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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / February 2008Interstate Transportation of Raw Sewage
I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they fall under the guidelines of the ICC regarding the interstate transportion of sewage and need placards, permits etc. Obviously, this is not enforced but can someone direct me to the actual laws that govern this. Jonthan were these two people on national enquirer dot com? s >I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that > RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jonthan >I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that >RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Jonthan Placards are only required when a hazardous material exceeds 1000 lbs. RVs do not fall under any of the regulations you speak of. The folks that told you this know not of what they speak.  SignatureFrank Tabor >>I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that >>RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > RVs do not fall under any of the regulations you speak of. The folks > that told you this know not of what they speak. Sounds like a (?former?) trucker. Thanks for some cold hard facts. There is so much misinformation out there that one hardly knows what to believe these days. I know that OTR buses (with bathrooms) are not required to dump before they cross state lines by the same info in the FMCRs. DaveD >> I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that >> RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > RVs do not fall under any of the regulations you speak of. The folks > that told you this know not of what they speak. I talked with an RVer that was emptying a 260gallon black tank at a Flying J, I think, in Mich. >>> I have been told by two people that it is a federal requirement that >>> RVs empty their blackwater tanks at every state line. If not, they [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >I talked with an RVer that was emptying a 260gallon black tank at a >Flying J, I think, in Mich. RVs aren't subject to Hazardous Material regulations. SignatureFrank Tabor > RVs aren't subject to Hazardous Material regulations. Are there any tunnels that have limits as to amount of propane etc. carried through? >> RVs aren't subject to Hazardous Material regulations. > >Are there any tunnels that have limits as to amount of propane etc. >carried through? On the East Coast there are several, most notably those that go under. In Baltimore neither the I95 nor I895 tunnels permit propane. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel requires the bottles be turned off,as well as the tunnels under Hampton Roads. However, these aren't the Haz Mat restrictions required of commercial carriers. These are restrictions placed on propane by the individual Authority operating the bridge or tunnel, and should be consulted. All have warning signs with instructions on approach. Please don't start confusing RV's with Commercial Carriers and the regulations governing them. They don't apply to RV's being operated as a private conveyance. SignatureFrank Tabor >>> RVs aren't subject to Hazardous Material regulations. >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > regulations governing them. They don't apply to RV's being operated > as a private conveyance. The tunnels going into NYC don't allow propane & neither does the lower level of the George Washington Bridge, UNLESS the rules have been changed within the past year. Tom J >The tunnels going into NYC don't allow propane & neither does the >lower level of the George Washington Bridge, UNLESS the rules have >been changed within the past year. > >Tom J No highway tunnels allow propane unless the entire tunnel slopes out. Danger is that loose propane will flow to a puddle in the middle and be ignited. Washington ferries have restictions on fuel containers but not on vehicle fuel tanks... Pete
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