Other Information/Past News

No Ballast Onboard (NOBOB)
Best Management Practices Issued by US Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard issued best management practices for vessels entering the Great Lakes or the Hudson River north of the George Washington Bridge and declaring no ballast onboard (NOBOB). 70Fed_Reg51831.pdf

GAO Invasive Species Report
Released September 9, 2005

Invasive Species- Progress and Challenges in Preventing Introduction into U.S. Waters via the Ballast Water in Ships. GAO Report

Report to the President on the Implementation of the Great Lakes Executive Order

Executive Order 13340 was signed on May 18, 2004, and established a Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and a Regional Working Group (RWG). The report was prepared by the Interagency Task Force and provides the status of specific requirements of the Great Lakes Executive Order. The Report

Deputy Maritime Administrator Files Declaration as Part of US Government's Pleadings

Declaration is in support of litigation in the District Court of the Northern District of California. Litigation is related to the Clean Water Act and ballast water discharges. The_Declaration

Deputy Maritime Administrator’s Statement for the Record

Hearing on Ballast Water Management before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, September 9, 2005. Text