Don’t Dump Your Toilet in the Harbor, Yo
by Andrew
The Environmental Protection Agency has backed a rule change in the city of Boston that would make it illegal to dump the contents of onboard toilets into Boston Harbor. The rule affects about 4,000 boats docked in the harbor that are equipped with onboard toilets. Fines for violations are up to $2,000.
The push to clean the water quality of Boston Harbor comes as the EPA also accused the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority of failing to properly treat 22 billion gallons of wastewater that ended up in Massachusetts Bay over a four-year period beginning in 2001. Though the MWRA disputed the charges, it agreed to pay $610,000 in penalties that would go to fund remedies in the water quality in the Bay. Upgrades to the MWRA water treatment plant were completed in 2005.
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Posted: July 7th, 2008 under Local News.
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