Do municipal environmental agencies want car wash fundraisers to use waterless products?

Some California cities are asking nonprofit groups to use waterless car wash products instead of the old bucket of water and a sponge. Why? Because many municipalities are trying to find additional ways to save water and prevent pollution of storm drains, which has an impact on the environment.

In Santa Monica there is a big push to do this from the city, yet surprisingly the Santa Monica Bay is polluted because the sewage treatment plant overflows about twice a year. Worse yet, surfers are warned not to enter and no one dares to eat the fish. But this has nothing to do with car wash fundraising.

Well, we should all realize that Dry Wash-n-Guard Waterless Carwash is being sold as a multi-level marketing product, right? It is very expensive per bottle. It takes 15 minutes to make a car out of it instead of 5 minutes with a pressure washer. So groups of kids doing the traditional “apple pie” car wash fundraiser can’t earn the money they need using it.

In an online book adopted by the City of Los Angeles Stormwater Control District, you will find accepted BMPs or Regional Water Quality Control District RWQD-approved best management practices that are fully compliant with Code 13.262. California water.

See Chapter II: http://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/LAschools.html .

It’s unfortunate that we attack non-profit groups with environmental laws and rules, which don’t really apply, after all, the Federal Clean Water Act of 1972 was for things like oil spills and strip mining, not washing of cars to raise funds. So who is driving these new plans? Well, waterless car wash product companies, municipal workers fresh out of environmental college, and car wash owners, who would like to see all that business at their car washes. Think about it.