Maryland State Prohibition on Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Receipt of Applications and Tentative Determination

Resumen

Notice is hereby given that two applications were received from the State of Maryland on August 24, 2001, requesting a determination by the Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Region III, pursuant to section 312(f) of Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217 and Public Law 100-4 (the Clean Water Act), that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the navigable waters of Herring Bay, Ann Arundel County, and the northern Coastal Bays (Isle of Wight Bay and Assawoman Bay), Worcester County, Maryland. EPA tentatively approves these applications, and upon receipt of a final affirmative determination following the public comment period, Maryland may completely prohibit the discharge of sewage, whether treated or not, from any vessel in Herring Bay and in the northern Coastal Bays.