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Apparently, some environmentalists are appalled at how much carwashes cause degradation to our environment. But is there criticism really legitimate, do car washes actually hurt the environment and should they really All be shut down or should they simply comply with environmental regulations and clean up their act?It appears that cleaning up their dirty car wash water is not the problem, as environmentalists do agree that most car washes do treat their oily water and sludge, often scooping it out and taking it to a Class II Hazardous Waste Facility. But some environmentalists claim that carwashes are unnecessarily filling up these dumps, and it needs to stop.Additionally environmentalists claim that car washes are carwashes use too much of our precious natural resources - namely water. Nearly a third of our nation is in a serious drought situation, if the car washes would be shutdown water would be saved. Environmentalists state that most carwashes do not used gray reclaimed water like many golf courses and all of them should.So the question is; Should we shut down car washes due to their inefficient waste of water and their degradation to our environment or should we make them comply fully with environmental rules?Currently, nearly 6.8 gallons of water per car wash is unaccounted for from the carwashes. Where does this water go? Well, if you look closely at the cars leaving the car wash you will see the water drip onto the road or street as they drive away, usually from the oily undercarriage of the car. This polluted water has many environmentalist alarmed and up in arms. Think about it.