# Application to Complete a State

- Wide No Discharge Area f or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Application Submitted By:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Richard K. Sullivan , Jr , Secretary Office of Coastal Zone Management Bruce Carlisle , Director

Contact: Todd Callaghan, NDA Coordinator Phone: 617

- 626

- 1233; email: Todd.Callaghan@state.ma.us2



### TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3 , 4 PROPOSED NDA BOUNDAR IES 4 CERTIFICATION OF NEED 4

- 6 VES SEL POPULATION 6 PUM POUT FACILITIES 6

- 8 PUBLIC EDUCATION 8 ENFORCEMENT 8

- 9

FIGURES

Figure 1. Map of the p roposed Massachusetts statewide NDA

.
Figure 2. The area from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield proposed to be designated as no discharge for boat sewage.

Figure 3. Two corridors south of Cape Cod proposed to be designated as no discharge for boat sewage

.
Figure 4. Public and semi

- public beaches in Massachusetts.

Figure 5. Shellfish aquaculture locations in Massachusetts.

Figure 6. The location of boat ramps, marinas, and mooring fields in Massachusetts.

Figure 7

. Routes of recreational boaters surveyed by SeaPlan in 2010 and 2012 and the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) in 2013

.
Figure 8

. The frequency of use of Massachusetts and surrounding waters by commercial vessels as determined from Automatic Identification System (AIS) tra cking devices on each of the vessels

.

A ppendix A Pumpouts for recreational vessels adjacent to the proposed NDA.

Appendix B Pumpouts for commercial vessels adjacent to the proposed NDA.3 

## I NTRODUCTION

T he Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is requesting that the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs designate and the New England Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approve all of the marine waters of the Commonwea lth of Massachusetts as a No Discharge Area (NDA) pursuant to the Clean Water Act, Section 312(f)(3). While most of Massachusetts ’ waters have already been designated as “no discharge” for boat sewage, there are three areas: a strip near the state

- federal boundary spanning from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield , a corridor in Vineyard Sound, and a corridor in Nantucket Sound, that have not yet been designated. Th e state

- wide NDA will seamlessly integrate the 20 smaller NDAs that have been designat ed in Massachusetts since 1991

, while also incorporating the remaining undesignated coastal waters into the statewide prohibition on boat sewage disposal

.
An NDA is a body of water in which the discharge of vessel sewage, whether treated or not, is prohibited. Sewage discharged from boats contributes to poor water quality that can increase human health risks as well as have negative impacts on coastal water quality and resources

. Vessel sewage, like many other pollutants, can be ha rmful to the environment when it is not adequately treated. Vessel

s ewage contains a high concentration of nitrogen, a substance that can lead to algal blooms and low dissolved oxygen concentrations that can affect the health of fish, shellfish, and eelgra ss beds. Sewage also contains bacteria and viruses that can make shellfish unsuitable for human consumption and also make our beaches and coastal waters unsafe for swimming.

Every boat with an installed marine head (toilet) must have a U

. S

. Coast Guard ap proved M arine Sanitation Device (MSD). The US Coast Guard tests and certifies MSDs as Type I, Type II, or Type III. A Type I MSD is a device that, under the test conditions produces an effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 1,000 per 100 milliliters a nd no visible floating solids. A Type II MSD is a device that, under the test conditions produces an effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 200 per 100 milliliters and suspended solids not greater than 150 milligrams per liter. Type III MSDs are holding tanks designed to prevent the overboard discharge of any sewage, treated or untreated; although, some Type III MSDs are equipped with a “y” valve that allows the operator to legally discharge stored sewage once the vessel is more than three miles offshore. Boats larger than 65 feet in length must use a Type II or Type III MSD, while boats u nder 65 feet can use a Type I, II or III MSD.

While Type I and Type II MSDs are designed to treat vessel sewage, they do not remove significant amounts of nitrogen from the waste before it is discharged. They also cannot remove a ll of the bacteria or viru ses. Certain waters of high public and environmental value that require greater environmental protection than under existing laws, can be designated NDAs unde r the federal Clean Water Act. Because there is a risk that sewage may negatively impact these sen sitive areas, all vessel sewage, even if treated by a Type I or Type II MSD, is prohibited from being discharged in NDAs.

This No Discharge Area designation is being requested because the marine waters of Massachusetts need additional protection above and beyond existing Clean Water Act protection measures. Clean coastal waters are vitally important to Massachusetts communities for the enhancement of the coastal economy, public health, recreational opportunities, and marine resources. Massachusetts has bee n a regional leader in addressing nonpoint source pollution , allocating over $ 8 million to projects in coastal communities over 17 years through its Coastal Pollution R emediation Program

. Prohibiting the4



### discharge of boat sewage is one more step toward addressing the full range of nonpoint source pollution issues that degrade coastal waters.



## PROPOSED NDA BOUNDAR IES

While most of Massachusetts waters have already been designated as “no discharge” for boa t sewage, there are three areas: a strip near the state

- federal boundary spanning from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield , a corridor in Vineyard Sound, and a corridor in Nantucket Sound that have not yet been designated. One goal of this application is t o provide consistency for recreational boaters and commercial operators in complying with NDA regulations by making all Commonwealth of Massachusetts marine waters no discharge. We also anticipate that the statewide NDA will make it easier for enforcement officials to encourage compliance by eliminating any undesignated areas . Thus, the boundaries for this statewide NDA encompass all Commonwealth of Massachusetts state water s : from mean low water along the coast of Massachusett s , seaward to the state

- federal boundary, north to the border with New Hampshire

, and south to the border with Rhode Island (Figure 1 )

.
The strip of marine waters near the state

- federal boundary spanning from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield that was previously undesign ated is now proposed to be no discharge (Figure 2 ). This area was not previously designated because the local organizations supporting the NDA applications in this

area believed that designating a seaward NDA boundary using navigational buoys would provide boaters with visual cues as to where the NDA boundaries are

. Now , in order to be consistent with adjacent states and to make the NDA boundary more obvious on nautical charts, CZM is proposing that the seaward boundary of all previous ly designated NDAs be moved out to the state

- federal boundary.

The two areas that were previously not designated in the 2012 South Cape Cod and Islands NDA (Figure 3 ) are also now proposed to be no discharge. These areas were not designated in 2012 in order to allow passenger ferry operators time to retrofit their vessels, construct the necessary land

- side facilities

, and make arrangements with the local wastewater facilities operators to manage the sanitary waste from passenger ferries

. T he necessary steps have now been taken to retrofit all passenger vessels that are in use in Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds and to construct and operate the facilities to manage passenger sanitary waste in Falmouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, and Vineyard Haven (ferries traveling to Oak Bl uffs and Edgartown will discharge waste upon their return to Falmouth, Barnstable, or Nantucket)

. Thus, CZM is proposing that these corridors now become designated as no discharge.



## CERTIFICATION OF NEED

The various beaches, marshes, and harbors and the ir recreational opportunities attract thousands of visitors to Massachusetts every year. Massachusetts has over 500 bathing beaches covering over 727 miles of sandy coastline (Figure 4)

. M ore detailed m aps of the locations of these beaches can also be foun d at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website

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### Bacterial contamination is the number one reason why beaches become closed to swimming in Massachusetts. For example, there were 367 postings of marine beach closures in Massachuset ts in 2012 and 343 of these postings (93%) w ere due to confirmed bacterial exceedances of the state water quality

1 http://mass.digitalhealthdepartment.com/public_21/beaches.cfm

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### standard

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### While none of the exceedances was shown to be due to boat sewage, it stands to reason that boat sewage flushed into or adjacent to swimming wa ters could spoil a recreational experience and potentially sicken the public. A boat sewage no discharge area helps to remind boaters to do their part to keep beaches safe and clean by using the available pumpout facilities.

Shellfishing

Massachusetts has tens of thousands of ac res of shellfish habitat. There are several important commercial shellfish species in Massachusetts including: American oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ), b ay

s callop ( Argopecten irradians )

, blue mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) , European oyster ( Ostrea edulis ), ocean quahog ( Artica islandica ), quahog ( Mercenaria mercenaria ), razor clam ( Ensis arcuatus )

, sea scallop ( Placopecten magellanicus ), soft shelled clam ( Mya arenaria ), and surf clam ( Spisula solidissima )

. The shellfish habitat within the boundaries of this proposed NDA supports hundreds of commercial shellfishermen with a landings value of over $27 million

. 3 

### Protection of water quality is essential to preserving and sustaining shellfish habitat. Shellfish beds are very susceptib le to damage from human activities, ranging from physical destruction of the beds, to bacterial and viral contamination associated with feces . Such contamination poses serious health risks and affected beds must be closed to harvesting

. The proposed NDA wi ll reduce the amount of pollutants entering coastal waters s urrounding these shellfish beds and help protect against the inadvertent contamination of shellfish beds

.
In addition to wild shellfish beds, the shellfish habitat within the proposed NDA supports hundreds of acres of shellfish aquaculture (Figure 5)

. S hellfish aquaculture includes both public and private operations. Municipal aquaculture programs raise clams, oysters, and scallops to a n adequate size such that they can be released into the wild with a reduced risk of mortality from predation. At the appropriate size threshold, the shellfish are seeded into productive fishing areas to support local wild harvests, both commercial and recreational. Private aquaculture involves licensing tracts of marine intertidal and subtidal areas for private use to grow a variety of commercial shellfish species. Local shellfish hatchery and nursery businesses often support public and private aquaculture operations and municipal restoration programs.

This pr oposed NDA will help boaters protect shellfish habitat by keeping boat sewage away from nearshore areas and help communities protect the large investments that they have made to promote and expand commercial and recreational shellfishing activities.

Recrea tion

There are 64 marinas and roughly 25,000 permitted public slips and moorings for recreational boating in Massachusetts (Figure 6) . In addition, there are as many as 10,000 privately maintained slips, moorings, and docks. 4 

### The extent of the boating inf rastructure in Massachusetts is a testament to the value of coastal resources to Massachusetts residents and visitors.

Coastal tourism and recreation employs over 125,000 individuals in Massachusetts and generates over $14 billion

. The total number of re creational vessels registered in Massachusetts is approximately 186,000 and as many as 195,000 Massachusetts residents go boating on the weekend (both salt and

2 http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/environmental/exposure/beach

- reports/beach

- annual

- report12.pdf p. 26

. 3 http://www.mass

- shellfish.dnswh.com/

. 4 www.boatma.com/boating_in_ma.html

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### freshwater combined). Boat owners spend close to $200 million per year on new boats, engines, tr ailers, and accessories. In addition, the Donahue Institute has calculated a 1.37 employment multiplier and a 1.33 spending multiplier that estimate that the net effect of local communities from peripheral spending in Massachusetts is $1.3 billion. 5 

### Clearly, having clean and productive coastal waters to support recreational activities is important to the Massachusetts economy

. A statewide boat sewage no discharge area will help maintain the clean water necessary for the coastal economy to thrive in M assachusetts.



## VESSEL POPULATION

All previous NDA designations included estimates of the number of boats and number of Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) in each region of interest. Based upon the figures provided in each of the applications, there are rou ghly 60,600 resident and transient recreational vessels that use Massachusetts coastal waters and t here are an estimated 23,080 vessels with MSDs.

In the previous NDA applications, t he number of MSDs was either provided to CZM from the local harbormaster or was estimated using data from the Urban Harbors Institute’s South Shore Vessel Pumpou t Evaluation and Outreach Plan

. 6 

### The UHI data indicated that 16.7% of the vessels < 16 feet, 11.5% of the vessels between 16 and 25 feet, 85.9% of the vessels between 26 and 40 feet, and 82.6% of the vessels greater than 40 feet in their study area had an MSD. When using the UHI methodology, CZM multiplied the total number of boats in ea ch size class (values provided by harbormasters) by the UHI

- determined percent of boats that are expected to have MSDs

, in order to estimate the number of boats in the area that may have MSDs.

As part of the Massachusetts ocean management planning proces s, CZM mapped data on the use of Massachusetts waters by recreational boaters (Figure 7 )

, as well as commercial vessels (Figure 8 ). Figure 7 clearly shows that a number of recreational boaters use the span of water from Manchester

- By

The

- Sea to Marshfield that is proposed to become a no discharge area . Figure 8 shows that commercial vessels also use the span of waters proposed in this NDA, especially ferries going from Provincetown to Boston and whalewatch vessels going from Gloucester to Stellwagen Bank Na tional Marine Sanctuary. In addition, one can clearly see that the Steamship Authority (S S A) uses the Martha’s Vineyard corridor to travel between Falmouth and Vineyard Haven and both the S S A and Hy

- Line ferries use the Nantucket Sound corridor to travel b etween Barnstable and Nantucket (Figure 8 )

.


## PUMPOUT FACILITIES

The Clean Water Act states that there must be “adequate and reasonably available” pumpout facilities in an NDA. At the time of each previous NDA designation, there were adequate pumpout facil ities in each location, largely due to the success of the state’s Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Program, which allows municipal harbormasters as well as private marina owners to purchase, maintain, and operate pumpout facilities. In instances where it has be en determined that additional pumpout facilities are needed, harbormasters and marina owners have the ability to apply to and receive additional funds from the CVA Program. Since the CVA Program’s inception in 199 4, the state has awarded $20 million to coa stal communities to provide free boat sewage pumpout services at over 100 locations. In addition,

5 http://www.env.state.ma.us/eea/m op/final

- v2/v2

- text.pdf

. 6 Urban Harbors Institute. 2004. South Shore Vessel Pumpout Evaluation and Outreach Plan. http://www.uhi.umb.edu/pdf_files/ss_pumpout_report.pdf

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### municipalities may apply to CZM’s Coastal Pollutant Remediation ( CPR ) grant program for reimbursement of the costs of designing, constructing, and installing commercial pumpout facilities. CZM has funded commercial pumpouts in Plymouth, Barnstable, and Provincetown and will be funding one in Falmouth and another one in Barnstable in summer 2014

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Pumpouts for Recreational Vessels

In each of the previous NDAs designated in Massachusetts, t he EPA found that there were adequate and reasonably available facilities for the recreational vessel population. There are a total of 122 recreational pumpout facilities in coastal Massachusetts. EPA recommends that there sho uld be at least one pumpout facility for every 450 boats with mari ne sanitation device s on board. T he ratio of vessels with MSDs to pumpouts across coastal Massachusetts is 23,080:122 or 189 :1

, well within the ratio allowable by EPA.

T o assist boaters in locating pumpouts, t he Commonwealth maintains a list of pumpouts available in Massachusetts and a link to an interactive map that allows boaters to locate the nearest pumpout facility. 7



### The coastal waters designated through this NDA application cover a span from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea
to Marshfield , a corridor in Vineyard Sound, and a corridor in Nantucket Sound. As there are no pumpout facilities directly in to the Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield span (because it is offshore)

, we are including in Appendix A of this application a list of the pumpout facilities that a boater visiting the Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield span of coastal waters could use to pump out. The recreational vessel pumpouts in the Vineyard and Nantucket Sound area were lis ted and mapped previously in the 2012 South Cape and Islands NDA application.

Pumpouts for Commercial Vessels

In previous NDA applications, CZM thoroughly described the number of commercial vessels in each of the NDAs. These numbers do not change with th is proposed NDA. However, for convenience, we list and describe the commercial pumpout facilities available in and adjacent to the currently proposed NDA (Appendix B)

.
In the metropolitan Boston area, there are six commercial facilities and there is also a facility in Plymouth Harbor. All of these pumpouts were available at the time of the Boston Harbor and Plymouth Harbor NDA designations. The Boston Harbor commercial pumpouts are a mix of facilities designed and reserved specifically for the payi ng users of a particular pier and services

- for

- hire organizations that will travel to various locations. The Plymouth commercial pumpout facility, which w as funded by CZM’s CPR grant program , consists of a 235

- gallon vacuum Edson International pump that se rves three individual hose stand and hydrant pumpout stations. The three pumpout stations have been located on the pier to be convenient to local commercial vessel needs ( i.e., the Captain John boats)

.

The new commercial pumpout facilities that directly support this NDA application are located adjacent
to Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound. The SSA has invested $2,500,000 in infrastructure in the towns of Falmouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, and Vineyard Haven to build pumpout facilities to move the large vol umes of sanitary waste associated with the SSA passenger and freight ferries. The SSA also

7 http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/programs

- and

- projects/clean

- vessel

- act.html

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### invested $2,000,000 to retrofit its vessels with holding tanks and to remov e the old MSDs. In addition,
t he T own of Barnstable is working on a joint project with the Hy

- line Ferry to install a public/private commercial pump out faci lity in Hyannis Inner Harbor. CZM funded the design of this facility in 2013 through its CPR grant program. The new pumpout will service c ommercial boats in Hyannis as wel l as part of the Hy

- line fleet. A nother CPR grant has been awarded to the Town to construct this facility by summer 2014.



## PUBLIC EDUCATION

CZM believe s that an emphasis on education, outreach, and voluntary compliance will attain the go als and objecti ves of this NDA. As part of the outreach in previous NDA application s , h arbormaster s and

non

- profit organizations have spread the word about the need to use pumpout facilities. In addition, several groups have distributed copies of the EPA brochure A New England Boaters Guide to No Discharge Areas to area bo aters

. This brochure outlines health protection, MSD information, waste management in an NDA, and state informational web sites. EPA New England also has its own website that describes the extent of NDAs. 8 

### In a ddition, the Commonwealth provides boaters with an annually

updated pumpout list that describes their locations and contact information. 9 

### To assist in the announcement of the statewide NDA, CZM sent an email and map of the new NDA to all of the Massachuset ts harbormasters, marina operators, yacht clubs, and other individuals and groups that have participated in the previous NDA processes. In addition, CZM will be holding a press release in summer 2014 to formally announce the statewide prohibition on boat s ewage discharges in Massachusetts.

Harbormasters have a very visible presence on the water during boating season. This presence provides them the opportunity for “face to face” interaction with the boating public. This interaction has been used as an oppo rtunity to educate that boating public regarding NDA considerations and pump

- out availability. The harbormasters, boatyards, and marinas in coastal communities are already aware of NDA responsibilities due to the outreach efforts related to NDA efforts in the region over the last 23
years

. With the designation of the remaining portions of Massachusetts waters, the New England coast will have a continuous no discharge zone from the New York/Connecticut border to the New Hampshire/Maine border.



## ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement plays an important role in the successful impl ementation of an NDA. The prohibition on discharging boat sewage in an NDA applies to all vessels, commercial and recreational, regardles s of the Type of MSD on board. Enforcement of federal laws re lated to MSDs is the responsibility of the US Coast Guar d. States also have the authority to enforce the prohibition of vessel sewage discharges in NDAs, pursuant to 33 USC 26 Section 1322(k).

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has delegated th e enforceme nt authority of NDAs to the Director of Environmental Law Enforcement and by extension, to a ll those that serve under him. This means that environmental police officers, harbormasters and assistant harbormasters, police officers assigned to harbor patrol, fish and game wardens, members of the state police, and city and town police officers assigned to patrol the waters of the Commonwealth can e nforce the provisions of NDAs. This authority

8 http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/nodiscrg/index.html

. 9 http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/dmf/publications/2013

- cva

- pump

- out

- guide.pdf

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### is codified in Massachusetts Gener al Law Chapter 90B Section s 5C 10 

### and 12 11



### . On January 13, 2009, the Massachusetts Legislature amended MGL 90B to allow harbormasters and others to issue a fine of up to $2,000 per infraction for the discharge of sewage, treated or not, into NDAs 12



### .
In practice, CZM believe s that the best enforcement of NDAs occurs through goo d outreach to the boating communit y

. This outreach includes describing where the nearest pumpout facilities are and how
to contact the operators for service. I n addition, education about why the proper d isposal of boat sewage is important for good water quality may help bolster local economies through increa sed recreational opportunities and overall improved coastal habitat.

10 https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90B/Section5C

. 11 https://malegisla ture.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90B/Section12

. 12 http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080495.htm

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### A ppendix A Pumpouts for recreational vessels adjacent to the proposed NDA.

Pumpout Location Type of

pumpout Contact

Information VHF

Channel Hours of Operation Mean Low Water Depth (ft) Fee

Manchester

Manchester Marine Stationary 978

- 526

- 7911 72 Mon

- Thurs. 7 AM

- 6 PM Fri

- Sun (+ holidays) 7 AM

- 8 PM 6 Free

Beverly

- Ferry Way Public Landing Pumpout

Boat 978

- 921

- 6059 9 Fri

- Sun (+ holidays) 8 AM

- 4 PM N/A Free

Danvers

Danversport Yacht Club Stationary 978

- 774

- 8644 N/A Mon

- Thurs. 8 AM

- 5 PM Fri

- Sat 8 AM

- 6 PM Sun 8 AM

- 4 PM 6 $10

Salem

- Salem Water front (Winter Island) Pumpout

Boat 978

- 741

- 0098 9 Sat

- Sun (+ holidays) 9 AM

- 5 PM N/A Free

Marblehead

- St. Boatyard Pumpout

Boat 781

- 631

- 2386 16 Mon

- Fri 9 AM

- 3 PM N/A Free

Marblehead

- St. Boatyard Stationary 781

- 631

- 2386 16 24/7 Self

- Service 9 Free
Lynn Harbor At Seaport Landing Marina Stationary 781

- 592

- 5821 9, 13, 16 15 April

- 1 November 8 AM

- 7 PM 20 Free

Revere Harbormaster Boat 9 Radio ahead of time N/A Free

Boston Waterboat Marina, Boston Boat &

Stationary 617

- 523

- 1027 9 May

- Oct Call Ahead 4.5 Free

Boston Yacht Haven, Boston Stationary 617

- 367

- 5050 9 May

- Oct 8 AM

- 7 PM 10 $20 for

non

members

Constitution Marina, Boston Stationary

& Boat 617

- 241

- 9640 69 Summer 9 AM

- 8 PM 30 Free

Dorchester Yacht Club, Boston Stationary N/A 9 Memorial Day

- Labor Day 8 AM

- 6 PM 7 Call for pricing

Mystic Marine, Boston Stationary 617

- 293

- 6247 72 April

- October Mon

- Fri 7 AM

- 7 PM 40 Free with fuel

Port Norfolk Yacht Club, Boston Stationary 617

- 822

- 3333 9, 11 May

- October Call Ahead 7.5 Free

Shipyard Quarters Marina, Boston Stationary

& Boat 617

- 242

- 2020 9, 7,16 Summer 8 AM

- 8 PM 25 Free11

The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Boston Stationary 617

- 748

- 5013 9 May

- October 7 AM

- 10 PM 30 Free

Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Boston Boat &

Stationary 617

- 561

- 1400 9 Summer 6 AM

- 8 PM 25 Free

Charles River Yacht Club, Cambridge Boat 617

- 354

- 8681 9 May

- November 8 AM

- 8 PM N/A Free

Marina at Admiral's Hill, Chelsea Stationary 617

- 889

- 4002 9, 10 Year

- round 7 AM

- 6 PM 6 Free

Bay Pointe Marina, Quincy Stationary 617

- 471

- 1777 9 24/7 Call Ahead 8 $15 for

non

members Captain's Cove Marina, Quincy Stationary 617

- 328

- 3331 69 May

- Oct 24/7 6 Free
Marina Bay on Boston Harbor, Quincy Boat 617

- 847

- 1800 10 May

- Nov 7:30 AM

- 8 PM N/A Free

Town River Yacht Club, Quincy Stationary 617

- 471

- 2716 71 Apr

- Nov Call Ahead 35 Free

Wessagussett Yacht Club, Weymouth Stationary 781

- 335

- 0247 71 June

- October Mon

- Fri 6 AM

- 8 PM Sat

- Sun 9 AM

- 9 PM 8 Free

City of Quincy Pumpout Boat, Quincy Bay Boat 617

- 908

- 9757 9 June

- October Mon

- Fri High Tide Weekends 8 AM

- 4 PM N/A Free

Cohasset Harbormaster/ Cohasset Harbor Boat 781

- 383

- 0863 10, 16 15 May

- 1 November 9 AM to 9 PM N/A Free

Cole Parkway Marina, Scituate Harbor Stationary 781

- 545

- 2130 9 15 May

- 15 October 8 AM

- 4 PM 6 Free

Harbor Mooring Service, North and South Rivers, Marshfield Boat 781

- 544

- 3130 617

- 281

- 4365 (cell) 9 15 April

– 1 November Service Provided On Call N/A Free

James Landing Marina, Herring River Scituate Stationary 781

- 545

- 3000 N A 1 May

– 15 October 8 AM

- 4:30 PM 6 Free

Waterline Mooring, Scituate Harbor Boat 781

- 545

- 4154 9, 16 15 May

– 15 October 8 AM

- 5 PM Or by appointment N/A Free12

Green Harbor Town Pier, Marshfield Stationary 781

- 834

- 5541 9, 16 1 April

– 15 November: 24/7 Self

- Service; 15 May

- 30 September: Attendant Service 8 AM

- 11:30 PM 4 Free

Bridgewaye Marina, South River, Marshfield Stationary 978

- 618

- 2861 9, 11 15 June

– 15 October 9 AM

- 5 PM 6 Free

Erickson’s Marina, South River, Marshfield Stationary N / A 9 15 March

– 15 November 8 AM

- 5 PM 4 Self Service Free; Attendant Service $15

- 20

White’s Ferry Marina, South River, Marshfield Stationary 978

- 618

- 2861 9, 11 15 June

- 15 October 9 AM

- 5 PM 4 $ Call ahead for pricing

Mary’s Boat Livery, North River, Marshfield Stationary 781

- 837

- 2322 9, 16 15 May

- 1 October 8 AM

- 4 PM 4 $ Call ahead for pricing

Brewers Marine, Plymouth Harbor Stationary (508) 746

- 4500 bpm@bby.com 9, 72 1 April

- 15 December 7 AM

- 5 PM 9 Free

Plymouth Harbormaster Boat (508) 830

- 4182 9, 16 1 May

- 1 November 10 AM

- 6 PM N/A Free

Plymouth Town Pier Stationary (508) 830

- 4182 9, 16 1 May

- 1 November 24/7 Self Service 8 Free

South Shore Dry Dock, Cordage Park, Plymouth Harbor Plymouth

Harbor at Cordage Park N /

A 9 9 AM

– 2 PM N / A $ Call

ahead for pricing

Duxbury Harbormaster, Snug Harbor, Duxbury Boat (781) 934

- 2866 12, 16 1 May

- 1 November Spring 9 AM

- 5 PM Summer 7 AM

- 2 PM Fall 9 AM

- 5 PM N/A Free

Kingston Harbormaster Town

Landing (781) 585

- 0519 9 1 April

– 1 Nov 8 AM

- 4 PM 3 Free13



### Appendix B Pumpouts for commercial vessels adjacent to the proposed NDA.

Pumpout Location Type of

pumpout Contact

Information VHF

Channel Hours of

Operation Mean

Low Water Depth (ft) Fee Notes Where Does the Sewage Go?

Black Falcon Pier 1 Black Falcon Ave., Boston Stub on

pier to

sewer 617

- 946

-

4417 N /

A Year Round 9 AM

- 5 PM 35 Yes $165 + $1.30 /
ton For pier users only City of Boston Sewer

Boston Harbor Cruises 1 Long Wharf, Boston Stub on

pier to

sewer 617

- 227

-

4321 617

- 723

- 2011 (fax) N /

A 6:30 AM

- 8:30 PM (Weekday) 10 AM

- 6:30 PM (Weekend) 22 Yes BHC vessels only City of Boston Sewer

Charlestown Pier 4 8th St., Charlestown Stub on pier to

sewer 617

- 918

-

6201 N /

A By Appointment Only 30 Yes License w/ BRA Required City of Boston

Sewer

Constellation Tug Corporation 1 S. Bremen St., E. Boston Tug

retrofitted

as pumpout boat 617

- 561

-

0223 N /

A By Appointment Only N/A Yes 80000 gallon capacity City of Boston

Sewer

Boston Towing & Transportation 36 New St., E. Boston Pumpout

Barge 617

- 567

-

9100 N /

A 24/7 Self

- Service N/A Yes $900 / day 2 Barges (90,000 &

280,000 gallon capacity); Used for commercial and naval vessels and large yachts; Appt. only City of Boston

Sewer

City of Boston/ UM ass Pumpout Boat Boat 617

- 756

- 9861 9 By

Appointment Only N/A Yes City of Boston Sewer

Plymouth Pier Stationary 508

- 830

- 4182 9,16 Year Round

9 AM

- 5 PM No For Captain John and Whalewatching Boats Town of

Plymouth Sewer

Steamship Authority Pier, Woods Hole, Falmouth Stationary N / A N /

A NA/Private Facility 9 N /A Private Facility For Steamship

Authority Vessels Only Falmouth

Town Sewer

Steamship Authority Pier, Barnstable Stationary N / A N /

A NA/Private Facility 10 N /A Private Facility For Steamship

Authority Vessels Only Barnstable

Town Sewer

Hyannis Inner Harbor Stationary 508

- 790

- 6273 9, 16 Year Round

9 AM

- 5 PM 6 No For Hy

- Line and other commercial vessels and Harbormaster Pumpout Boat Barnstable

Town Sewer

Steamship Authority Pier, Vineyard Haven Stationary N / A N /

A N /A Private Facility 23 N/A Private Facility For Steamship

Authority Vessels Only Vineyard

Haven Town Sewer

Steamship Authority Pier, Nantucket Stationary N / A N /

A NA/Private Facility 15 N/A Private Facility For Steamship

Authority Vessels Only Nantucket

Town Sewer14



### Figure 1. Map of the proposed Massachusetts statewide NDA.15



### Figure 2

. The area from Manchester

- By

- The

- Sea to Marshfield proposed to be designated as no discharge for boat sewage.16



### Figure 3

. The two corridors (in green) south of Cape Cod proposed to be designated as no discharge for boat sewage17



### Figure 4. Public and semi

- public beaches in Massachusetts.18



### Figure 5. Shellfish aquaculture locations in Massachusetts.19



### Figure 6. The location of boat ramps, marinas, and mooring fields in Massachusetts.20



### Figure 7

. Routes of recreational boaters surveyed by SeaPlan in 2010 and 2012 and the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) in 2013

.21



### Figure 8

. The frequency of use of Massachusetts and surrounding waters by commercial vessels as determined from Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking devices on each of the vessels. High use is depicted as red lines, medium use as yellow lines, and low use as blue lines.