You forgot Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands: all strict No Discharge. Also
several bays and moorages in Georgia Strait, Desolation Sound, etc. in Western
Canada.
Nooo...there are a number of "no discharge" small harbors in the San
Juans, but the discharge of TREATED waste from a CG Certified Type I or
II MSD is legal everywhere else in those waters.
I suspect you've made the same mistake that most boat owners do: that
"can't flush the toilet directly overboard or dump a tank any more"
means the same thing as "no discharge." It doesn't. However, because
most boat owners aren't aware that CG certified treatment devices even
exist, they mistakenly assume that laws prohibiting the discharge of raw
untreated sewage directly from the toilet or by dumping a tank are "no
discharge" laws...that the only legal option is a holding tank. And for
most boats under 30'--which are 95% of boats--a holding tank IS the only
option...not because they're the only legal option, but because few
boats under 30' have the power resources to support a treatment device
and/or their owners can't see spending upwards of $700 for one when they
can install a cheap holding tank for under $200. If their only option is
a holding tank, it must mean that a holding tank is the only option for
all boats...and if everyone has to have a holding tank, it must mean
that the waters are "no discharge."
Most people believe that almost all US waters are "no discharge, but
while the discharge of raw untreated waste is illegal in all US waters,
most coastal waters and inland rivers are not "NO discharge"...but most
boat owners believe they are. I know one boat owner on the Chesapeake
who bought a boat in FL equipped with a Lectra/San and removed it to
install a larger holding tank when he got it home because he thought the
whole Bay is "no discharge"...when in fact, there are only two small
harbors on the Bay that are...the discharge of treated waste is legal
everywhere else.
For a list of waters that actually ARE "no discharge," check out the EPA
site at
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regul...vsdnozone.html
They keep it up to date.
You really ought to consider installing a Lectra/San on your boat,
Lloyd...you'd love it...everyone who has one does.
--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html