Federal Agency Links

Marinas face a myriad of rules and regulations governing the construction, operation and management of their facilities. Highlighted in this section are links to the agencies and rules that  most commonly need to be referred to by the marine industry.

EPA Marina Environmental  Management Plan
http://www.epa.gov/region1/marinas/pdfs/MarinaEMPJuly05.pdf

EPA Boat Pressure Wash Water Control Technologies Virtual Trade Show
http://www.epa.gov/region1/assistance/ceitts/bpwvts/index.html

EPA Office of Water
http://www.epa.gov/OW/index.html

EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/index.cfm

“No Discharge Area” Requirements and Regulations
http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/nodiscrg/require.html

US Army Corps of Engineers: Statutory, Administrative & Policy Materials
http://www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg/sadmin3.htm

Department of Justice: Americans With Disabilities Act
http://www.ada.gov/

US Department of Interior-Bureau of Reclamation: Use of Reclamation Project Land & Water Surfaces
http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/lands/

Bureau of Reclamation: Recreation Resource Policies, and Directives and Standards
http://www.usbr.gov/recreation/policies.html

US Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Land Management: Laws, Regulations, Policies
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regulations.2.html