Thought I might share this
email from BoatUS today:
The U.S.
Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is developing future clean
boating requirements for all recreational boats in the next few months, and they need to hear from you. During April, they are hosting weekly "webinars" to solicit boater input (April 6 - 6 pm, April 14 - 8 pm, April 22 - 10 am, and April 25 - 12 pm; all eastern time). I'm writing to encourage you to participate in one of these online
events.
For more information on the webinars and to register in advance (which is required):
Clean Boating Act
A specific list of proposed requirements is not yet available. We do know that sewage will not be discussed or covered - it's part of a different law. EPA is looking at several broad categories of vessel discharges:
Antifouling paints and zincs
Graywater (from showers and sinks)
Bilge water (with concern about
oil and grease, which is already illegal to discharge)
Cleaning products/maintenance practices
Disposal of garbage and
fishing waste
Transport of invasive species
We need you to help EPA know that any new mandatory "management practices" must be based in science, and should be reasonable, practical, and economical. You should share with EPA the clean
boating practices that you already employ, or that can be easily adopted within your boating. For ideas:
BoatUS Foundation
For additional information on this topic from BoatU.S. go to:
BoatUS.com: Government Affairs
You may also submit questions, comments or concerns directly to
CleanBoatingAct-HQ@EPA.GOV before June 2, 2011.
For more info from EPA:
About the Clean Boating Act | Clean Boating Act | US EPA
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