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Compiled By Trent Edwards,
Calgary Herald September 3, 2010
Picking A Green Car Wash
Car Wash - Despite a bylaw against home car-washing, some Calgarians don't see what all the fuss is about.
But washing a car at home is a real threat to the health of our watersheds. That's why residents are not allowed to use any kind of soap while washing a vehicle at home, and dirt and oil must not be hosed off into a storm drain. The fine ranges from $75 to $10,000.
Meanwhile, it costs less than $10 to use a commercial car wash.
Commercial car washes send their waste water through the sanitary sewer system, which means the water will go through the filters of a waste water treatment plant before being deposited in the Bow River.
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