Hospitality & Tourism Industry
Issue Alerts
District Court Requires EPA to Regulate Vessel Discharges in U.S. Ports
Sam Kalen, John Buchovecky, Ivy AndersonVan Ness Feldman Issue Alert
September 22, 2006
On September 18, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a permanent injunction which will vacate the federal rule exempting from regulation vessel discharges from marine vessels visiting United States ports. By September 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency is required to have in place a program to regulate the ballast water discharge under the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting program.
Department of Ecology Opens Comment Period for Revised NPDES General Permit for Boatyards
Ivy Anderson, Rick AgnewJune 2, 2005
The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a proposed revised NPDES general permit for boatyards. The revised general permit includes: an imposition of water quality benchmarks; modification of the monitoring requirements; development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan; and the requirement of vacuum sanding as a mandatory best management practice.