Septic Graywater & Reef Health (fwd)
Coral Health and Monitoring Program
coral at aoml.noaa.gov
Mon Nov 25 07:30:21 EST 1996
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From: Pascal Collotte <pascalpc at msn.com>
To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program <coral at aoml.noaa.gov>
Subject: RE: Septic Graywater & Reef Health (fwd)
In response to Don Baker's concern about rejects from human activity on a
resort close to the reef, I am not a specialist in that area but I can
only give you some direction and example of my own experience. In the
late 80's (88-89) a floating resort had been anchored on the reef barrier
some 70 miles from Townsville, Queensland - Australia. The experiment went
well as far as the reef was concerned. It was a commercial failure due to
several reasons, amongst which the cost of 2 cyclone damages 2 years on
the raw. I believe that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
(Townsville) was monitoring very closely that experiment from the reef
environment stand point. I would encourage you to contact them at GBRMPA,
PO Box755, Tonwsville - QLD, Australia (I hope the address is still
valid).
Pascal Collotte
pascalpc at msn.com
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Subject: Septic Graywater & Reef Health (fwd)
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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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