Steeler
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What are the current laws governing the discharge of gray water in the Chesapeake watershed. I've heard rumors that holding tanks for graywater may become a requirement. I am on a lake in PA that eventually drains into the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. Anyone have any insights?
Michael
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Michael 1976 Stardust Cruiser Lake Raystown PA
Gray water ("Galley, bath and shower water") from recreational
vessels may legally be discharged directly overboard in ALL
U.S. waters except on a few closed fresh water inland lakes
(notably Lake George NY, all the inland fresh water lakes in NH and
one or two in CA) and some very small zones in the FL Keys National
Marine Sanctuary where even bilge pumps cannot discharge. There is
no gray water restriction in the Chesapeake Bay or in any of the
rivers that feed it...nor is there any real likelihood that will
change.
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Peggie Hall, Moderator Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987, Author: "Get Rid of Boat Odors--A Guide to Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor." [L=http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books/detail-books.htm?sku=66438&cat=1304[/L]
There are no websites devoted to what you don't have to do, only
those that set forth regulations pertaining to existing laws
detailing what you DO have to do. There are no laws that require
gray water holding...so there are no websites that say there is no
gray water holding, only those state laws that apply to the few
inland waters on which gray water holding is required.
So you're just gonna have to trust me on this one. I've been at
this for nearly 25 year...I KNOW what's legal and what isn't. And
unless your're in northern CA, NH, VT or illegally anchored in the
few small areas of the FKNMS, you do NOT have to hold gray
water.
Who's telling you otherwise?
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Peggie Hall, Moderator Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987, Author: "Get Rid of Boat Odors--A Guide to Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor." [L=http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books/detail-books.htm?sku=66438&cat=1304[/L]
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