The Green Edges, Blue Waters Initiative aims to preserve working waterfront and waterway access for recreational boating and fishing. The program helps local maritime industries reduce costs while it promotes and recognizes environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices.
Marinas, boatyards and yacht clubs are in a unique stewardship position to protect our water quality and coastal resources!
Contamination from oil, boat sewage, invasive species, hazardous chemicals, antifouling solutions, toxic solvents, antifreeze, detergents, sediments, storm water runoff, are some of the many reasons marinas and boat clubs should clean up their acts. There are many ways in which marinas can mitigate their impacts.
The Green Edges, Blue Waters Campaign offers free technical assistance to suggest ways to manage stormwater runoff, solid waste, fish waste, abandoned boats, and liquid materials. The program invites coastal marinas to complete a facility needs assessment, which is free and provides a site review to identify and develop strategies to meet your needs while helping reduce costs and ensuring compliance with regulations.
The information presented includes how to prevent pollution and applying for grants to fund projects that would help reduce storm water runoff pollution. An easy-to-use Marina Pollution Prevention Toolkit is available online at goingcoastal.org. To request a needs assessment at your marina or boat club contact Going Coastal at info@goingcoastal.org.
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Funding for Going Coastal’s Green Edges, Blue Waters program is provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Dept, of Environmental Conservation.
