Del Cecchi wrote:


Nothing prevents Minnesota from declaring any or all of its waters a
no-discharge zone. Unless Minnesota has done so or elects to do so, it
is legal to discharge sewage treated to specific standards of fecal
coliform content, etc, into the waters of that state.

Surprise surprise surprise. That is exactly what Minnesota has done.
How about Washington?


??????????

When did Minnesota do this? In the last two minutes?
What happened to, (quote):

Here is the regulation for Minnesota...
Under state law, toilets on board vessels must be no-discharge devices
(see exceptions below). Waste must be retained on board for proper
disposal after returning to shore. If you have a recreational vessel
with
installed toilet facilities, it must have an operable marine sanitation

device (MSD) on board......Type I and II USCG-certified
treatment/discharge marine sanitation devices are currently legal on
the
Mississippi River below Lock and Dam #2 (at Hastings) and on Lake
Superior. This is a result of the federal preemption of state law. MSDs

on boats less than 65 feet in length must be USCG-certified Type I or
II.

(end quote)

I am confused. Either all of Minnesota is a no-discharge zone or it is
not. It doesn't matter to me either way, frankly, but it would be
useful if I weren't trying to discuss this with a moving target. :-)


In Washington State there are very few no-discharge zones (outside of
marinas).
The biggest source of sewage pollution in Washington State is
malfunctioning shoreside treatment facilities- ranging from millions of
gallons of sewage overflow from major municipal systems to failing
septic tanks at beach front cabins. We just had a rupture in the sewer
system up in Port Angeles that put I forget how many millions of
gallons per day of raw sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I'm sure
the environmental alarmists were down at the marina the very next day
after the break, sampling the water and plotting to blame the high
readings on the mere presence of boats in the vicinity.