What is greywater and how to set it up correctly?

Greywater is generated like in any home, e.g. by showering or washing hands or dishes. Greywater is therefore mostly harmless water, discharged by the caravan into a tank for this water in its bottom. Some caravans have an integrated tank (so you won't see it), others have a portable container, some people just put a bucket under their caravan. In any case, nothing should leak out of the caravan on your property. Most decent caravanners know this and won't dare. However, the tank will very soon fill with water and where to go with it? This is what every caravanner deals with and in order to choose your property, you need to help them with this. The best solution is to have a sewer or outlet on the property. If this is not possible, you can either prohibit the emptying of greywater on your property and surrounding area or allow it under certain conditions.

Usually, no one uses any aggressive chemical preparations in their caravans, but use eco-friendly preparations so greywater is harmless to nature and your property. What difference does it make if a person washes themselves with a garden hose outside or in the shower inside the caravan? It's the same water. You can therefore allow the greywater to be discharged somewhere on the edge of the property, e.g. to a bush, etc. However, it is always necessary to clearly inform caravanners that they must not use any chemical preparations, but only eco-friendly detergents.

If you don't have the possibility of an outlet and don't want to allow emptying on your property, it is good to inform the caravanners where they can empty such water nearby (e.g. the nearest sewer, etc.) or if the caravanners must take it with them (if their stay is about 2 days, the tank usually has enough capacity).

So in the settings of your property, under greywater, please describe with words how you deal with this issue on your property, e.g.

• greywater outlet secured on the property (+ a description of where on the property to find a place for emptying the waste)
• upon agreement, it is possible to empty on the property (only in the case of using eco-friendly detergents)
• no outlet, emptying is prohibited - it must be taken with you
• the nearest sewer is xx metres away, etc.

Again, the better you describe your property, the better your guests will feel and be motivated to come to you. Don't forget to fill in the Greywater option.