b'E N V I R O N M E N TA L I N F O R M AT I O NConnecticuts to the toilet. Visit https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/CVA/Con-Clean Boater Program necticut-Clean-Vessel-Act-Programfor more information. A Using sound environmental boating prac- macerator alone is not a certified MSD. A macerator only grinds tices protects our resources and ensures thethe sewage. It does not treat it to kill bacteria and viruses. All future health of Connecticuts waters. TheCoast Guard certified Type I and Type II MSDs have a certification Clean Boater Program encourages the states boaters to uselabel affixed by the manufacturer. Holding tanks are not required clean boating techniques. Support marinas that are environmen- to have a certification label. Visit the Environmental Protection tally responsible. For information about the Clean Boater Pro- Agency website at https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas- gram or Clean Marina Program, contact the Boating Division atand-ports/vessel-sewage-discharges860-434-8638 or visit: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Boating-and-PaddlingThe U.S. Coast Guard can issue fines of up to $2,000 for the Boat Hull Maintenance illegal discharge of untreated sewage. Section 15-175(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes provides that any person owning or If your marina allows underwater hull cleaning, please proceedoperating a vessel from which untreated sewage is discharged with caution: from a MSD or bypass into the waters of this state has commit- DO NOT clean boat bottoms painted with ablative paints. ted a class A misdemeanor. A class A misdemeanor is a criminalUse hard bottom paint if you need to clean your boat bot- offense for which a person, if convicted, may be sentenced to a tom throughout the season (sailboats). term of imprisonment of not more than one year and be fined anAsk your marina operator if there are any specific guide- amount not more than two thousand dollars. State conservation lines you need to follow while cleaning your boat bottom. officers and municipal marine police may enforce this law. Use only soft material (sponges, not brushes!) to clean growth off the hull. No Discharge Areas Use stainless steel pads and/or brushes only on UNPAINT- It is illegal to discharge untreated sewage from your boat into ED surfaces. any of Connecticuts waters. Stop cleaning in the water if colored plumes of paintConnecticut: All waters of Fishers Island Sound and its harbors appear in the water. from the Rhode Island State boundary to Byram Point, Green- Do not paint zincs. When replacing zinc anodes, bring themwich, as well as the navigable reaches of all Connecticut rivers ashore for recycling. and tidal streams that drain into Long Island Sound within stateHire a professional diver and tell them you expect them toboundaries, including the Hammonasset River, Menunketesuck minimize pollution. River, Niantic River, Thames River, Housatonic River from the Derby Dam, and Quinnipiac River from the southern border of MARPOL Regulations North Haven. All vessels must obey MARPOL regulations developed in theNew York: Long Island Sound, including the open waters, har-1970s, revised in 2006 and guidelines accepted in 2012 to pro- bors, bays and navigable tributaries of the Sound and a portion tect the marine environment from operational pollution. The U.S.of the East River, from the Hell Gate Bridge in the west to the legislation that implements MARPOL Annex V, bans the dumpingnorthern bounds of Block Island Sound in the east. Included in of specified garbage and all plastics in all navigable waters ofthe NDA are: Peconic Estuary and East Hampton, Mamaroneck the United States. (It is illegal to discard fishing line on land orHarbor, Greater Huntington-Northport Bay Complex, Port Jeffer-in state waters.) It also places restrictions on the disposal ofson Harbor Complex, Hempstead Harbor, Oyster Bay/Cold Spring other types of shipboard solid wastes. Vessels over 26 feet mustHarbor Complex, and Hudson River.display a durable placard explaining MARPOL Annex V disposalRhode Island: All waters.regulations. See the EPA website at www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/no-dis-Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) charge-zones-ndzs-state for a list of All vessels with an installed toilet are required to have aNDAs by stateCoast Guard certified Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) attached 422022 Connecticut BOATERS GUIDE'