Septic Graywater & Reef Health (fwd)
Coral Health and Monitoring Program
coral at aoml.noaa.gov
Thu Nov 21 08:36:01 EST 1996
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 08:06:42 +0800
From: DON BAKER <suniwan at po.jaring.my>
To: coral at aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Septic Graywater & Reef Health
Dear CoralList Members,
With the increase of tourist resort development throughout the tropical
world - even though these resorts may stress being "eco-friendly" - there
is a problem with a simple fact of human existence near a reef; flushing
toilets.
Certainly a few people may be acceptable but add a resort with 80 rooms
situated on a reef platform without a suitable "graywater" distribution
and collection system - and having 80% annual occupancy.......
In ref. [Walker and Ormond 1982]; eutrophication because of wastewater
affection....can anyone else on this list present their brief comments on
this subject? Perhaps give some examples of how a resort has "wasted" a
nearby reef with this graywater or outright direct discharge? Any "best
fit" systems? Companies that specialize in this type of waste system
application?
Please EMail me direct rather than on this ListServe as long comments may
not be of interest to other members.
Many thanks,
Don Baker
suniwan at po.jaring.my
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