I have it on good authority that my Edmonds, WA marina does not approve of Salt Away being used in the marina. 😱
I was told about this policy today when chatting with the marina Operations Manager. Apparently, the Operations Manager reads the Tugnuts forum and happened across this Salt Away posting. They also read other boat forums to keep abreast of what's being said and discussed around the region. 😱
The Marina's policy is at this time for banning Salt Away use in the Edmonds marina to comply with their "Best Management Practices". They are considering Salt Away as being a Hazardous Waste at this time. The Operations Manager will be attending a conference soon and is hoping the vendor for Salt Away is present so that additional information on their product can be secured.
One of the things mentioned was that Salt Away is detrimental to concrete -- and the Edmonds marina uses concrete docks.
The post by Rick (RProffer) on the first page of this thread really caught the Operations Manager's attention and was the basis for temparily banning the use of Salt Away.
Here's Rick's posting... the MSDS statement was the most damaging and concern for the Marina.
"I looked at the link that Baz entered and it is very informative. That page says "The ingredients are considered non-hazardous, non-toxic, and biodegradable and, as such, discharging Salt-Away into normal drainage outlets is safe." AND "We are very concerned about environmental conditions, and we do not want our customers to perceive that any element of our product is hazardous." I looked at their MSDS sheet and it says "Can be disposed into a sink or other system that drains to a sewage treatment facility. Avoid disposing into a storm drain or other method which violates the Federal Clean Water Act and state and local ordinances." The MSDS also warns of irritation to the eyes, skin and ingestion, and to "remove contaminated clothes and footwear." It appears Salt Away is not as safe as their webpages state and cannot be used while the boat is in the water or can contaminate the watershed."
I was told about this policy today when chatting with the marina Operations Manager. Apparently, the Operations Manager reads the Tugnuts forum and happened across this Salt Away posting. They also read other boat forums to keep abreast of what's being said and discussed around the region. 😱
The Marina's policy is at this time for banning Salt Away use in the Edmonds marina to comply with their "Best Management Practices". They are considering Salt Away as being a Hazardous Waste at this time. The Operations Manager will be attending a conference soon and is hoping the vendor for Salt Away is present so that additional information on their product can be secured.
One of the things mentioned was that Salt Away is detrimental to concrete -- and the Edmonds marina uses concrete docks.
The post by Rick (RProffer) on the first page of this thread really caught the Operations Manager's attention and was the basis for temparily banning the use of Salt Away.
Here's Rick's posting... the MSDS statement was the most damaging and concern for the Marina.
"I looked at the link that Baz entered and it is very informative. That page says "The ingredients are considered non-hazardous, non-toxic, and biodegradable and, as such, discharging Salt-Away into normal drainage outlets is safe." AND "We are very concerned about environmental conditions, and we do not want our customers to perceive that any element of our product is hazardous." I looked at their MSDS sheet and it says "Can be disposed into a sink or other system that drains to a sewage treatment facility. Avoid disposing into a storm drain or other method which violates the Federal Clean Water Act and state and local ordinances." The MSDS also warns of irritation to the eyes, skin and ingestion, and to "remove contaminated clothes and footwear." It appears Salt Away is not as safe as their webpages state and cannot be used while the boat is in the water or can contaminate the watershed."