The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced that a 3,675 square mile area of Lake Ontario is now a "no discharge zone," which means that boats are completely banned from discharging sewage into the water. EPA reviewed DEC's proposal to establish a no discharge zone for the lake and determined that there are adequate facilities in the area for boats to pump out their sewage. Boaters must now dispose of their sewage at one of the lake's 37 specially-designated pump-out stations. This action is part of a joint EPA and New York State strategy to eliminate the discharge of sewage from boats into the state's waterways.
Dec 10, 2011
EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Ontario
