b'E N V I R O N M E N TA LAWA R E N E S SConnecticuts Cleanaffixed by the manufacturer. Holding tanks are not required to Boater Program have a certification label. Visit the Environmental Protection Agency Using sound environmental boating practiceswebsite at https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/protects our resources and ensures the futurevessel-sewage-dischargeshealth of Connecticuts waters. The Clean Boater Program encourages the states boaters to use clean boatingThe U.S. Coast Guard can issue fines of up to $2,000 for the illegal techniques. Support marinas that are environmentally responsible.discharge of untreated sewage. Section 15-175(a) of the Connecti-For information about the Clean Boater Program or Clean Marinacut General Statutes provides that any person owning or operating Program, contact the Boating Division at 860-434-8638 or visit:a vessel from which untreated sewage is discharged from a MSD or https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Boating-and-Paddlingbypass into the waters of this state has committed a class A mis-demeanor. A class A misdemeanor is a criminal offense for which a Boat Hull Maintenance person, if convicted, may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment ofIf your marina allows underwater hull cleaning, please proceed withnot more than one year and be fined an amount not more than two caution: thousand dollars. State conservation officers and municipal marineDO NOT clean boat bottoms painted with ablative paints. police may enforce this law. Use hard bottom paint if you need to clean your boat bottomNo Discharge Areasthroughout the season (sailboats). Ask your marina operator if there are any specific guidelines youIt is illegal to discharge untreated sewage from your boat into any of need to follow while cleaning your boat bottom. Connecticuts waters. Use only soft material (sponges, not brushes!) to clean growth offConnecticut: All waters of Fishers Island Sound and its harbors from the hull. the Rhode Island State boundary to Byram Point, Greenwich, as wellUse stainless steel pads and/or brushes only on UNPAINTED sur- as the navigable reaches of all Connecticut rivers and tidal streams faces. that drain into Long Island Sound within state boundaries, includ- Stop cleaning in the water if colored plumes of paint appear in theing the Hammonasset River, Menunketesuck River, Niantic River, water. Thames River, Housatonic River from the Derby Dam, and QuinnipiacDo not paint zincs. When replacing zinc anodes, bring themRiver from the southern border of North Haven. ashore for recycling. New York: Long Island Sound, including the open waters, harbors,Hire a professional diver and tell them you expect them to mini- bays and navigable tributaries of the Sound and a portion of the mize pollution. East River, from the Hell Gate Bridge in the west to the northern bounds of Block Island Sound in the east. Included in the NDA are: MARPOL Regulations Peconic Estuary and East Hampton, Mamaroneck Harbor, Greater All vessels must obey MARPOL regulations developed in the 1970s,Huntington-Northport Bay Complex, Port Jefferson Harbor Complex, revised and approved in January 2013 to protect the marine envi- Hempstead Harbor, Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Complex, and ronment from operational pollution. The U.S. legislation that imple- Hudson River.ments MARPOL Annex V, bans the dumping of any garbage and allRhode Island: All waters.plastics in all navigable waters of the United States. (It is illegal toSee the EPA website at www.epa.gov/discard fishing line on land or in state waters.) It also places restric- vessels-marinas-and-ports/no-dis-tions on the disposal of other types of shipboard solid wastes. Ves- charge-zones-ndzs-state for a list of sels over 26 feet must display a durable placard explaining MARPOLNDAs by state .Annex V disposal regulations and oil discharge placard.Pumpout FacilitiesMarine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) The Federal Clean Vessel Act directs excise tax dollars, collected on All vessels with an installed toilet are required to have a Coastfishing tackle and motorboat fuel, to construct, Guard certified Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) attached to theoperate and maintain pumpout stations.All CT toilet. Visit https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/CVA/Con- CVA funded pumpouts and dump stations avail-necticut-Clean-Vessel-Act-Programfor more information. Aable to recreational boating public are FREE. macerator alone is not a certified MSD. A macerator only grindsTo find a land based pumpout facility or pum-the sewage. It does not treat it to kill bacteria and viruses. All Coastpout boat near you, see the map on page 34-35 Guard certified Type I and Type II MSDs have a certification labelor visit www.ct.gov/deep/pumpoutdirectory .2021 Connecticut BOATERS GUIDE55'