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Car Wash Drainage Slope and Gutters to Collect Rain Water and Dripping Run Off

Should all carwashes being built in thebest be done? Well with a series of dips or
future be commissioned to collect all theconcrete canals thru the parking lot which
water coming off the cars to be recycled andwere indented about 2-3 inches like a reverse
reused? Should all rain water coming onto thespeed bump and with all areas sloped towards
property, perhaps even adjoining propertiesit. Adjacent property run off could also be
be sent thru a similar system to treat,collected, by use of small grated troughs
filter and condition the water to be used torunning along their perimeters and towards
wash cars?Could you build a car wash whichthe car wash, which would include all rain
relied on rain storm water with reservoirsgutter run off too. The car wash would always
and recycling using all the water over andhave plenty of water and would not need city
over again to prevent waste, conserve waterwater hook up, but rather a large reservoir
and perhaps even not have any city water hookof pre-filtrated storm water run
ups or sewer discharges at all; a perfectlyoff.Currently in the car wash industry there
environmentally friendly car wash system forare plenty of fully self-contained close loop
the twenty first century? Well, yes this issystems, which recycle the water and reuse it
all possible. How so you ask?Well recently aover and over again. This concept would be
smart Business Marketing Student came up withtaking that concept to a whole new level.
this concept and pitched the idea to anIndeed there is 5-7 gallons loss of water
online think tank, to ask them if; A) Anyonethru evaporation during the drying process
had ever done this before and B) If there wasand ending up on the towels and/or left on
equipment already available which could bethe car wash property while dripping. Most of
used to make it possible.It appears ourthis would then be collected unless a super
fellow Marketing Student and Thinker, Paulahot day. Additionally the water that drips
Chavis, has hit the jackpot on both accounts.off the car as it drives down the street from
In that yes such equipment does exist and itthe car wash would then be compensated for by
would only be a matter of installing it andthe collection of storm water from the rain
no, no one has ever done anything like thisand the run off from the adjacent properties.
on this level or scale to my knowledge.Consider all this n 2006.Lance Winslow -
Previously before retirement, I was indeed inOnline Think Tank forum board.
the car wash industry myself.How could this



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