To Keith: I see in the Campbells 2005 Texas cruising guide, that Clear Lake has been declared a "Zero Discharge Zone". Do you know how this is being enforced. Can you shed a little light on this matter.. By the way, we were over you way for a few days several weeks ago, and stopped by your boat, but as luck would have it, you were nowehere to be seen..... Nice boat though!!!! Tom Harson Lafayette, La

Nah, not that I'm aware of. You know that "no discharge zones" only apply to Type I and II systems, e.g., Lectrasans. It's been illegal to dump untreated waste for years within the three mile limit. "No discharge zones" only say that it's illegal to discharge treated waste from those, which is silly, since the effluent from a Lectrasan (and others) is cleaner than the effluent from the municipal treatment facilities that you send your holding tank contents to. You know how rumors are though... I've heard everything from "you can't even wash your boat" to " you must have a grey water holding tank". Nothing like that is being even looked at, much less enforced on Clear Lake, Galveston Bay or the region for all I've seen. BTW, "Clear Lake" was a name given by a land developer long ago, trying to sell lots to folks up in the Northeast. It's anything but "clear"! ;-) Sorry I missed you guys... at least the boat was there! Keith __ "I'd rather die while I'm living than live when I'm dead." - Jimmy Buffett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Harson" <tharson@bellsouth.net> > > I see in the Campbells 2005 Texas cruising guide, that Clear Lake has > been declared a "Zero Discharge Zone". Do you know how this is being > enforced. Can you shed a little light on this matter.. > > By the way, we were over you way for a few days several weeks ago, and > stopped by your boat, but as luck would > have it, you were nowehere to be seen..... Nice boat though!!!!