[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30539-30540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14229]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5217-9]
Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard; Receipt of
Petition
Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from the
State of [[Page 30540]] Massachusetts requesting a determination of 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 for Wellfleet Harbor, in the Town of Wellfleet,
County of Barnstable, State of Massachusetts, to qualify as a ``No
Discharge Area'' (NDA). The areas covered under this petition include
all the waters and tributaries of Wellfleet Harbor enclosed by a line
drawn between Jeremy Point (latitude 41 deg. 52' 40'' Longitude 70 deg.
04' 00'') eastward to the Wellfleet-Eastham town line at the mouth of
Hatches Creek.
The State of Massachusetts has certified that there will be three
disposal facilities available to service vessels in Wellfleet Harbor.
The facilities will be operated by the Town of Wellfleet through the
Office of the Harbormaster. These facilities are available between the
hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm, seven days a week, from mid-May to mid-
November. Outside of these hours appointments can be made by calling
the Harbormaster's office at (508) 349-0320 or by radio on Channel 9.
There is no fee for pump-out services.
Two of the disposal services are rolling pump-out facilities
located on the town dock. Each pump is capable of evacuating and
discharging to head differences of 15 feet. One rolling facility has a
capacity of 25 gallons and the other has a capacity of 40 gallons. The
third pump-out facility is a 22-foot pump-out boat with a holding
capacity of 300 gallons. In addition, there is a restroom facility
located on the town dock and will be used for emptying of portable
toliet devices. All three pump-out facilities are expected to be
operational by mid June.
All sanitary wastes removed from boats are transferred to a 3500
gallon tight tank storage facility located near the Harbormaster's
office. These tanks are fitted with alarms that activate in time to
ensure waste removal long before the capacity is reached. The Town of
Wellfleet has an annual agreement with a septage pumper to service the
holding tanks at the town marina. The septage is transported to the
Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility in Orlean, and occasionally, to the
Upper Blackstone Septage Treatment Facility. Trucks used by the septage
pumpers are inspected annually by the town to ensure tightness.
The approximate number of boats using the harbor at present is 200
slips, 250 moorings in the primary mooring basin, 12 transient
moorings, and approximately 100 moorings in scattered satellite areas
throughout the harbor. There are an estimated 640 boats that use the
harbor per season.
In 1988 the State of Massachusetts designated the Wellfleet Harbor
as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The Cape Cod
National Seashore and the Wellfleet Audubon Bird Sanctuary boarder the
waters of Wellfleet Harbor. The harbor supports year-round commercial
fishing and shellfishing activities. Additionally, recreational
swimming and boating draws tens of thousands of daily visitors to the
area.
Comments and reviews regarding this request for action may be filed
on or before July 10, 1995. Such communications, or requests for
information or a copy of the applicant's petition, should be addressed
to Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--New England
Region, Marine and Estuarine Protection Section (WQE), JFK Federal
Building, Boston, MA 02203. Telephone: 617-565-4424.
Dated: May 30, 1995.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-14229 Filed 6-8-95; 8:45 am]
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