California Boating Law

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TITLE 23

WATERS

CHAPTER 20.1. DESIGNATION OF MARINE TERMINALS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEWAGE RETENTION DEVICE PUMPOUT FACILITIES Article 1. General Provisions 2831. General. Pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 775) of Division 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code the State Board shall, as needed for the protection of water quality, require any person lawfully vested with the possession, management, or control of a marine terminal to provide adequate vessel sewage retention device pumpout capability, at locations which are convenient and accessible to vessel users. It is the intent of these regulations to provide a standard method of determining which marine terminals shall be required to install and operate pumpout facilities. NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 776 and 778, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Section 776, Harbors and Navigation Code. Article 2. Administrative Procedures 2833. Regional Board Request. Each Regional Board, upon determining a need for additional pumpout facilities within its region, shall request the State Board to require specified marine terminals to install and operate pumpout facilities where necessary to protect water quality. Authority cited: Sections 776 and 778, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Section 776, Harbors and Navigation Code. 2833.1. Contents of Regional Board Request for Pumpout Facilities. Requests for requiring marine terminals to install and operate vessel waste pumpout facilities shall be forwarded to the State Board by the Regional Board. Each request shall be based upon the guidelines contained in Section 2834.1 and shall include the following as well as any other information requested by the State Board. (a) Designation of the area where additional facilities are needed. (b) Explanation of the need for additional pumpout facilities within the area including: (1) An estimate of the number of vessels with sewage retention devices requiring pumpout facilities. (2) The location of each marine terminal. (3) The location and capacity of existing pumpout facilities. (c) Recommendations as to which marine terminal or terminals should install and operate pumpout facilities, the capacity of the facilities which should be installed, and reasons for such recommendations.

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