big concrete driveway, how are you preventing your water including sidewalks and gutters etc from going in your storm drains and avoid fees from EPA ? ?
The fact this question even needs to be asked should alarm us all.
Yeah, I understand fining for putting stuff like oil and grease down the drain, but water with some dirt is another exotic substance called mud
I think, to actually be compliant in "reclaiming" that water needs to be pumpwd to a tank and filtered before being pumped back out to the ground...
That being said this is a good idea for driveways that have a big dip in the apron so you van pump it out to be able to pressure wash that area with out having to wait for tons of water to drain...
Thanks for this; I came here looking for general instruction and didn't even think about protecting the groundwater. Looks like a simple, responsible solution!
if it is illegal to clean your house in your state then you need a new state, this is utterly ridiculous.
Can't wait to give someone a ticket for pressure washing their driveway.
BuffaloBuilder 😂😂
Did you adhere to this when you pressure washed your driveway in the other video you posted?
I did 5 years in the pen for power washing my driveway🤣
Wow never thought about this but my neighbor drains their pool into the street usually twice a year
There is no reason to draini a pool twice / year that I can think of.
That lawn is jaw dropping 👌🏽
It's legal to pressure wash it as long as you don't use chemicals if you use chemical to wash driveway than its illegal
Great video... this is a major issue with people power washing old houses with lead base paint!
If its illegal to wash your own drive, you live in the wrong place!!
Please mention where you are located so everyone can avoid moving to a place where someone can give you crap for cleaning you own driveway.
I'm going to go with no... Are you also saying that I cannot use my sprinklers if it causes runoff into the storm drain?
You must live in Commiefornia if pressure washing is illegal.
You should hook that up to a small sprinkler
then get a ticket for watering at the wrong time and day😆, were all screwed mate
QUESTION - All the testing you’ve done is based on a gas pressure washer. For those of us who don’t have the room for a REAL machine, has you tested a driveway cleaning system with an electric pressure washer?
Sound like something permit patty will call the cops on you for
You mean Karen
I should be in prison for the stuff I’ve put down my drain on my street....
Not something you should brag about.
Were you hoping to get a thank you from your nieghbor's or something??? Douche.
Never seen anyone get a ticket for this. Doesn't mean I'm going to just go out and start dumping shit down the drain and shitting on my neighbors.
Yeah, I wouldn’t post that. Surely you’ve seen news reports of the idiot girls who robbed the Girl Scouts selling cookies in front of a store and then posted their deeds on FB?! Both arrested pretty quickly after. There are many others, but these two were at the top of the stupid list!
What kinda stuff. Do tell.
If you are not using chemicals, how can you get in trouble with the EPA?
So, what kind of a filter system could you use to reclaim and treat the water first?
We pressure wash everything here in Florida. Barrel-tile roofs are everywhere. They have to be pressure washed every year to two years, especially if you live in a HOA subdivision. With the heat and humidity we have to pressure wash everything, wood and pvc fences, driveways, sidewalks, and it’s done constantly. I guess we don’t have such restrictions that I know of. If we do, nobody cares. Maybe here in South Florida there are bigger concerns.
I've seen pool companies pump out pool water into the street, too.
In California the homeowner would also have to pay a fine and Also for the cost the state in incurred prosecuting them.
do i need to have 4 years of journeyman experience to start my Pressure washing in California. I read that on internet but I dont know if is that true. Any idea?
omg .. here in AU no such issues. I literally just did my drive AND my curbside this morning, looks amazing.
Wouldn’t the overflowing discharge of “chemicals” hurt your lawn...then overflow to street anyway?🤔
Mike Phelps exactly what I was thinking.
Bigger pump and a Longer hose will fix the overflow problem back onto the street
Just using plain water is illegal. Washing dirt and water down the drain. What do you think happens when it rains.