New Hampshire Seeks to Keep Boats from Fouling Coastal Waters

Environment News Service, July, 2005

CONCORD, New Hampshire (ENS) — --> The state of New Hampshire has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate its coastal waters as a zone where discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage would be prohibited within three miles of the shore.

The state has proposed that all of the New Hampshire coastal waters be designated a No Discharge Area. To qualify for a No Discharge designation, the applicant must show there are enough pumpout facilities where boaters can get their holding tanks pumped for proper disposal.

A petition requesting EPA approval was submitted by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). The petition is subject to a public comment period, which will end on August 22.

“The New Hampshire...

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