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California – “no discharge” zone

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for marine waters of the state of California for sewage discharges from all passenger vessels of 300 gross tones or greater and for oceangoing vessels of 300 gross tons or greater with available holding tank capacity or containing sewage generated while the vessel was outside California marine waters. California marine waters extend out to three nautical miles from the baseline. The designation comes into effect on March 28. 77 Fed. Reg. 11401 (February 27, 2012). Fonte:  Dennis Bryant.