This Act may be cited as the `Recreational Waters Protection Act'.

 (a) FINDINGS- Congress finds the following:

 Section 312(f)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

      (1) by inserting `(A)' before `After'; and

      (2) by adding at the end the following:

 `(B) A prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a

...from a note I sent to another list. Here is the EPA site that will answer a lot of your questions about water quality, standards, proceedures, etc. http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/site.html Here is the text and number of the Saxton bill, which proposes to allow Lectrasans and other equipment to be used where it can't now. Please, write your politicians. Here is where you can find them: http://thomas.loc.gov/ http://www.house.gov/writerep/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/ _______________________________ `Recreational Waters Protection Act H. R. 1730 107th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 1730 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to marine sanitation devices. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 2001 Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: ______________________________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to marine sanitation devices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Recreational Waters Protection Act'. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS- Congress finds the following: (1) Performance standards for marine sanitation devices were first authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (2) Marine sanitation device standards have not been updated since regulations were first implemented pursuant to that Act. (3) Advances in marine sanitation device technology have now made it practical for wastes to be treated on board a vessel to the extent that coliform count can be reduced below that required for shellfish harvest, and provide treatment that is superior to that required by shoreside treatment facilities. (4) Setting new marine sanitation device performance standards will recognize existing technological advances and spur further innovation to a level of on-board waste treatment far superior to that envisioned by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (b) PURPOSE- The purpose of this Act is (1) to promote the use of the best available technology in Type I marine sanitation devices, and (2) to revise the minimum standards for marine sanitation devices so that such standards meet the fecal coliform standards of each of the 50 States or the Federal fecal coliform standard for the harvesting of shellfish for human consumption. SEC. 3. REVISED STANDARDS FOR MARINE SANITATION DEVICES. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall complete a review of the capabilities of existing marine sanitation technology and publish revised standards for new marine sanitation devices pursuant to section 312(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(c)(1)(A)). The revised standards shall require a baseline effluent water quality for fecal coliform of not more than 10 fecal coliform per 100 milliliters and shall require a reduction in biological oxygen demand of at least 35 percent. SEC. 4. STATE PROHIBITION. Section 312(f)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(f)(3)) is amended-- (1) by inserting `(A)' before `After'; and (2) by adding at the end the following: `(B) A prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a vessel that operates a type I marine sanitation device that meets the standards for marine sanitation devices revised pursuant to section 2 of the Recreational Waters Protection Act and published under subsection (c)(1)(A) after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.'. Go get 'em! -- -- __________________ Keith Everybody should believe in something: I believe I'll have another drink.