[Federal Register: February 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 36)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EPA--New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2006-0581; FRL-8280-3]
Connecticut Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Receipt of
Petition
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice--Receipt of Petition.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from
the state of Connecticut requesting a determination by the Regional
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that adequate
facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage
from all vessels are reasonably available for the state waters of
Branford, East Haven, New Haven, West Haven, Orange, Milford,
Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford,
and Greenwich. The proposed area also includes the Housatonic River
from the Derby Dam and the Quinnipiac River from the southern border of
North Haven.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2006-0581 by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov;
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: rodney.ann@epa.gov.
Fax: (617) 918-0538.
Mail and hand delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--New
England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, COP, Boston, MA 02114-
2023. Deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal
hours of operation (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries
of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OW-
2006-0581. EPA's policy is that all comments
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received will be included in the public docket without change and may
be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, through
http://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web-site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100,
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Regional Office's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number is (617) 918-1538.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100,
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-1538, Fax number:
(617) 918-0538; e-mail address: rodney.ann@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been received from the state of Connecticut requesting a determination
by 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 along coastlines and coastal tidal rivers within
the following boundaries:
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Waterbody/General Area Latitude Longitude
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From Byram Point at the western 40[deg]59'03.15'' 73[deg]39'24.55''
border of Greenwich............ N W
Southeast following the boundary 40[deg]57'03.23'' 73[deg]36'46.42''
between CT & NY to a point in N W
LIS............................
Easterly following the boundary 41[deg]07'51.17'' 72[deg]44'09.73''
between CT & NY to a point due N W
south of Hoadley Point at the
eastern border of Branford.....
Due north to Hoadley Point at 41[deg]15'22.88'' 72[deg]44'09.73''
the eastern border of Branford. N W
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The proposed area also includes the navigable reaches of all
Connecticut rivers and tidal streams that drain into Long Island Sound
within its bounds, including the Housatonic River from the Derby Dam
and the Quinnipiac River from the southern border of North Haven.
Connecticut has certified that there are 43 pumpout facilities
within the proposed area available to the boating public. A list of the
facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours of operation is
appended at the end of this petition.
Connecticut has provided documentation indicating that the total
vessel population is estimated to be 12,000 in the proposed area. It is
estimated that 5,000 of the total vessel population may have a Marine
Sanitation Device (MSD) of some type. These total numbers may be
overestimated by the state of Connecticut, which would give the boating
public a larger ratio of pumpouts to boats (300-600 vessels for
everyone facility). The majority of facilities are connected directly
into the local wastewater treatment system.
The Wheeler State Wildlife Management Area and units of the
McKinney National Wildlife Management Area are within or border the
proposed No Discharge Area (NDA). There are approximately 107 marinas,
15 public boat ramps, 29 public and numerous private beaches located
within the proposed No Discharge Area.
Both recreational and commercial shell fishermen use the area.
There are thousands of acres of productive shellfish beds in the
proposed NDA supporting oysters, hard shell clams, soft shell clams,
and razor clams. The area supports a thriving commercial and
recreational fishing fleet. Species of commercial and recreational
interest include striped bass, bluefish, blackfish, summer flounder,
and winter flounder. The proposed area has a variety of rich natural
habitats, and supports a wide diversity of species. The federally
listed species include the bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon, piping
plover, and puritan tiger beetle as well as dozens of state designated
rare and endangered species.
Pumpout Facilities Within Proposed No Discharge Area
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Hours of operation
Name Location (figure) Contact information (call ahead to Mean low water Fee
verify) depth
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Grass Island Municipal Pumpout.... Greenwich Harbor, No Radio 203-618-9695 May 1-Oct 31, daily 8 7 feet............. Free.
Greenwich (5A). a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Beacon Point Marine............... Mianus River, Cos Cob VHF CH 9 203-661-4033 April 1-Nov 30, M-F 8 6 feet............. $5.
(5A). a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Sun 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mianus River Boat & Yacht Club.... Mianus River, Cos Cob No Radio 203-869-4689 April 1-Nov 30, daily No Data............ Free.
(5A). 24 hours.
Riverside Yacht Club.............. Mianus River, Cos Cob 203-637-1706......... No Data.............. No Data............ Members/guests only.
(Not shown on
Figure).
Soundkeeper Pumpout Boat.......... Greenwich Harbor, VHF CH 77 1-800-933- May 1-Labor Day, W, N/A................ Free.
Greenwich (5A). SOUND. Th, F 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., Sat, Sun 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Call for
Fall Hours.
Cummings Park Marina.............. Westcott Cove, No Radio 203-977-5139 Apr 1-Nov 30, daily 2 feet............. Free.
Stamford (5A). 24 hours.
Czescik Municipal Marina.......... Stamford Harbor, No Radio 203-977-5008 Year round, daily 24 5 feet............. Free.
Stamford (5A). hours.
Harbour Square Marina............. Stamford Harbor East VHF CH 9 203-324-3331 May 1-Nov 30, daily 9 8 feet............. $15 for boats >28 feet; $5
Branch, Stamford a.m. to 8 p.m.; Dec for boats < 28 feet; free
(5A). 1-Dec 31, daily 9 with gas fill-up.
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Soundkeeper Pumpout Boat.......... Stamford Harbor, VHF CH 77 1-800-933- May 1-Labor Day call N/A................ Free.
Stamford (5A). SOUND. for hours.
Stamford Landing Marina........... Stamford Harbor West VHF CH 9 203-965-0065 May 1-Oct 31, daily 9 9 feet............. $15.
Branch. Stamford a.m. to 5 p.m.
(5A).
Brewer Yacht Haven................ Stamford (5A)........ No data.............. No data.............. No data............ No data.
Avalon............................ Stamford Harbor (5A). No data.............. No data.............. No data............ No data.
Soundkeeper Pumpout Boat I........ Norwalk Harbor, VHF CH 77 1-800-933- May 1-Labor Day, T, N/A................ Free.
Fivemile River, SOUND. Th, F, 8 a.m. to 6
Campo Cove, p.m. Call for Fall
Saugatuck River (5A). Hours.
Soundkeeper Pumpout Boat II....... Norwalk Harbor, VHF CH 77 1-800-933- May 1-Labor Day, T, N/A................ Free.
Fivemile River, SOUND. Th, F, 8 a.m. to 6
Campo Cove, p.m. Call for Fall
Saugatuck River (Not Hours.
shown on Figure).
Norwalk Cove Marina, Inc.......... Charles Creek, VHF CH 9, 72 203-838- Jan 1-Nov 30, daily 8 10 feet............ $5.
Norwalk (5A). 2326. a.m. to 6 p.m.
Norwalk Cove Marina, Inc.......... Charles Creek, VHF CH 9, 72 203-838- Jan 1-Nov 30, daily 8 10 feet............ $5.
Norwalk (5A). 2326. a.m. to 6 p.m.
Norwalk Visitor's Dock............ Norwalk Harbor, VHF CH 9 203-866-8810 May 1-Oct 31, daily 7 6 feet............. Free.
Norwalk (5A). a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rex Marine Center, Inc............ Norwalk Harbor, VHF CH 9 203-866-5555 Apr 1-Nov 30, daily 8 6 feet............. Free.
Norwalk (5A). a.m. to 5 p.m.
South Norwalk Boat Club........... Norwalk Harbor, No data.............. No data.............. No data............ Member only.
Norwalk (5A).
The Boatworks, Inc................ Fivemile River, VHF CH 68 203-866- Apr 1-Nov 30, daily 8 6 feet............. Free.
Rowayton (5A). 9295. a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Compo Yacht Basin................. Saugatuck River, VHF CH 11, 16 203-227- May 1-Sept 30, daily 9 feet............. Free.
Westport (5B). 9136. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Pequot Yacht Club................. Southport Harbor, VHF CH 69 203-255- May 15-Oct 1, daily 9 No Data............ Free.
Fairfield (5B). 5740. a.m. to 8 p.m.
South Benson Marina............... Ash Creek, Fairfield VHF CH 9, 16 203-256- May 1-Nov 30, daily 8 No data............ Free.
(5B). 3010. a.m. to 6 p.m.
Captain's Cove Seaport............ Black Rock Harbor, VHF CH 18 203-335- May 1-Sept 30, daily 15 feet............ Free.
Bridgeport (5B). 1433. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cedar Marina, Inc................. Cedar Creek, VHF CH 9 203-335-6262 April 1-Nov 30, daily 8 feet............. $5.
Bridgeport (5B). 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City of Bridgeport Pumpout Boat... Black Rock and VHF CH 6, 9, 13, 16 Apr 1-Oct 31, daily 9 N/A................ Free.
Bridgeport Harbors, 203-384-9777. a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bridgeport (5B).
Fayerweather Yacht Club........... Black Rock Harbor, VHF CH 14 203-576- May 15-Oct 15, daily 4 feet............. $5.
Bridgeport (5B). 6796. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miamogue Yacht Club Incorporated.. Johnson's Creek, 203-334-9882......... ..................... ................... ..........................
Bridgeport Harbor
(Not shown on
Figure).
Brewer Stratford Marina........... Housatonic River, VHF CH 9, 10 203-378- Year round, daily 9 10 feet............ $5 (free for customers).
Stratford (5C). 9300. a.m. to 5 p.m.
Caswell Cove Marina............... Stratford (5C)....... No data.............. No data.............. No data............ No data.
Stratford Boardwalk Marina Housatonic River, VHF CH 9 203-378-9300 Apr 1-Oct 31, daily 8 8 feet............. $5.
(Formerly Marina at the Dock). Stratford (5C). a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Town of Stratford Pumpout Boat.... Housatonic River, VHF CH 68 203-381- May 15-Oct 31, Th-M N/A................ Free.
Stratford (5C). 2049. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Milford Harbor Marina............. Milford Harbor, VHF CH 68 203-877- May 1-Oct 31, daily 8 8 feet............. $5.
Milford (5C). 1475. a.m. to 5 p.m.
Milford Landing................... Milford Harbor, VHF CH 9 203-874-1610 Apr 1-Nov 30 daily 7 9 feet............. Free.
Milford (5C). a.m. to 8 p.m.
West Cove Co-op Marina............ West River, West No Radio 203-933-3000 May 1-Sept 30, W-F 3 8 feet............. $5.
Haven (5C). p.m. to 7 p.m., Sat
and Sun 8 a.m. to 7
p.m.
City of New Haven Long Wharf...... New Haven Harbor, New No Radio 203-946-6779 Memorial Day-Labor No data............ Free.
Haven (5C). Day, M-F 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sat, Sun 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oyster Point Marina............... New Haven Harbor, New VHF CH 9, 11 203-624- Apr 1-Oct 31, daily 8 8 feet............. $5.
Haven (5C). 5895. a.m. to 5 p.m.
Waucoma Yacht Club................ Quinnipiac River, New VHF CH 9 203-789-9530 Memorial Day-Nov 15, 4 feet............. Free.
Haven (5C). M-F 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat and Sun 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
Branford Yacht Club............... Branford River, VHF CH 9 203-488-0798 June 1-Sept 30, daily 9 feet............. $5 (free for customers).
Branford (5C). 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.;
April 1-May 31 and
Oct 1-Oct 31, daily
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brewer Bruce & Johnson's Marina, Branford River, VHF CH 9 203-488-8329 Apr 1-Nov 30, daily 8 8 feet............. $5 (free for customers).
Inc. Branford (5C). a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Goodsell Point Marina............. Branford River, No Radio 203-488-5292 May 1-Nov 30, daily 9 7 feet............. $25.
Branford (5C). a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pier 66 Marina.................... Branford River, VHF Ch 9 203-488-5613 N/A.................. 10 feet............ ..........................
Branford (5C).
Pine Orchard Yacht Club........... Branford (5C)........ No data.............. No data.............. No data............ Members only.
Town of Branford Pumpout Boat..... Branford River & VHF CH 9 203-430-9305 May 15-Oct 31, Sat 8 N/A................ Free.
Thimble Islands, a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun
Branford (5C). 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Dated: February 12, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, New England Region 1.
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