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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Virginia State Prohibition on
Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Receipt
of Application and Tentative
Determination
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Tentative
Determination.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an
application was received from the
Commonwealth of Virginia on July 25,
2006, requesting a determination by the
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III,
pursuant to section 312(f) of Public Law
92–500, as amended by Public Law 95–
217 and Public Law 100–4 (the Clean
Water Act), that adequate facilities for
the safe and sanitary removal and
treatment of sewage from all vessels are
reasonably available for the navigable
waters of the Lynnhaven River and its
tributaries, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
DATES: Comments and views regarding
this application and EPA’s tentative
determination may be filed on or before
December 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for
information or copies of the State’s
application should be addressed to
Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III,
Office of State and Watershed
Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III,
Office of State and Watershed
Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone:
(215) 814–2758. Fax: (215) 814–2301. Email: ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
application was made by the Virginia
Secretary of Natural Resources on behalf
of the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality (VDEQ). Upon
receipt of an affirmative determination
in response to this application, VDEQ
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would completely prohibit the
discharge of sewage, whether treated or
not, from any vessel in the Lynnhaven
River in accordance with section
312(f)(3) of the Clean Water Act and 40
CFR 140.4(a).
Section 312(f)(3) states: After the
effective date of the initial standards
and regulations promulgated under this
section, if any State determines that the
protection and enhancement of the
quality of some or all of the waters
within such States require greater
environmental protection, such State
may completely prohibit the discharge
from all vessels of any sewage, whether
treated or not, into such waters, except
that no such prohibition shall apply
until the Administrator determines that
adequate facilities for the safe and
sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably
available for such water to which such
prohibition would apply.
The Lynnhaven River is located in the
northern part of the city of Virginia
Beach, Virginia. It is connected to the
Chesapeake Bay through the Lynnhaven
Inlet, just east of the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel. The Lynnhaven River,
including the Eastern Branch, the
Western Branch, and Broad Bay/
Linkhorn Bay encompasses an area of
land and water of approximately 64
square miles with nearly 150 miles of
shoreline. The upstream portions of the
Lynnhaven River system flow either
north to the Chesapeake Bay or south to
North Carolina depending on wind and
tidal patterns. The Lynnhaven River is
oligohaline and subject to the action of
tides. The majority of the waters outside
the bays are shallow with maintained
channel depths of six to 10 feet.
Many people enjoy the Lynnhaven
River watershed for a variety of
activities, including boating, fishing,
crabbing, water skiing, and swimming.
The shoreline surrounding the
Lynnhaven River includes 4,478 private
waterfront homes, public access areas,
marinas, boat launch facilities,
waterside restaurants, and a State park.
Large and small boats, personal
watercraft, canoes, kayaks, water skiers,
and swimmers enjoy the river for its
recreational benefits. There are several
waterfront access areas within First
Landing State Park for swimming during
summer months. The Lynnhaven River
was also once a prime oyster harvesting
area known throughout the world for
the famous Lynnhaven oyster. Oyster
habitat restoration projects are presently
being implemented in the Lynnhaven
River. Lynnhaven River 2007, an
advocacy group, in partnership with the
city of Virginia Beach, the Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, and the U.S. Army
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Corps of Engineers initiated an oystergrowing program in the summer of 2004
to assist in repopulating the river with
this valuable living resource.
Portions of the Lynnhaven River were
listed for bacteriological impairments
from fecal coliform and enterococci
bacteria in Virginia’s 1998 section
303(d) list requiring the development of
a total maximum daily load (TMDL).
Consequently in 2004, EPA Region III
and the Virginia State Water Control
Board approved a TMDL for the
shellfish harvest use impairments on
Lynnhaven, Broad, and Linkhorn Bays
prepared by the VDEQ. The
establishment of a No Discharge Zone
for the Lynnhaven River is one
component of the TMDL
Implementation Plan.
For the purpose of this application,
the proposed Lynnhaven River No
Discharge Zone is defined as all
contiguous waters south of the Lesner
Bridge at Lynnhaven Inlet (Latitude
36°54′27.90″ N and Longitude
76°05′30.90″ W) and north of the
watershed break point defined as the
intersection of West Neck Creek at Dam
Neck Road (Latitude 36°47′17.60″ N and
Longitude 76°04′14.62″ W).
Information submitted by the
Commonwealth of Virginia states that
there are six waterfront marinas
operating sanitary pump-outs in the
Lynnhaven River. Each of these
facilities also provides dump stations,
restrooms, and informational signage.
Details of these facilities’ location,
availability and hours of operation are
as follows:
Long Bay Pointe marina is located on
the north side of Long Creek, west of the
West Great Neck Road Bridge over the
creek (2101 West Great Neck Rd.,
Virginia Beach). The marina currently
operates a Chesapeake Bay Marine
pump-out system on the fuel dock
accessible to all boaters. There is a sign
on the pump station. The marina also
has a dump station adjacent to the dock
for portable toilets. The marina’s sewage
disposal hours of operation are 10 a.m.–
6 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per
year. Lynnhaven Dry Storage marina is
located on the north side of Long Creek
between the West Great Neck Road and
North Great Neck Road bridges over the
creek (2150 West Great Neck Rd.,
Virginia Beach). The marina currently
operates a SaniSailor pump-out system
on the fuel dock accessible to all
boaters. A sign for the pump-out is
posted on the side of the building
adjacent to the dock. The marina has a
dump station adjacent to the dock for
portable toilets. The marina’s sewage
disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.–
5 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per
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year. Lynnhaven Municipal marina is
located along the north side of Long
Creek between the West Great Neck
Road Bridge and the Lesner Bridge
(3211 Lynnhaven Drive, Virginia
Beach). The marina currently operates a
Chesapeake Bay Marine pump-out
system at the building face with a hose
that reaches the dock accessible to all
boaters. There is a sign for the pump-out
posted on the dock and on the building
face. The marina also has a dump
station at the building face adjacent to
the dock for portable toilets. The
marina’s sewage disposal hours of
operation are 8 a.m.–4 p.m., 7 days a
week, 12 months per year. Lynnhaven
Seafood marina is located along the
north side of Long Creek between the
West Great Neck Road Bridge and the
Lesner Bridge (3311 Shore Drive,
Virginia Beach). The marina currently
operates a SaniSailor pump-out system
on the fuel dock accessible to all
boaters. There is a sign on the pump
station. The marina also has a dump
station adjacent to the dock for portable
toilets. The marina’s sewage disposal
hours of operation are 6:30 a.m.–11
p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year.
Marina Shores marina is located on the
north side of Long Creek just east of the
North Great Neck Road Bridge over the
creek (2100 Marina Shores Drive,
Virginia Beach). The marina currently
operates an Edson pump-out system on
the fuel dock accessible to all boaters.
There is a sign posted on the pump
station. The marina also has a dump
station adjacent to the dock for portable
toilets. The marina’s sewage disposal
hours of operation are 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
weekends, 8 a.m.–7 p.m. weekdays, May
through September, and, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
October through June. Cavalier Golf &
Yacht Club marina is located at the
north end of the Bird Neck Point
Neighborhood at Bird Neck Point where
Little Neck Creek meets Linkhorn Bay
(1052 Cardinal Road, Virginia Beach).
The marina currently operates a KECO
diaphragm pump-out system on the
dock accessible to club members only.
They also have a dump station adjacent
to the dock for portable toilets. The club
currently serves approximately one
hundred-fifty (150) vessels at this
facility. The marina’s sewage disposal
hours of operation are 8 a.m.–6 p.m., 7
days a week, 12 months per year.
There are no draught limitations for
vessels at pump-out facilities and dump
stations in the Lynnhaven River. All
vessels using the facilities have
sufficient water to dock at the marinas.
There are two bridges within the
Lynnhaven River as well as the Lesner
Bridge located at Lynnhaven Inlet.
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Pump-out facility locations as well as
the bridge heights (35 feet) do not
restrict accessibility to marinas or
pump-out facilities. The facilities are
generally concentrated near Lynnhaven
Inlet because the watershed becomes
dominated by private residences as one
travels further away from the inlet.
However, transient boats enter the
watershed at the inlet and most local
boats travel to the inlet facilities for fuel,
so the grouping of facility locations does
not appear to be an inconvenience.
The Commonwealth of Virginia
Sanitary Regulations for Marinas and
Boat Moorings specifies requirements
for facility design and operation.
Routine health department inspections
and performance tests are performed to
ensure that facilities are available and
functioning properly. Broken pump-out
stations can be reported to the Virginia
Department of Health (VDH) by calling
1–800–ASK–FISH. These regulations
also address treatment of collected
vessel sewage from pump-outs and
dump stations. In compliance with
these regulations, all wastes from
marinas within the Lynnhaven River are
collected in and transported through the
City of Virginia Beach’s sanitary sewer
collection system to the Hampton Roads
Sanitation District for ultimate
treatment and disposal.
According to Virginia’s application
there are approximately 11,253 vessels
operating in the Lynnhaven River on
any given day based on Virginia Beach
boater registrations, and estimates of the
transient boat population, minus the
estimated number of registered boats
operating in other Virginia Beach
watersheds. The VDH marina inspection
slip counts indicate only four out of 535
wet slips at commercial marinas with
pump-outs in the Lynnhaven River are
designated as transient vessel slips.
Based on this information, it is assumed
that most transient boats are brought in
by trailer.
Most of these boats would not be of
a size expected to have a holding tank.
Transient boat counts have been
estimated based on boat information
given by the operators of the three
public boat ramps in the Lynnhaven
River.
The vessel population based on length
is 2,883 vessels less than 16 feet in
length, 7,272 vessels between 16 feet
and 26 feet in length, 899 vessels
between 27 feet and 40 feet in length,
and 199 vessels greater than 40 feet in
length. Based on the number and size of
vessels and EPA guidance for State and
local officials to estimate the number of
vessels with holding tanks, two pumpouts and four dump stations are needed
for the Lynnhaven River. As described
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above, there are currently six pump-out
facilities and six dump stations in the
Lynnhaven River.
EPA hereby makes a tentative
affirmative determination that adequate
facilities for the safe and sanitary
removal and treatment of sewage from
all vessels are reasonably available for
the Lynnhaven River, Virginia Beach,
Virginia. A final determination on this
matter will be made following the 30
day period for public comment and may
result in a Virginia State prohibition of
any sewage discharges from vessels in
the Lynnhaven River. Comments and
views regarding this application and
EPA’s tentative determination may be
filed on or before December 21, 2006.
Comments or requests for information
or copies of the application should be
addressed to Edward Ambrogio, EPA
Region III, Office of State and Watershed
Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone:
(215) 814–2758. Fax: (215) 814–2301. Email: ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.
Dated: November 13, 2006.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8244-5]
Virginia State Prohibition on Discharges of Vessel Sewage;
Receipt of Application and Tentative Determination
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Tentative Determination.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an application was received from
the Commonwealth of Virginia on July 25, 2006, requesting a
determination by the Regional Administrator, EPA Region III, pursuant
to section 312(f) of Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217
and Public Law 100-4 (the Clean Water Act), that adequate facilities
for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all
vessels are reasonably available for the navigable waters of the
Lynnhaven River and its tributaries, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
DATES: Comments and views regarding this application and EPA's
tentative determination may be filed on or before December 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for information or copies of the
State's application should be addressed to Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region
III, Office of State and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III,
Office of State and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (215) 814-2758. Fax: (215) 814-2301.
E-mail: ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This application was made by the Virginia
Secretary of Natural Resources on behalf of the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality (VDEQ). Upon receipt of an affirmative
determination in response to this application, VDEQ would completely
prohibit the discharge of sewage, whether treated or not, from any
vessel in the Lynnhaven River in accordance with section 312(f)(3) of
the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR 140.4(a).
Section 312(f)(3) states: After the effective date of the initial
standards and regulations promulgated under this section, if any State
determines that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some
or all of the waters within such States require greater environmental
protection, such State may completely prohibit the discharge from all
vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters, except
that no such prohibition shall apply until the Administrator determines
that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and
treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for such
water to which such prohibition would apply.
The Lynnhaven River is located in the northern part of the city of
Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is connected to the Chesapeake Bay through
the Lynnhaven Inlet, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The
Lynnhaven River, including the Eastern Branch, the Western Branch, and
Broad Bay/Linkhorn Bay encompasses an area of land and water of
approximately 64 square miles with nearly 150 miles of shoreline. The
upstream portions of the Lynnhaven River system flow either north to
the Chesapeake Bay or south to North Carolina depending on wind and
tidal patterns. The Lynnhaven River is oligohaline and subject to the
action of tides. The majority of the waters outside the bays are
shallow with maintained channel depths of six to 10 feet.
Many people enjoy the Lynnhaven River watershed for a variety of
activities, including boating, fishing, crabbing, water skiing, and
swimming. The shoreline surrounding the Lynnhaven River includes 4,478
private waterfront homes, public access areas, marinas, boat launch
facilities, waterside restaurants, and a State park. Large and small
boats, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, water skiers, and swimmers
enjoy the river for its recreational benefits. There are several
waterfront access areas within First Landing State Park for swimming
during summer months. The Lynnhaven River was also once a prime oyster
harvesting area known throughout the world for the famous Lynnhaven
oyster. Oyster habitat restoration projects are presently being
implemented in the Lynnhaven River. Lynnhaven River 2007, an advocacy
group, in partnership with the city of Virginia Beach, the Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated an
oyster-growing program in the summer of 2004 to assist in repopulating
the river with this valuable living resource.
Portions of the Lynnhaven River were listed for bacteriological
impairments from fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in Virginia's
1998 section 303(d) list requiring the development of a total maximum
daily load (TMDL). Consequently in 2004, EPA Region III and the
Virginia State Water Control Board approved a TMDL for the shellfish
harvest use impairments on Lynnhaven, Broad, and Linkhorn Bays prepared
by the VDEQ. The establishment of a No Discharge Zone for the Lynnhaven
River is one component of the TMDL Implementation Plan.
For the purpose of this application, the proposed Lynnhaven River
No Discharge Zone is defined as all contiguous waters south of the
Lesner Bridge at Lynnhaven Inlet (Latitude 36[deg]54'27.90'' N and
Longitude 76[deg]05'30.90'' W) and north of the watershed break point
defined as the intersection of West Neck Creek at Dam Neck Road
(Latitude 36[deg]47'17.60'' N and Longitude 76[deg]04'14.62'' W).
Information submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia states that
there are six waterfront marinas operating sanitary pump-outs in the
Lynnhaven River. Each of these facilities also provides dump stations,
restrooms, and informational signage. Details of these facilities'
location, availability and hours of operation are as follows:
Long Bay Pointe marina is located on the north side of Long Creek,
west of the West Great Neck Road Bridge over the creek (2101 West Great
Neck Rd., Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a Chesapeake
Bay Marine pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters.
There is a sign on the pump station. The marina also has a dump station
adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal
hours of operation are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per
year. Lynnhaven Dry Storage marina is located on the north side of Long
Creek between the West Great Neck Road and North Great Neck Road
bridges over the creek (2150 West Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach). The
marina currently operates a SaniSailor pump-out system on the fuel dock
accessible to all boaters. A sign for the pump-out is posted on the
side of the building adjacent to the dock. The marina has a dump
station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage
disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months
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year. Lynnhaven Municipal marina is located along the north side of
Long Creek between the West Great Neck Road Bridge and the Lesner
Bridge (3211 Lynnhaven Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently
operates a Chesapeake Bay Marine pump-out system at the building face
with a hose that reaches the dock accessible to all boaters. There is a
sign for the pump-out posted on the dock and on the building face. The
marina also has a dump station at the building face adjacent to the
dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal hours of
operation are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per year.
Lynnhaven Seafood marina is located along the north side of Long Creek
between the West Great Neck Road Bridge and the Lesner Bridge (3311
Shore Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates a
SaniSailor pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters.
There is a sign on the pump station. The marina also has a dump station
adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage disposal
hours of operation are 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m., 7 days a week, 12 months per
year. Marina Shores marina is located on the north side of Long Creek
just east of the North Great Neck Road Bridge over the creek (2100
Marina Shores Drive, Virginia Beach). The marina currently operates an
Edson pump-out system on the fuel dock accessible to all boaters. There
is a sign posted on the pump station. The marina also has a dump
station adjacent to the dock for portable toilets. The marina's sewage
disposal hours of operation are 7 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
weekdays, May through September, and, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. October through
June. Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club marina is located at the north end of
the Bird Neck Point Neighborhood at Bird Neck Point where Little Neck
Creek meets Linkhorn Bay (1052 Cardinal Road, Virginia Beach). The
marina currently operates a KECO diaphragm pump-out system on the dock
accessible to club members only. They also have a dump station adjacent
to the dock for portable toilets. The club currently serves
approximately one hundred-fifty (150) vessels at this facility. The
marina's sewage disposal hours of operation are 8 a.m.-6 p.m., 7 days a
week, 12 months per year.
There are no draught limitations for vessels at pump-out facilities
and dump stations in the Lynnhaven River. All vessels using the
facilities have sufficient water to dock at the marinas. There are two
bridges within the Lynnhaven River as well as the Lesner Bridge located
at Lynnhaven Inlet. Pump-out facility locations as well as the bridge
heights (35 feet) do not restrict accessibility to marinas or pump-out
facilities. The facilities are generally concentrated near Lynnhaven
Inlet because the watershed becomes dominated by private residences as
one travels further away from the inlet. However, transient boats enter
the watershed at the inlet and most local boats travel to the inlet
facilities for fuel, so the grouping of facility locations does not
appear to be an inconvenience.
The Commonwealth of Virginia Sanitary Regulations for Marinas and
Boat Moorings specifies requirements for facility design and operation.
Routine health department inspections and performance tests are
performed to ensure that facilities are available and functioning
properly. Broken pump-out stations can be reported to the Virginia
Department of Health (VDH) by calling 1-800-ASK-FISH. These regulations
also address treatment of collected vessel sewage from pump-outs and
dump stations. In compliance with these regulations, all wastes from
marinas within the Lynnhaven River are collected in and transported
through the City of Virginia Beach's sanitary sewer collection system
to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District for ultimate treatment and
disposal.
According to Virginia's application there are approximately 11,253
vessels operating in the Lynnhaven River on any given day based on
Virginia Beach boater registrations, and estimates of the transient
boat population, minus the estimated number of registered boats
operating in other Virginia Beach watersheds. The VDH marina inspection
slip counts indicate only four out of 535 wet slips at commercial
marinas with pump-outs in the Lynnhaven River are designated as
transient vessel slips. Based on this information, it is assumed that
most transient boats are brought in by trailer.
Most of these boats would not be of a size expected to have a
holding tank. Transient boat counts have been estimated based on boat
information given by the operators of the three public boat ramps in
the Lynnhaven River.
The vessel population based on length is 2,883 vessels less than 16
feet in length, 7,272 vessels between 16 feet and 26 feet in length,
899 vessels between 27 feet and 40 feet in length, and 199 vessels
greater than 40 feet in length. Based on the number and size of vessels
and EPA guidance for State and local officials to estimate the number
of vessels with holding tanks, two pump-outs and four dump stations are
needed for the Lynnhaven River. As described above, there are currently
six pump-out facilities and six dump stations in the Lynnhaven River.
EPA hereby makes a tentative affirmative determination that
adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the Lynnhaven
River, Virginia Beach, Virginia. A final determination on this matter
will be made following the 30 day period for public comment and may
result in a Virginia State prohibition of any sewage discharges from
vessels in the Lynnhaven River. Comments and views regarding this
application and EPA's tentative determination may be filed on or before
December 21, 2006.
Comments or requests for information or copies of the application
should be addressed to Edward Ambrogio, EPA Region III, Office of State
and Watershed Partnerships, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Telephone: (215) 814-2758. Fax: (215) 814-2301. E-mail:
ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.
Dated: November 13, 2006.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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