Nov 5, 2024 · VIDA requires EPA to develop new national standards of performance for commercial vessel incidental discharges and the U.S. Coast Guard USCG) to develop corresponding implementing regulations. View more information on the regulatory process and future requirements of VIDA.

Nov 25, 2024 · An overarching report prepared by the EPA that examines five different cruise ship discharges (sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste and hazardous waste). For each waste stream, the report discusses: Small EPA vessel sampling cruise ship discharges.

Jan 21, 2025 · An overview of EPA’s vessels (recreational/commercial/military), marinas, and ports programs and the regulatory (permits/rules) and non-regulatory approaches for addressing their associated environmental impacts, such as air and water pollution.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, OWOW (4504T) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 566-1273 (telephone) (202) 566-1546 (fax) [email protected]

Because EPA plans to reissue the VGP, the Agency continues to gather information on vessel wastewater sources while examining technologies that can be used to remove pollutants before discharge into waters of the United States. 1 This document contains updated information on both vessel graywater discharge characteristics and recent developments...

VIDA requires EPA to develop new national standards of performance for commercial vessel incidental discharges and the U.S. Coast Guard USCG) to develop corresponding implementing regulations. View more information on the regulatory process and future requirements of VIDA.

In March 2000, an environmental advocacy group called the Bluewater Network, representing 53 environmental organizations, submitted a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting that EPA identify and take regulatory action …

United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management. Does this permit apply to me? The Vessel General Permit (VGP) applies to discharges incidental to the normal operation of all non-recreational, non-military vessels of 79 feet or greater in length which discharge in waters of the United States.

An overarching report prepared by the EPA that examines five different cruise ship discharges (sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste and hazardous waste). For each waste stream, the report discusses: Small EPA vessel sampling cruise ship discharges.

Sep 11, 2013 · The Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report (Assessment Report) examines five primary cruise ship waste streams -- sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste, and hazardous waste.