EPA rules will bar ships from discharging sewage near California coast

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:42 in Earth & Climate

EPA officials say the new rules taking effect next year prohibit cruise and cargo ships from releasing about 20 million gallons of sewage into coastal waters every year.New federal regulations will bar cruise vessels and large commercial ships from discharging sewage within three miles of California's coastline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.

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