[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38080-38081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18712]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5858-7]
New York State Prohibition on Marine Discharges of Vessel Sewage;
Receipt of Petition and Tentative Determination
Notice is hereby given that a petition was received from the State
of New York on June 12, 1996, requesting a determination by the
Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant
to section 312(f) of Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217
and Public Law 100-4, (the Clean Water Act), that adequate facilities
for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all
vessels are reasonably available for the coastal waters of Mamaroneck
Harbor, Village of Mamaroneck, County of Westchester, State of New
York.
This petition was made by the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in cooperation with the Village of
Mamaroneck. Upon receipt of an affirmative determination in response to
this petition, NYSDEC would completely prohibit the discharge of
sewage, whether treated or not, from any vessel in Mamaroneck Harbor in
accordance with section 312(f)(3) of the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR
140.4(a).
The Village of Mamaroneck is located in Long Island Sound.
Mamaroneck Harbor encompasses numerous wetlands, marshes and mud flats
including Guion Creek, Otter Creek, Salt Creek and Van Amringe Mill
Pond. The proposed No-Discharge Zone would include waters not indexed
lying northerly of a line drawn in a northeasterly direction from the
southern tip of the sea wall at Orienta Point near the Orienta Yacht
Club at the foot of Rushmore Avenue in Mamaroneck, to a point on the
mainland immediately north of Spike Island at the intersection of the
shoreline and the extension of the line to the center gable of large
stone and stucco residence at No. 6 Shore Road in the Greenhaven
section within the City of Rye.
Information submitted by the State of New York and the Village of
Mamaroneck states that there are three existing pump-out facilities
available to service vessels which use Mamaroneck Harbor, and one
additional facility proposed for construction. One facility is owned
and operated by the Mamaroneck Municipal Marina. This facility is open
continuously and charges no fee for pump-out services. It can service
vessels up to 80 feet in length with up to a 8 foot draft based on the
mean low water depth. A second unit is planned at this facility with
the same operating schedule.
The other facilities are privately owned and charge no fee for
pump-out services to patrons. They are located at Nichols Boat Yard and
Boston Post Road Boat Yard. Operating hours for Nichols Boat Yard pump-
out are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours, Monday through Friday and by
appointment on the weekend. It can service vessels up to 40 feet in
length with up to a 6 foot draft based on the mean low water depth. The
other facility is located at the Boston Post Road Boat Yard and
operates from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Length and
draft restrictions are 50 feet and 5.1 feet based on mean low water
depth. Within seven nautical miles of Mamaroneck Harbor are five other
locations that provide pump-out facilities.
Vessel waste generated from the pump-out facilities in Mamaroneck
Harbor is disposed of in the Village of Mamaroneck Waste Water
Treatment Plant. This plant operates under a State Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (SPDES) permit issued by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation.
According to the State's petition, the maximum daily vessel
population for the waters of Mamaroneck Harbor is approximately 1160
vessels. This estimate is based on summer weekend/holiday levels of
usage and includes 1040 vessels berthed in marinas of Mamaroneck Harbor
and less than 120 transient vessels in Mamaroneck Harbor.
The EPA hereby makes a tentative affirmative determination that
adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for Mamaroneck Harbor
in the Village of Mamaroneck, New York. A final determination on this
matter will be made following the 30 day period for
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public comment and will result in a New York State prohibition of any
sewage discharges from vessels in Mamaroneck Harbor.
Comments and views regarding this petition and EPA's tentative
determination may be filed on or before August 15, 1997. Comments or
requests for information or copies of the applicant's petition should
be addressed to Walter E. Andrews, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region II, Water Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, 24th Floor, New
York, New York, 10007-1866. Telephone: (212) 637-3880.
Dated: March 19, 1997.
Jeanne Fox,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-18712 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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