[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37788-37789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15026]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6715-8]
Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard; Receipt of
Petition; Buzzards Bay
Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from the
State of Massachusetts requesting a determination from the Regional
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to
Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92-500 as amended by Public Law 95-217
and Public Law 100-4, that adequate facilities for the safe and
sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are
reasonably available for Buzzards Bay, surrounded by the towns
Acushnet, Bourne, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Gosnold, Marion,
Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, and Wareham, in the State of
Massachusetts, to qualify as a ``No Discharge Area'' (NDA). The
proposed area encompasses approximately 210 square miles. The areas
covered under this petition include:
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Longitude Latitude
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71 deg.07'12.80".......................... 41 deg.29'48.48"
71 deg.05'45.60".......................... 41 deg.25'05.52"
71 deg.03'32.04".......................... 41 deg.25'24.96"
71 deg.59'51.72".......................... 41 deg.22'30.00"
70 deg.56'57.12".......................... 41 deg.24'33.12"
70 deg.54'29.88".......................... 41 deg.25'17.04"
70 deg.54'11.52".......................... 41 deg.25'17.04
70 deg.51'19.80".......................... 41 deg.26'24.00"
70 deg.50'22.92".......................... 41 deg.26'44.88"
70 deg.48'28.80".......................... 41 deg.26'56.76"
70 deg.48'18.00".......................... 41 deg.26'59.28"
70 deg.42'06.12".......................... 41 deg.30'34.92"
10 deg.41'58.20".......................... 41 deg.30'37.80"
10 deg.40'51.60".......................... 41 deg.30'55.44"
70 deg.40'58.44".......................... 41 deg.31'14.16"
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70 deg.37'27.48" 41 deg.44'14.64"--Canal Entrance West
70 deg.37'21.36" 41 deg.44'10.68"--Canal Entrance East
The State of Massachusetts has certified that there are thirty
disposal facilities available to service vessels operating in the
waters of Buzzards Bay. A list of the facilities, phone numbers,
locations, and hours of operation is appended at the end of this
petition. An additional seven facilities are pending or under
construction. Of the thirty current facilities, sixteen are fixed shore
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based facilities, one is a mobile cart, and thirteen are pumpout boats.
Eight of the sixteen fixed, shore based facilities discharge to holding
tanks which have capacities ranging from 110 to 1000 gallons. The other
twenty-two facilities discharge directly to municipal sewage systems.
In addition, there are shoreside restrooms located at the majority of
marinas.
The estimated number of boats registered to residents in Buzzards
Bay is 13,163 according to Registry of Motor Vehicle data. The State of
Massachusetts estimates there are 2000 registered vessels in Buzzards
Bay that may have Marine Sanitation Devices. In addition to the vessels
that reside in Buzzards Bay, there is an estimated transient population
of 700 vessels which may have marine sanitation devices.
In 1987 Buzzards Bay was designated as a National Estuary Program.
In 1991 the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan was approved
for the Bay and it's watersheds. The Comprehensive Conservation and
Management Plan recommends that the Bay become a No Discharge Area to
achieve greater water quality protection. The eleven municipalities
surrounding Buzzards Bay express support for the Bay wide No Discharge
Designation.
Comments and reviews regarding this request, to designate
approximately 210 square miles in Buzzards Bay becoming as a No
Discharge Area, for the boating population, may be filed on or before
July 17, 2000. Such communications, or requests for information should
be addressed to: Ann Rodney, U.S. EPA New England Region, 1 Congress
Street, Suite 1100, CWQ, Boston, MA 02114-2023, (617) 918-1538, (617)
918-1505 (fax), [email protected]
Dated: June 7, 2000.
Mindy S. Lubber,
Regional Administrator, EPA, New England Region.
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City/town Location VHF Chan. Telephone Hours
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Falmouth................. Woods Hole Marine, 9................... 508-540-2402 ..................
pumpout boat.
Falmouth................. Quisset Harbor boatyard, 9................... 508-548-0506 8-6/7
pumpout boat.
Falmouth................. Brewer's Fiddler Cove, 9................... 508-564-6327 9-5/7
dockside facility.
Falmouth................. Brewer's Fiddler Cove, 9................... 508-564-6327 9-5/7
pump-out cart.
Falmouth................. Town owned boat: W.
Falmouth/Waquoit Bay.
Bourne................... Parker's boat Yard, 68.................. 508-563-9366 8-8/7
dockside facility.
Bourne................... Kingman Marine, dockside 9................... 508-563-7136 8-8/7
facility.
Bourne................... Dockside Facility,
Pocasset River, town
operated.
Bourne................... Monument Beach Marina,
dockside facility, town
owned.
Bourne................... Bourne Marina, dock-side 9................... 508-759-0623 8-5/7
facility.
Bourne................... Bourne Marina, pumpout 9................... 508-759-0623 8-5/7
boat #1, serving
northside.
Bourne................... Bourne Marina, pumpout 9................... 508-759-0623 8-5/7
boat #2, serving
southside.
Wareham.................. Bevans/Continental 9................... 508-759-5451 Call
Marina, dockside
facility.
Wareham.................. Onset Bay Marina, 9................... 508-295-0338 Call
dockside facility.
Wareham.................. Onset Bay Marina, 9................... 508-295-0338 Call
pumpout boat.
Wareham.................. Pt. Independence YC, 9................... 508-295-3972 Call
dockside facility.
Wareham.................. Stonebridge Marina, 9................... 508-295-8003 Call
dockside facility.
Wareham.................. Onset Town Pier, 9................... 508-295-8160 Call
dockside facility.
Wareham.................. Warr's Marine, dockside 9................... 508-295-0022 Call
facility.
Wareham.................. Warr's Marine (Town 9................... 508-291-3100 Call
oper.) pumpout boat #1.
Marion................... Island Wharf, dockside 9................... 508-748-3535 8-5/7
facility.
Marion................... Island Wharf, Pumpout 9................... 508-748-3535 8-5/7
boat.
Mattapoisett............. Mattapoisett boat Yard, 68.................. 508-758-3812 8-4/5
pumpout boat.
Mattapoisett............. Mattapoisett Town Dock,
pumpout boat.
Mattapoisett............. Mattapoisett Town Dock, 68.................. 508-758-4191 8-5/5
dockside facility.
Fairhaven................ Earl's Marina, dockside 18.................. 508-993-8600 7-6/7
facility.
Fairhaven................ Shipyard Marine, pumpout 9................... 508-979-4023 On Call
boat does entire town.
Fairhaven................ Shipyard Marine, pumpout
boat.
New Bedford.............. Pope's Island Marina, 9, 74............... 508-979-1456 7-8/7
dockside facility.
New Bedford.............. State Pier facility, .................... ................. ..................
dockside facility,
large vessels.
New Bedford.............. Proposed Boat...........
Dartmouth................ No. Side Bridge, Town 9................... 508-999-0759 8-8/7
Dock, pumpout boat.
Dartmouth................ Davis & Tripp's Marina, 9................... 508-999-0759 8-8/7
pumpout boat.
Westport................. Tripp's Marina.......... 9................... 508-636-4058 Call
Westport................. Westport Point-Town 9................... 508-636-1105 Call
Dock, boat #1.
Westport................. Westport Point-Town 9................... 508-636-1105 Call
Dock, boat #2.
Baywide.................. CBB Bay Keeper, Gosnold TBA................. 508-999-6363 TBA
and Bay-wide.
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[FR Doc. 00-15026 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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