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 Environmental Protection Agency [FRL-6715-8]
 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: Longitude
Latitude71°07′12.80′′
41°29′48.48′′71°05′45.60′′
41°25′05.52′′71°03′32.04′′
41°25′24.96′′71°59′51.72′′
41°22′30.00′′70°56′57.12′′
41°24′33.12′′70°54′29.88′′
41°25′17.04′′70°54′11.52′′
41°25′17.0470°51′19.80′′
41°26′24.00′′70°50′22.92′′
41°26′44.88′′70°48′28.80′′
41°26′56.76′′70°48′18.00′′
41°26′59.28′′70°42′06.12′′
41°30′34.92′′10°41′58.20′′
41°30′37.80′′10°40′51.60′′
41°30′55.44′′70°40′58.44′′
41°31′14.16′′
 70°37′27.48′′ 41°44′14.64′′—Canal Entrance West 70°37′21.36′′ 41°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), 
                    *rodney.ann@epa.gov* Dated: June 7, 2000. Mindy S. Lubber, Regional Administrator, EPA, New England Region.
 City/town
Location
VHF Chan.
Telephone
HoursFalmouth
Woods Hole Marine, pumpout boat
9
508-540-2402Falmouth
Quisset Harbor boatyard, pumpout boat
9
508-548-0506
8-6/7Falmouth
Brewer's Fiddler Cove, dockside facility
9
508-564-6327
9-5/7Falmouth
Brewer's Fiddler Cove, pump-out cart
9
508-564-6327
9-5/7Falmouth
Town owned boat: W. Falmouth/Waquoit BayBourne
Parker's boat Yard, dockside facility
68
508-563-9366
8-8/7Bourne
Kingman Marine, dockside facility
9
508-563-7136
8-8/7Bourne
Dockside Facility, Pocasset River, town operatedBourne
Monument Beach Marina, dockside facility, town ownedBourne
Bourne Marina, dock-side facility
9
508-759-0623
8-5/7Bourne
Bourne Marina, pumpout boat #1, serving northside
9
508-759-0623
8-5/7Bourne
Bourne Marina, pumpout boat #2, serving southside
9
508-759-0623
8-5/7Wareham
Bevans/Continental Marina, dockside facility
9
508-759-5451
CallWareham
Onset Bay Marina, dockside facility
9
508-295-0338
CallWareham
Onset Bay Marina, pumpout boat
9
508-295-0338
CallWareham
Pt. Independence YC, dockside facility
9
508-295-3972
CallWareham
Stonebridge Marina, dockside facility
9
508-295-8003
CallWareham
Onset Town Pier, dockside facility
9
508-295-8160
CallWareham
Warr's Marine, dockside facility
9
508-295-0022
CallWareham
Warr's Marine (Town oper.) pumpout boat #1
9
508-291-3100
CallMarion
Island Wharf, dockside facility
9
508-748-3535
8-5/7Marion
Island Wharf, Pumpout boat
9
508-748-3535
8-5/7Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett boat Yard, pumpout boat
68
508-758-3812
8-4/5Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett Town Dock, pumpout boatMattapoisett
Mattapoisett Town Dock, dockside facility
68
508-758-4191
8-5/5Fairhaven
Earl's Marina, dockside facility
18
508-993-8600
7-6/7Fairhaven
Shipyard Marine, pumpout boat does entire town
9
508-979-4023
On CallFairhaven
Shipyard Marine, pumpout boatNew Bedford
Pope's Island Marina, dockside facility
9, 74
508-979-1456
7-8/7New Bedford
State Pier facility, dockside facility, large vesselsNew Bedford
Proposed BoatDartmouth
No. Side Bridge, Town Dock, pumpout boat
9
508-999-0759
8-8/7Dartmouth
Davis & Tripp's Marina, pumpout boat
9
508-999-0759
8-8/7Westport
Tripp's Marina
9
508-636-4058
CallWestport
Westport Point-Town Dock, boat #1
9
508-636-1105
CallWestport
Westport Point-Town Dock, boat #2
9
508-636-1105
CallBaywide
CBB Bay Keeper, Gosnold and Bay-wide
TBA
508-999-6363
TBA


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