Main Title |
Report to Congress: Study of Discharge Incidental to Normal Operation of Commercial Fishing Vessels and Other Non-Recreational Vessels Less than 79 Feet. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water. |
Year Published |
2010 |
Report Number |
EPA/833/R-10/005 |
Stock Number |
PB2011-102039 |
Additional Subjects |
Wastewater discharge ;
Ships ;
Commercial fisheries ;
Environmental impacts ;
Permits ;
NPDES ;
Comments ;
Fishing ;
Effluents ;
Volatile organic compounds
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB2011-102039 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
598p |
Abstract |
This report to Congress provides information collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the types of wastewater discharged from commercial fishing vessels and nonrecreational vessels less than 79 feet in length. The report also provides information on the primary pollutant concentrations in these discharges and the likelihood of any resulting environmental impacts based on rate, frequency, volume, and location discharged. This study was conducted to meet the obligations of EPA under Public Law (P.L.) 110-299 (July 31, 2008). The law provided for a temporary two-year moratorium on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting of discharges from commercial fishing vessels, regardless of size, and other nonrecreational vessels less than 79 feet long that were subject to the 40 CFR 122.3(a) exclusion. Except for ballast water discharges (evaluated and assessed elsewhere in other Agency reports), discharges from these vessels are not currently covered under the EPAs Vessel General Permit (VGP). During the two-year moratorium, which began July 31, 2008, EPA was required to study the relevant discharges. EPA believes that the results from this study will serve as an objective source of information that Congress can use for statutory decision-making and will provide other readers valuable technical analyses of these vessels incidental discharges. EPA requested public comment on this draft report in March, 2010: this final report incorporates changes made in response to these comments. |
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PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 2010 |
Category Codes |
47A; 98F; 68D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A99 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
101001810 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |