New York State Prohibition of Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Receipt of Petition and Tentative Affirmative Determination

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from the State of New York 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 waterways of the New York State (NYS) Canal System, including the 524 linear miles of navigable waterways within the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga- Seneca canal segments, and including Onondaga, Oneida, and Cross Lakes. The waters of the proposed No Discharge Zone fall within the jurisdictions of the NYS Thruway Authority and NYS Canal Recreationway Commission. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in collaboration with the New York State Canal Corporation, the New York Department of State, and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation prepared and submitted an application for the designation of a Vessel Waste No Discharge Zone. The NYSDEC certified the need for greater protection of the water quality. EPA hereby makes a tentative affirmative determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewa