§ 9-95. Antipollution

(a) No person on any vessel moored or operating in the waters of Old Harbor or the Great Salt Pond shall throw garbage, waste (solid and/or liquid), including plastics, fuel oils, or derivatives thereof, rubbish, swill, offal or refuse, into the waters of the harbors and shall not dump, pump or discharge waste from marine toilets or holding tanks into the waters of the Old Harbor, Cormorant Cove, the "Hog Pen", Trims Pond, Harbor Pond, or Great Salt Pond. Cleaning of boat bottoms below the water line is prohibited.

(b) Any marina operating in type 3 waters, as that term is defined by the coastal resources management council, in the Great Salt Pond, is required to have a pumpout station on line fully operational, and otherwise having such permits as required by law therefore, no later than nine months from the designation of an area as type 3 waters. Any marina not in compliance with this article is subject to a fine for each and every day after the nine-month period that it is not in compliance. All marinas shall continue to provide and maintain federal-, state- and town-approved pumpout facilities conveniently available for all vessels at their facilities.

(c) The town shall provide a free vessel holding tank pumpout service for all vessels in Great Salt Pond and Old Harbor.

(d) The town maintains an ongoing water quality testing program in the Great Salt Pond.

(e) The harbormaster or assistants shall have authority to routinely inspect all marina pumpout facilities.

(Ord. of 3-19-2004, § 9-95; Ord. of 12-19-2005, § 9-95)

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Natural resource protection, ch. 11.