Marina Hose Removal for H&S?

Not convinced that a hose left in a locker and used every few months will be better in terms of algae/bacteria/pcb's than the one on the pontoon, which at least is flushed through regularly.
 
Loads of UK marinas removed them three or four years ago. Obviously Guernsey has taken a while to catch up :)

Our place never provided hoses in the first place. However, most taps have one fitted, shared by the owners of nearby boats.

Pete
 
nigelmercier said:
I drain my hose fully after every use, and run bleach through it now and then.
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I only have space for a 'flat' cassette hose, and can't see any way to dry this after use. Drying a normal one must be fairly hard as well I would have thought. Perhaps a hair dryer attached to one end?
 
It all comes down to individual water companies' interpretation and enforcement of excessive legislation. Their biggest fear is pollution getting back into the main supply, primarily driven by the incident in Camelford some years ago when 100000 homes ended up with a problem.

The water authority can inspect one marina and yard and lay down the law at great cost and hassle to the operator, when another location within the same town which has not been inspected can continue to be lax.
 
To those of you pointing to UK legislation as to why the hose may have been removed in the OP's case, can I point out that this is Guernsey he is referring to and UK laws/regulations relating to water don't apply.
 
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moodyNick said:
Their biggest fear is pollution getting back into the main supply, primarily driven by the incident in Camelford some years ago when 100000 homes ended up with a problem.
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That incident was caused when a water board employee dumped 20 tons of aluminium sulphate into the wrong tank at the treatment works, scarcely an apposite comparison.
 
macd said:
That incident was caused when a water board employee dumped 20 tons of aluminium sulphate into the wrong tank at the treatment works, scarcely an apposite comparison.
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To be accurate it was a relief tanker delivery driver, though poor water company controls allowed the event to occur. And of course you're right, it was not an example of back-siphonage (though to be fair, moodyNick didn't actually say it was).
 
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This is an EXCUSE.

All they have to do is put up a sign saying water non-potable and they have no liability.

The only reason they are removing their hoses is because they know they will give away less water and water costs are significant. However what ever it costs, it is certainly covered by mooring fees. Get together and complain, there is no reason for this and if necessary contact the HSE directly, I am sure that they would confirm that signage would be acceptable to them.
 
parsifal said:
Seems like a good reason (one of many) for banning dogs instead of hosepipes.
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Yep - and while we're at it, let's ban germs - they gave me the flu a while back :rolleyes:

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Seven Spades said:
This is an EXCUSE.

All they have to do is put up a sign saying water non-potable and they have no liability.

The only reason they are removing their hoses is because they know they will give away less water and water costs are significant. However what ever it costs, it is certainly covered by mooring fees. Get together and complain, there is no reason for this and if necessary contact the HSE directly, I am sure that they would confirm that signage would be acceptable to them.
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It is not anything to do with the HSE, its the water regs
 
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