Office of National Marine Sanctuaries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Marine Sanitation Device Discharge Regulations Effective: December 27, 2010 Miami Activities prohibited Sanctuary-Wide: q Discharge of sewage incidental to vessel use and FLORIDA generated by a marine sanitation device in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Gulf of Mexico Key Largo q Florida Having a marine sanitation device that is not secured Bay in a manner that prevents discharges or deposits of treated Atlantic Ocean and untreated sewage. Acceptable methods include, but are not limited to, all methods that have been approved Key West by the U.S. Coast Guard. = Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Note: Vessel sewage discharge has been prohibited in state waters of the sanctuary since its designation as a No Discharge Zone by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2002. However, now all sanctuary waters – including both state and federal waters – are protected from potentially harmful vessel sewage discharge. Pump-out facilities are located throughout the Keys to assist boat operators in complying with this rule. Florida Keys Vessel Pump-Outs Key West Key Colony Beach South Miami-Dade Westin Key West Resort Key Colony Beach Marina Black Point Marina Key West Yacht Club Homestead Bayfront Park A and B Marina Duck Key Galleon Marina Hawk’s Cay Resort Marina Mobile Pump Out Services Key West Bight City Marina* City of Marathon 305-289-8877 Upper Matecumbe Key Conch Harbor Marina* Key Colony Beach 305-289-1310 Garrison Bight City Marina* World Wide Sportsman* Coral Bay Marina Key Largo, Islamorada, Lower Keys and Key West: Stock Island 305-900-0263 or www.po-keys.com Sunset Marina Windley Key Safe Harbor Marina Holiday Isle Marina Snake Creek Marina Tips: Kings Point Marina (2016- under renovation) aCheck with marina ahead of time on status of pump-out equipment. Lower Keys Plantation Key Bahia Honda State Park* Treasure Harbor Marine aFees may be charged for these services. PYH–Founders Park Marathon aBring your trash back to shore including fishing Marathon Marina and Boat Yard Tavernier gear and monofilament line and dispose of it Marathon Yacht Club* Mangrove Marina properly or recycle it. Pancho’s Fuel Dock and Marina Key Largo Boot Key Harbor City Marina* * Clean Marina John Pennekamp State Park* http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cleanmarina/ Faro Blanco Resort Manatee Bay Marina Ocean Reef Club Pilot House Marina* The FKNMS regulations restrict other types of discharges and other types of activities. Full text of the Sanctuary regulations can be found at 15 CFR 922 Subpart P and should be referred to for more specific information. For a copy of the regulations, contact the Sanctuary office at 305-809-4700 or visit floridakeys.noaa.gov. 02/2016.