New CT Boat Law "about time"

[ScubaSarus]

Im very surprised this was even allowed in the past as the Sound is an enclosed body of water.

NORWALK, Conn. -- State and Federal officials said discharging sewage in any of Connecticut's coastal waters is now illegal.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell and environmental officials announced Thursday that the state's entire portion of Long Island Sound has been designated as a no-discharge area.

Connecticut now joins Rhode Island and New Hampshire as the only states that ban the discharge in all of its coastal waters.

Some other regions throughout New England also have local no-discharge areas.

To qualify for the designation, Connecticut had to demonstrate that enough pump-out facilities exist in the area where boaters could empty their holding tanks.

The Connecticut Marine Trades Association praised the new designation, saying boaters are pleased to do their part to keep Long Island Sound clean.

 

[DWJ]

Now if only some of the shoreline towns would stop dumping and actually adhere to the cleanwater act. This is why it was never done before. I put it into the catagory of one of those "feel Good" laws that really means nothing but people feel good about it. Like the Cell Phone headset law.