US law would allow treated boat sewage discharge.
" Aquathin OP-ED Commentary"
Recently I emailed you an article discussing paying Californian's $1000 to drink poison
for their part in a test. Here is an article that goes into the same "can you believe how
stupid this world is getting" catagory ! I am sure that after you read it you may not look
forward to ever going to the beach again. Fortunately, the last line of the article is the
silver lining.
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US law would allow treated boat sewage discharge.
United States
Washington, D.C.
New Jersey Congressman James Saxton has introduced the
Recreational Waters Protection Act bill (HR 4917) which would
change national Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) standards, allowing
the use of onboard sewage treatment systems in waters that are
now US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated "no-discharge
zones."
The proposed act would do three things: direct the EPA to review
the capabilities of existing marine sanitation technology and publish
revised standards for MSDs; provide that the standards require a
baseline effluent water quality of not more than 10 fecal coliform
per 100 milliliters; and amend the law so that states cannot prohibit
the discharge of sewage (whether treated or not) for vessels that
operate a type I or II MSD that meets the revised standards of the
Recreational Waters Protection Act.
Saxton is chairman of the House Fisheries, Conservation, Wildlife
and Oceans subcommittee. It appears, thus far, he has not found
any Congressional co-sponsors.
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Edited from Tech Bank 12/08/2000