[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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