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Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement For Recreational Boating Facilities: Applying Innovative Best Management Practices
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1997
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Description:In Rhode Island, nonpoint source pollution resulting from the operation of recreational boating facilities has been identified as a problem. These impacts can be mitigated, however, through the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs). Recognizing this, the state of Rhode Island, with the assistance of the Coastal Resources Center (CRC), has recently completed the development of a BMP guidance manual for recreational boating facilities that meets the requirements for the management measures set forth by EPA and NOAA. To facilitate the implementaion of the program, this study was launched to provide technical support and funding for the installation, use, and evaluation of Best Management Practices at five selected marinas in the Greenwich Bay study area. The document presents the methodologies used and the outputs, impacts, and tools produced by the study. It is divided into two sections. The first presents the primary outputs for each of the practices implemented and evaluated. The second summarizes related outputs and impacts, such as the overall quantity of pollutants collected, number of boaters trained, educational literature distributed, and behavioral changes in boaters.
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Sea Grant Document Number:RIU-T-97-001
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