Residential Carwashing

  • County Urges Use of Commercial Carwashes for Fundraisers
    Officials in Lexington County, S.C., are promoting the use of commercial carwashes while they urge nonprofit organizations to refrain from holding carwash fundraisers in parking lots without taking precautions to capture wastewater contaminants, according to a report by The ...More
    November 24, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing
  • City Discusses Possible Charity Carwash Regulations
    City council members in Toppenish, Wash., this week were set to discuss possible restrictions on charity carwashes. The mayor and city manager brought the issue to the city council recently after they said some carwash owners complained that carwash fundraisers were harmful ...More
    September 22, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Carwash, City Officials Brace for Possible Water Restrictions
    Municipalities near Lake Chesdin, Va., are nearing emergency water restrictions as water levels at the lake have dropped to record lows. As of Sept. 10, the water line was 95 inches below the top of the dam and was so low it didn’t reach the water line of the stick used to ...More
    September 15, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Video Shows Carwashes Use Less Water than Home Washers
    The Lower Colorado River Authority has produced a video demonstrating commercial carwashes use less water per wash than hand washing a car at home. In the video, Dean Minchillo, LCRA water conservation coordinator, washes a car in a driveway with a water meter attached to a ...More
    August 11, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Wash. County Explores Building Charity Carwash Sites
    Officials in Kitsap County, Wash., are applying for a $120,000 state grant that would help them build three carwash sites designed for charity carwash events, according to a report by the Kitsap Sun. Although the county currently offers groups the use of carwash kits that ...More
    July 28, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Colorado 4th Graders Champion Commercial Carwashes
    Fourth-grade students at Indian Ridge Elementary School in Aurora, Colo., are on the verge of winning national recognition for creating a program designed to curb residential carwashing in their area and promote the environmental effectiveness of commercial carwashes. With ...More
    July 14, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Irish County Bans Commercial Carwashing
    A severe water shortage across much of Ireland has forced at least one county to place a temporary ban on commercial carwashing. The Kildare County Council last week issued a three-week ban on using professional carwash facilities as well as residential carwashing, ...More
    January 27, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • City Sewer Ordinance Doesn’t Address Charity Carwashes
    The village of Glen Ellyn, Ill., has passed an ordinance to protect waterways from pollutants but stopped short of outlawing charity carwashes, according to a report by the Glen Ellyn News. The ordinance requires that only storm water and melted snow enter Glen Ellyn’s ...More
    November 11, 2009
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Unveil the Truth Regarding Residential Carwashing
    Federal Way’s findings back up the carwash industry. In my opinion, this study is one of the most powerful and important reports to affect our industry in many years and can be used as a resource by any carwash owner or operator who is facing drought restrictions or ...More
    October 15, 2009 Randy Cressall
    Posted in Articles, Marketing, Operations
  • Residential Water Pollution 50% Worse than Believed
    Conventional estimates of water pollution attributed to residential runoff may have been undervalued by as much as 50 percent, according to preliminary results from a new study released during the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. ...More
    August 26, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
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