Herring Bay: The Chesapeake's First
No Discharge Zone
There is only one official No Discharge Zones(NDZs) on the Chesapeake Bay: Herring Bay. Herring Bay made headlines in 2002 as the first Bay region to be designated as a NDZ. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources:
A No Discharge Zone is an area of water where the discharge of all boat sewage is prohibited. This includes raw sewage...as well as sewage treated by an approved marine sanitation device (MSD). An NDZ does not restrict the discharge of gray water.
The Chesapeake Bay is a precious resource, and no doubt NDZs increase the quality of the waters and the aquatic life that resides in them. As a certified clean marina, and lover's of the Bay, we have taken measures throughout the years to do our part to keep the Bay sewage-free, including installing a pump-out system (located on A-Dock) and more recently using Herrington Harbour North's mobile pumpout station as a resource for our slipholders to take advantage of.
Keep doing your part! If you need a mobile pumpout, don't hesitate to contact the marina office to sign up, or stop by to fill out a form.
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