Getting a marina or dock permit is about more than avoiding harm to manatees. Before rules were in place, boat paint, oil and grease ran off into waters. Some marinas now catch that runoff, clean it and reuse it, Blair said. Wooden pilings used to build docks can leach chromium, copper and arsenic into the water, a problem that can be alleviated by wrapping pilings, Blair said. Addressing the myriad concerns raised by myriad agencies can leave an engineering consultant at his wit's end, Turrell said.
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