"I'm happy."
Posted on 10/25/2013 10:10:17 AM PDT by markomalley
It’s hard to wave your spirit fingers when the city shuts down the cheerleading squad’s fundraising car wash to protect the environment.
This is what happened to Lincoln High School cheerleaders trying to raise money to attend a national competition in April. The San Jose Mercury reports that local environmental officials warned the high school cheerleaders that their car wash violated the city’s water discharge laws.
“We had a visit from the city of San Jose Environmental Services Department who said that the car washes at Hoover [Middle School] are in violation of water discharge laws, therefore we had to cancel this and all future car washes,” said an email that was sent out to neighborhood email lists on Oct. 18.
“Anything that is not storm water or rain water is considered a pollutant,” said Jennie Loft, acting communications manager for San Jose’s Environmental Services Department. “If it goes into a storm drain, that pollutant will harm wildlife and habitats in the creeks. Water goes directly from the storm drains into our creeks.”
The city intervened in response to two complaints received about the car wash events Lincoln High Schoolers had been holding at Hoover Middle School. City officials reached out to school and district staff to give them information on how to prevent pollutants from getting into storm drains.
The city also gave some tips on how they can have legally compliant cars washes.
The Mercury reports: “Conduct car washing over gravel, grassy area, or other earthen areas if possible… Ensure that wash water (soapy or not) does not run into a street, gutter, or storm drain… Wash water from paved areas should be collected and diverted either into the sanitary sewer system or a landscaped area… Use different methods to protect the storm drain system… Ensure no soap stains remain on the ground.”
These byzantine regulations don’t just apply to high school sports teams struggling to raise money, but also to individuals who want to give their car a rinse.
“What most people should do if washing their cars at home is park it on the lawn so the water is diverted into landscape,” Loft said. “Or go to a designated neighborhood car wash, so it doesn’t go into the storm drain.”
According to the Mercury, the Lincoln High School cheerleaders still need funds to get to their competition and are welcoming contributions by check to “Lincoln Cheer 2013-2014, Lincoln High School, 555 Dana Ave., San Jose, 95126, attention Mrs. Phillips.”
No bake sales, either.
How about a ‘calender’?................
I didn’t know these types of car washes were allowed anywhere anymore.
Besides the soap runoff problem - they also waste water. My city has banned these for many years now.
HS and other orgs still do it here, practically every weekend somewhere here in town some group is having a car wash.......
Must be that evil dihydrogen monoxide pollutant again.
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and to think it will be mixed with soap (usually considered to be a fertilizer) and dirt ... terrible stuff.
Let’s see they have outlawed Phosphorus and every other chemical that actually works at getting something clean so what exactly is the problem this time?
The kids are learning a valuable lesson right there...
I hope
“I didn’t know these types of car washes were allowed anywhere anymore.”
Really? Around here they’re extremely common.
Did the guy look like this?
If the car-washers were boys, Obamatollah would grant an exemption.
Especially during Ramadan.
Especially during gay pride week.
Is this true?
The Boys Sports teams should hold a Mass Wizz into the storm drains.
The mental image people generally have of totalitarian government is something like Aushwitz or Kolyma or the Killing Fields. Some time before that final solution stage is reached we get to “Simon Sez” government wherein you may do nothing without explicit permission.
Some of the oldest translated text was “he took abundance from abundance and there was still abundance” Today, the anti-hum crowd fears the abundance of earth and lives lives of unhappiness.
I know the architect of the universe would not allow this and the creator, that started this planet spinning in a perfect spot in the universe to create what we have would never care about 1 or a million car washes.
It is the hubris of man and governments to play a God they do not understand and believe that he created will be here long after these people have gone and not enjoyed their time here.
Disclaimer:
I live in Texas. We are in severe drought conditions. Every city has Stage 2 water restrictions. You can’t water your lawn except once a week. And it must be before 10:00am or after 6:00pm.
Stuff like that.
yes...it's true...this man has no dick.
That just makes sense drought, or no drought.
Besides the soap runoff problem - they also waste water. My city has banned these for many years now....Soooo..the city is getting a kickback from the car washes in the area, right? Or haven’t you looked into that? Somebody pays for the water, the the soap is, by regulation, biodegradable and what is the problem?
BTW, who is that? :)
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