Canal sanitary facilities
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The photograph on this page of Canal sanitary facilities by Roger D Kidd as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 1 Oct 2017
There are many sanitary stations placed along the canal system so that boat crews can dispose of toilet contents. During a "pumpout" (which can cost £15 or more each time) the waste is pumped into a holding tank (in the brick building here). At regular intervals this tank is pumped out into another tank on a waste disposal vehicle, then removed to authorised sewage facilities. This is what is about to happen here by Stafford Boat Club on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Observant viewers will note the apposite registration plate on the vehicle.
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