[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30539-30540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14229]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5217-9]


Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard; Receipt of 
Petition

    Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from the 
State of [[Page 30540]] Massachusetts requesting a determination of 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 Wellfleet Harbor, in the Town of Wellfleet, 
County of Barnstable, State of Massachusetts, to qualify as a ``No 
Discharge Area'' (NDA). The areas covered under this petition include 
all the waters and tributaries of Wellfleet Harbor enclosed by a line 
drawn between Jeremy Point (latitude 41 deg. 52' 40'' Longitude 70 deg. 
04' 00'') eastward to the Wellfleet-Eastham town line at the mouth of 
Hatches Creek.
    The State of Massachusetts has certified that there will be three 
disposal facilities available to service vessels in Wellfleet Harbor. 
The facilities will be operated by the Town of Wellfleet through the 
Office of the Harbormaster. These facilities are available between the 
hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm, seven days a week, from mid-May to mid-
November. Outside of these hours appointments can be made by calling 
the Harbormaster's office at (508) 349-0320 or by radio on Channel 9. 
There is no fee for pump-out services.
    Two of the disposal services are rolling pump-out facilities 
located on the town dock. Each pump is capable of evacuating and 
discharging to head differences of 15 feet. One rolling facility has a 
capacity of 25 gallons and the other has a capacity of 40 gallons. The 
third pump-out facility is a 22-foot pump-out boat with a holding 
capacity of 300 gallons. In addition, there is a restroom facility 
located on the town dock and will be used for emptying of portable 
toliet devices. All three pump-out facilities are expected to be 
operational by mid June.
    All sanitary wastes removed from boats are transferred to a 3500 
gallon tight tank storage facility located near the Harbormaster's 
office. These tanks are fitted with alarms that activate in time to 
ensure waste removal long before the capacity is reached. The Town of 
Wellfleet has an annual agreement with a septage pumper to service the 
holding tanks at the town marina. The septage is transported to the 
Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility in Orlean, and occasionally, to the 
Upper Blackstone Septage Treatment Facility. Trucks used by the septage 
pumpers are inspected annually by the town to ensure tightness.
    The approximate number of boats using the harbor at present is 200 
slips, 250 moorings in the primary mooring basin, 12 transient 
moorings, and approximately 100 moorings in scattered satellite areas 
throughout the harbor. There are an estimated 640 boats that use the 
harbor per season.
    In 1988 the State of Massachusetts designated the Wellfleet Harbor 
as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The Cape Cod 
National Seashore and the Wellfleet Audubon Bird Sanctuary boarder the 
waters of Wellfleet Harbor. The harbor supports year-round commercial 
fishing and shellfishing activities. Additionally, recreational 
swimming and boating draws tens of thousands of daily visitors to the 
area.
    Comments and reviews regarding this request for action may be filed 
on or before July 10, 1995. Such communications, or requests for 
information or a copy of the applicant's petition, should be addressed 
to Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--New England 
Region, Marine and Estuarine Protection Section (WQE), JFK Federal 
Building, Boston, MA 02203. Telephone: 617-565-4424.

    Dated: May 30, 1995.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-14229 Filed 6-8-95; 8:45 am]
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