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New Hampshire Coastal Waters Now a No Discharge Zone

Environment News Service, October, 2005

CONCORD, New Hampshire (ENS) — --> New Hampshire’s request to designate its coastal waters as a No Discharge Area has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Office.

This designation means that discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage would be prohibited within three miles of the shore everywhere in New Hampshire’s coastal waters. Boat sewage can lead to health problems for swimmers, closed shellfish beds and the overall degradation of marine habitats.

"By making all of New Hampshire’s coastline a no discharge area, the state and EPA are taking a big step forward for water quality improvements,” said Robert Varney, regional administrator of EPA's New England Office. “This designation means cleaner beaches, cleaner...

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