JUNE 2008 - Association of Marina Industries

Clean Marina &Environmental NewsThese Clean Vessel Act Grants AwardedSource: infoZineKen Salazar, US Secretary of the Interior, annouced the CleanVessel Act grant awards for 2009. The grants will be used tofund the construction and installation of sewage pumpout facilitiesand floating restrooms, to purchase pumpout boats andprovide educational programs for recreational boaters.“Clean Vessel Act funds support construction of facilities incommunities that depend on recreational boating for theireconomy, and depend on clean water for their health,” said Salazar.“These grants provide immediate funding for constructionof infrastructure that will provide lasting value for recreationalboaters, and everyone who relies on clean waters.”Marina Management ProfessionalsThird Party – Turn KeyMarina ManagementFull Service, All Accounting, Insurance PoolDesign & Development –Construction ManagementOur Client List Includes:Financial Institutions,Corporate Ownership,Family & Individual OwnershipMarinas International Management Division727-822-9173 Kirby@marinasintl.comSince the program’s inception in the early 1990s, the program –administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – has awardedmore than $163 million to states to install thousands of sewagepumpout stations. In addition, many states now rely uponmobile sewage pumpout boats to make the sewage collectionprocess more efficient and convenient. A number of states alsohave begun installing floating restrooms and pumpout stationsin high use areas of lakes and coastal waters.Funding for the CVA program comes from the Sport Fishingand Boating Trust Fund, formerly known as the Aquatic ResourcesTrust Fund, which is supported by excise taxes leviedon certain fishing and boating equipment and boat fuels.“These Clean Vessel Act grants will help the states maintainclean and healthy waters for people and wildlife,” said U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould. “Sewagepumpouts may not be the most glamorous conservation tool,but their presence can have an immediate and clear impact onthe well-being of aquatic resources and recreational waterwaysthat provide drinking water to millions of Americans.”A listing of grant awards made today include:Alabama: $297,188 – The Alabama Department of EnvironmentalManagement plans to install ten sewage pumpout stationsthroughout the state for its inland and coastal waters. Inaddition, the agency plans to maintain efforts to inform boatersabout the importance of proper sewage disposal and how itbenefits the aquatic environment.Arkansas: $323,335 – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commissionplans to purchase five sewage pumpout boats and installfourteen sewage pumpout stations. The grant will also providefunds for the operations, maintenance, repair and rehabilitationof existing sewage pumpout stations as needed to keep thesestations functioning.Arizona: $150,000 – The Arizona Fish and Game Departmentplans to install at least five sewage pumpout facilities, eightdump stations, and purchase a sewage pumpout boat for useon inland waters.11226 Indian TrailDallas, TX 752291110 3rd St. SouthSt. Petersburg, FL 3370110California: $3,130,000 – The California Department of Boatingand Waterways plans to install eight sewage pumpout stations,Clean Marina & Environmental News Continued on Page 11