Can I empty clean water onto pitch?

It has taken me ages to read all 13 pages of this thread and I am quite shocked by the numbers who have said they dispose of clean water onto the pitch on sites.

I recall when we had the long threads about washing vans on site one of the things that came from the Club, via I think Rowena, was that they did not want you to put any water or other liquids on the pitch. Yes they meant none at all because some made reference to the rain falling saying it would deposit more water than their bucket etc. So by those previous comments I can only surmise the Club would not want you dropping any of your water tanks on the pitches.

Personally I have never let any of my water tanks drain onto the pitch, or the water heater store, I always take any clean water home with me and empty it there along with my cassette toilet. Any grey water is emptied at the MHSP and I definitely would not drive home with taps open from any tank. Until reading this I thought that would have been the norm.

I must add I have not seen anyone emptying their tanks on site pitches and I suspect if I did I would probably say I did not approve and ask them to take it to the water disposal points intended for such purpose, after all how would I even know what type of water it was they were emptying on the pitch. Regards, Roy

It has taken me ages to read all 13 pages of this thread and I am quite shocked by the numbers who have said they dispose of clean water onto the pitch on sites.

I recall when we had the long threads about washing vans on site one of the things that came from the Club, via I think Rowena, was that they did not want you to put any water or other liquids on the pitch. Yes they meant none at all because some made reference to the rain falling saying it would deposit more water than their bucket etc. So by those previous comments I can only surmise the Club would not want you dropping any of your water tanks on the pitches.

Personally I have never let any of my water tanks drain onto the pitch, or the water heater store, I always take any clean water home with me and empty it there along with my cassette toilet. Any grey water is emptied at the MHSP and I definitely would not drive home with taps open from any tank. Until reading this I thought that would have been the norm.

I must add I have not seen anyone emptying their tanks on site pitches and I suspect if I did I would probably say I did not approve and ask them to take it to the water disposal points intended for such purpose, after all how would I even know what type of water it was they were emptying on the pitch. Regards, Roy

I think you are wring about Ro'smpost, you can use clean water to wipe down your van, I'll try and find it. 

caravaners have been emptying their water heater/boiler water on to the pitch for as long as I can remember, there is no other easy way to do it. On grass pitches it should not be hot water.

 

I must add I have not seen anyone emptying their tanks on site pitches and I suspect if I did I would probably say I did not approve and ask them to take it to the water disposal points intended for such purpose, after all how would I even know what type of water it was they were emptying on the pitch. Regards, Roy

With a motor van I take your point. However I am not sure there are any caravans with on board waste tanks. So any water running out from underneath a caravan is almost certainly going to be clean water.

I think you are right cornersteady but I seem to recall whilst she said you could wipe down only the parts for safety e.g. Windscreen etc you still must not get any of the water on the pitch. In other words an almost impossability & certainly you would not be allowed to empty the bucket you were using on the pitch. That thread was very long & I think had many contradictions on what was permitted and not. Regards Roy 

I think you are right cornersteady but I seem to recall whilst she said you could wipe down only the parts for safety e.g. Windscreen etc you still must not get any of the water on the pitch. In other words an almost impossability & certainly you would not be allowed to empty the bucket you were using on the pitch. That thread was very long & I think had many contradictions on what was permitted and not. Regards Roy 

yes I agree it did go backwards and forwards, it wasn't a full wash just wipe the front maybe? I only use HS pitches (I think I've only been on grass once) so usually the water drains down. If van manufactures put the drain tube closer to the side of the van I would collect it like I do easily with the toilet flush water, but its quite a way in under the caravan

One big issue for site owners is when they have a storage tank for waste water that has to be emptied by tanker. On these sites disposal of any waste water, clean or grey will be at the request of the site owner. Always ask first. 

I am at a bit of a loss understanding what the issue is here to be quite honest. We have both MH and caravan, and manage to gauge clean water usage for both quite easily. Most MHs have an onboard clean water tank gauge, so that shouldn't be rocket science to work out what your average needs are, and fill up on last day accordingly. Same with an aqua roll, if you only fill up once every day, then surely don't fill to brim on last day, keeping water wastage to a minimum? As for not dropping a bit of fresh water on a pitch, then someone needs to talk to the rainman! Agree waste water on Club pitches isn't good, but service points are close by, on a CL just ask if it's ok to pour onto hedgerows away from pitching area. It's not hard or difficult really. Club creates a rod for its own back when pitches don't move, as they used to before pegs were so fixed in position. Unless you actually see it happen, and odds are you wont, most of us pitch up with no knowledge of what has gone on at the pitch we are occupying previously, unless you have the nose of a sniffer dog, or like to inspect every blade of grass or pebble!

I know it is not strictly the same thing, but it is related, in the past couple of days I have seen 2 people washing down cars and 1 doing the full monty soapy water washing of a caravan on Club sites, so perhaps the Club rules are not so well known, adhered to or imposed? Regards, Roy

one thing a uk grass pitch will not be short of is water.

in fact, its likely to be the other way round.

emptying a large barrel of water in one go over a grass pitch is not good manners and is nothing like rainfall...

dont do it.....please.

use the proper waste disposal points as provided. thanks. 

 ...use the proper waste disposal points as provided. thanks. 

I'm not trawling back through the threads .... but I'm sure a CL owner would love you for filling his sceptic tank with clean water, which then has to be paid for.