jay2003
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I've only heard of one KOA round here requiring this but it wasn't posted. Tonight I was looking through various places to plan a trip in June and found this listed in the information about a new RV park.
"Must dump at check-in. We will provide you with an approved deodorizing product to use during your stay."
Found that to be interesting. Anyone else ever stay at a place that required this? I wonder what's so different about their chemicals?
Oh and it said this too:
"Surge protectors recommended"
Man for a brand spanking new RV park with a 5 W rating on Woodalls I question when I see things like that.
**EDIT.. after reading the dozzens of posts I realized the post got a little skewed. I was NOT referring to a KOA this time round however I know of only one place that had these restrictions which happened to be a KOA. This particular place is the brand spanking new Jackson Rancheria RV park associated with the casino. Millions of $$$ pour into that place daily yet I found their restrictions more along something you might see in a very old RV park with dated electrical and sewer systems.
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hershey
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Never heard of that before. Sounds like KOA is in the business of selling toilet chemicals now....Keep On Adding???????
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If it has nice new wiring the surge protector recommendation might be due to electrical environment in the area, or, on advice of the lawyers. But pre-dumping sounds kind of odd, what is with that?
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Certain chemicals are restricted in various parts of the US. Some of the older deodorizing chemicals may contain phosphates, and there is a movement on to restrict there uses. These phosphates create algae growth problems in rivers and lakes.
No It has never happened to US.
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2 years ago, when we stayed at the RV park at Diamond Lake in OR, they gave us a product to use in the tank. They didn't want any chemicals used that contained phosphates.
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mpfireman wrote:Certain chemicals are restricted in various parts of the US. Some of the older deodorizing chemicals may contain phosphates, and there is a movement on to restrict there uses. These phosphates create algae growth problems in rivers and lakes.
No It has never happened to US. OK, but how would dumping on check-in help that situation? 
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That just reinforces my opinion-never stay at a KOA unless there is nothing else in the area. Even then, I'd think twice. The highest prices, most restrictions, loads of extra costs, etc. I'm concerned that they're taking over a lot of other places, i.e. Circus Circus, and I read that they're looking into running some of the Indian casino campgrounds.
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We stayed at a CG near Jackson, CA about a month ago and they required you to dump at check-in. They asked you to pull up to the dump station and had an attendant do the dirty work for you! They had a closed septic system and wanted to make sure the wrong chemicals didn't get into their system. They even provided some blue stuff for your use that were safe to use. It was a CG run by an Indian casino and had no affiliation with KOA.
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I'll agree with the park having a septic system and I'll bet where you dump when entering is a pump able tank so any chemicals they don't want used don't get into their septic system/drain field.
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But, where did the effluent from the initial check-in dumping go? If it had noxious chemicals, what happened to them?
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