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Dealing with shit 16-Aug-2007 At 3:26:33 PM Soren

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Thats right, Installing any type of toilet at the car park is unlikly to solve the problem, with up to a 30 min walk out from the furthest climbing site I expect it will not get a lot of use. Installing any toilet in the Glenn is extremely difficult from an environmental perspective as has been discussed( Steep slopes, shallow soil, water ways). Additionally, I can't think of a site to locate a toilet where it would be easily accessed from all the climbing sites.

And Yes Council is averse to bearing the cost. Installation could possibly be covered by a grant, but that is the cheap part, even for a top of the range toilet. The maintenance cost are the killer (for Councils). NPWS in Blackheath has a very simple pit ( or bucket) toilet in the Blue Gum, costing about $5,000 to install but the maintenance cost are huge, as they fly out the bucket about 3-4 times a year.

Any remote toilet in the Glen would have to be carried or flown out. There is the possibility of a pump out system, but that would put the toilet back near the car park.

I'm inclined to agree with Vwills that education and a parsonal carry out system is the go. However, how to deal with the carried out product, and prevent it from going into the neighbours bins need to be worked out. There is the possibility that it could be disposed of on a standard bin system.