{"id":3797,"date":"2015-03-13T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T17:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2015-03-13T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T17:37:11","slug":"spring-cleaning-lake-responsible-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2015\/03\/13\/spring-cleaning-lake-responsible-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning (Lake-Responsible Style)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-content\/uploads\/love-the-lake-logo.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-content\/uploads\/love-the-lake-logo.png\" alt=\"love-the-lake-logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><em>\u00a0 By Dick Hurwitz \u2013 Lake Management Committee<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alright, so you\u2019re looking out your window at the snow and cold and wondering when spring is going to come again to Roaming Shores. Then\u2014just maybe\u2014you start thinking about all the cleanup chores associated with spring and you think <em>Maybe a little more snow and cold won\u2019t be so bad.<\/em> You soon remember, though, how good you feel when your house and deck and dock are clean, and how proud you are when you hit the water with a shiny boat; and you actually start looking forward to some of those cleanup chores. This year, however, you also start thinking about our Roaming Shores\u2019 Love the Lake campaign and ask yourself how you can make your spring cleanup as \u201cgreen\u201d and lake-friendly as possible. The purpose of this article is to provide some answers to that question, to recommend some eco-friendly products, and to let you know where you can get more detailed product information. So get comfortable, take another quick look at the snow and cold, dream again of spring, and read on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Powerwashing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of cleaning products recommended for use with the powerwashers we use to clean our houses, decks, docks, watercraft, outdoor furniture, and probably other things as well. A number of them claim to be \u201ceco-friendly\u201d or \u201cenvironmentally safe.\u201d However, the labels also include directions for what to do if the products are ingested or get in your eyes; and they recommend you do not use them where the water they are mixed with may run off into a pond or lake. In this case, the safe thing to do is use the powerwasher without any additional cleaning products. Water alone, under the proper pressure and with the proper nozzle setting, should do a fine job.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">General Cleaning<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Look for products that are biodegradable, plant based, and free of phosphates, chlorine, and petroleum distillates to clean your outdoor things. (It is probably a good idea to use them inside too!) The following are a few recommendations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bon Ami Liquid Cleanser<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Meyer&#8217;s Clean Day Glass Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Method Floor + Surface Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Bill by Eco-Me All-Purpose Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>BOULDER\u00ae Citrus All-Purpose Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Sun &amp; Earth All Purpose<\/li>\n<li>Green Works Natural All-Purpose Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Advantage 20X Cleaner \u2013 all natural multi-purpose cleaner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information on these products, refer to the Lake Management link on the Rome Rock Association website (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/\">http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/<\/a><strong>). Look for \u201cRecommended Cleaning Products.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Boat Cleaners<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The following products are recommended for marine cleaning in a lake-responsible way:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EcoDiscoveries All-Purpose Boat Wash (removes dirt, salt, and stains from boats)<\/li>\n<li>EcoDiscoveries Boat Seat Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>M2 from EcoDiscoveries (for mold and mildew)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>EcoDiscoveries Marine All-Purpose Boat Cleaner (designed to cut through grease, stains and other soils)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-4143882-10540053?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwestmarine.affiliatetechnology.com%2Fredirect.php%3Fnt_id%3D3%26URL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.westmarine.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProduct_11151_10001_37092_-1%3Fci_src%3D171083619%26ci_sku%3D37092%26cid%3Dcj&amp;cjsku=37092\"><strong>Spray Nine All Purpose Cleaner<\/strong><\/a> (for removing mildew or stains, preventing mildew, removing black streaks or marks from fiberglass and vinyl boat seats)<\/li>\n<li>Simple Green Marine All Purpose Boat Cleaner (multiple uses)<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Crystal Boat Soap (for cleaning all marine surfaces)<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Hull Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Nanotec Fiberglass Cleaner Wax<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Aluminum Pontoon Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Citrus Bilge Cleaner<\/li>\n<li>West Marine Pure Oceans Non Skid Deck Cleaner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional information on most of these products can also be found on the Association website.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is up to you. Make the decision to follow the recommendations in this article when you are planning and doing your spring cleaning. Decide to BE LAKE RESPONSIBLE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 By Dick Hurwitz \u2013 Lake Management Committee Alright, so you\u2019re looking out your window at the snow and cold and wondering when spring is going to come again to Roaming Shores. Then\u2014just maybe\u2014you start thinking about all the cleanup chores associated with spring and you think Maybe a little more snow and cold won\u2019t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2015\/03\/13\/spring-cleaning-lake-responsible-style\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Spring Cleaning (Lake-Responsible Style)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,34,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lake-management-articles","category-sediment-control-sub-committee","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}