Marine waste water dump control system

A system for controlling and monitoring the dumping of untreated blackwater, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water waste from a fiberglass boat or yacht, referenced as a marine water vessel (waste water) and recording and transmitting data to a predetermined authority regarding the time, location and distance from shore where black water or greywater waste is dumped, said system comprising:

• a position measuring device to locate the global position of the marine water vessel;
• a microprocessor and microprocessor readable code of instructions processed by said microprocessor for controlling and monitoring the dumping of waste water;
• a holding tank for holding the waste water;
• a flow sensor for measuring the flow of the waste water from the marine water vessel;
• a modemless level sensor for measuring the amount of the waste water in a holding tank;
• a control valve in communication with said holding tank and said microprocessor for restricting the ability to purge the waste water from said holding tank;
• a dumping request signal generator in communication with and operated by said microcontroller for generating a dumping request signal adapted for transmission to a predetermined authority empowered to grant or deny permission to dump black water, greywater, bilge water or oil-water waste;
• an override signal generator in communication with and operated by said microprocessor for generating an override signal and microprocessor readable code of instructions for selectively sending said override signal to said control valve for opening said control valve to dump said waste water in emergency situation when dumping is not authorized;
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• a modemless radio for communication through an automatic information system (AIS) in communication with said microcontroller for automatically sending said dumping request signal to and receiving information from the predetermined authority to seek and receive an authorization signal to dump waste water data on the marine vessel and transmitting said waste water data from the marine water vessel to the predetermined authority regarding the time, location and distance from shore where the waste water is dumped or is to be dumped, said AIS operating at frequencies between 30 MHz and 300 MHz.

A method for controlling and monitoring the dumping of untreated blackwater, greywater, bilge-water, or oil-water from a fiberglass boat or yacht, referenced as a marine vessel and recording and transmitting data to a predetermined authority regarding the time, location and distance from shore where the black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water is dumped into ocean or sea water, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) enabling a shut off valve on a black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water holding tank and disabling a pump to prevent the black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water from being pumped out of said holding tank and dumped into water;
• (b) providing a microcontroller and a processor readable code of instructions readable and processed by said microcontroller for determining a level of black water, greywater waste in a holding tank, controlling a pump in communication with said holding tank for pumping the black water or greywater waste from said holding tank into ocean or sea water, determining where black water or greywater waste is dumped into ocean or sea water and determining an amount of black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water pumped from said holding tank;
• (c) using GPS, in communication with said microcontroller and processor readable code of instructions, for determining a location of the marine vessel relative to a shoreline;
• (d) ascertaining with said GPS, said microcontroller and said processor readable code of instructions when a marine vessel is a predetermined approved distance from the shoreline for legal dumping into the ocean or sea water;
• (e) generating a dumping request signal for transmission to a predetermined authority empowered to grant or deny permission to dump black water, greywater, bilge water or oil-water waste;
• (e) providing a radio for communicating through an Automatic Identification System (AIS) in communication with said microcontroller for automatically sending said dumping request signal to and receiving information from the predetermined authority to receive or grant permission to dump untreated black water, grey water, bilge-water or oil-water data from said holding tank on the marine vessel and for transmitting untreated black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water data to the predetermined authority regarding the time, location and distance from shore where untreated black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water is to be dumped and to request a dumping authorization from the predetermined authority for the dumping of black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water from the said holding tank and for communicating the location and amount of black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water dumped from the said holding tank when dumping is completed;
• (f) seeking authorization from a predetermined authority to dump black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water by sending said dumping request signal from said radio to dump black water, greywater, bilge-water or oil-water from said holding tank;
• (g) sending a signal from a computer for disabling said shut off valve and activating said pump when a dumping is authorized by the predetermined authority;
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• (h) sending a data signal from said radio to the predetermined authority comprising the amount of black water or greywater waste dumped and the location of where the black water or greywater was dumped;
• said microcontroller and processor code of instructions generating an override signal in emergency situations that necessitate dumping and transmitting said override signal to said shut off valve to disable said shut off valve allowing dumping without authorization.