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Posted by Jim Lowry EPA Discharge Permit Requirement for Recreational Boats For 34 years the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted discharges from recreational boats from the Clean Water Act permit system. Regretfully, a recent court ruling cancelled this permit exemption. EPA is required by the court decision to develop and implement by September 30, 2008 a national permit system for ALL vessels in the United States for a variety of normal operational discharges. We (BoatUS) have been working behind the scenes with other boating organizations to get the exemption reinstated for recreational boats. It is critically important that H.R. 2550 be passed and your support is essential. Please contact your Congressman and Senators TODAY and ask that they co-sponsor or support H.R. 2550. You can read more information at: Jim Lowry (M/V Our Adventure)
on September 5, 2007, 2:58 pm
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From BoatUS!
Fortunately, the Recreational Boating Act of 2007 (H.R. 2550) has been introduced by Representatives Gene Taylor (D-Miss) and Candice Miller (R-Mich) which would protect recreational boats from being swept into this unnecessary and expensive permitting system.
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