Discharge Laws

The State of Georgia requires that all boats, floating cabins or other vessels that are equipped with a Marine Sanitation Device must retain all waste and sewage in a holding tank.

Discharge overboard is prohibited on all waters in the state.

"Marine Sanitation Device" is defined as any equipment installed on a vessel which receives sewage, retains it, treats it, and discharges it overboard or at an on-shore facility. Georgia does not classify a "porta potty" as a MSD.

Any vessel in Georgia waters shall not pump out, or cause to be pumped out, or dump any sewage from a waste-water holding tank, portable toilet (porta potty) or marine sanitation device into any waters in Georgia. All boaters must use a State DNR approved shore based pump-out station or an on shore sewer system to dispose of sewage.

All boats equipped with a marine toilet must have a Marine Toilet Certificate decal, issued by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This decal must be affixed to the hull, adjacent to the boats registration number. There is a one-time certification fee of $5.00. No renewal of the certificate is required and it is transferable to any subsequent owner of the boat.

 

Boats Equipped with a Marine Toilet:

The vessel must have the marine toilet or MSD attached to a holding tank. This holding tank must be designed so it can only be emptied by being pumped out. "Y valves" which are designed to allow the waste to be either discharged over the side or retained in the holding tank are not allowed. All discharge from the toilet must be retained in the holding tank until emptied at a pump out facility.

This law is in effect for the following Georgia lakes: Lake Allatoona, Blackshear, Walter F. George Reservoir, Blue Ridge, Clarks Hill, Lake Hartwell, West Point, Sinclair Russell, Seminole, or Sidney Lanier. If the vessel was built before January 1, 1978, it may be equipped with its original, fully operable U.S. Coast Guard certified Marine Sanitation Device, however you must follow current rules and procedures regarding disposal.

For one year from the current date the owner or operator of a vessel equipped with a marine toilet must maintain a pump-out record which contains the name and location of the pump-out facility, and the date of use. The facility must also keep a record for one year of the registration number of the boat, name of the owner or operator, date of the pump-out, and verification of the pump-out

 

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Improvements in Marine Sanitation

Since the passage of the Clean Vessel Act in 1992 marine sanitation has seen remarkable improvements. Marine sanitation manufacturers are providing consumers with new products to protect the marine environment from boat sewage. Manufacturers have developed and marketed innovative technologies that treat, store and contain and dispose of waste more effectively.

FLEX TOILET IS SUCH A TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

Flex-Toilet appeares to be the right solution for new strict water marine toilet laws.

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