These tables list States where the current no-discharge zones (NDZs) for vessel sewage are located. The tables also include the names of the
waterbodies, the type of designation and a link to the Federal Register Notice describing the action. NDZ designation types include:
- 312(f)(3) protecting aquatic habitats where pumpout facilities are available;
- 312(f)(4)(A) protecting special aquatic habitats or species; and
- 312(f)(4)(B) protecting drinking water intake zones to protect human health..
In some cases, more than one State shares a waterbody and NDZ designation. These cases are listed by each State with the other State(s) also listed with it.
No Discharge Zones by State | No Discharge Zones Shared by More than One State
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No-Discharge Zones by State |
State |
Waterbody |
Designation
Type (CWA
Section 312) |
Federal Register Notice |
Date |
California
|
Mission Bay |
(f)(3) |
41_FR_34353 (PDF, 33KB, 1 page) |
8-13-1976 |
California
|
Oceanside Harbor |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 34353
(PDF, 33KB, 1 page) |
8-13-1976 |
California
|
Dana Point Harbor |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 34353 (PDF, 33KB, 1 page) |
8-13-1976 |
California
|
San Diego Bay (<30 ft. deep at MLLW) |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 34353 (PDF, 33KB, 1 page) |
8-13-1976 |
California
|
Channel Islands Harbor |
(f)(3) |
44 FR 26963 (PDF, 36KB, 2 pages) |
5-8-1979 |
California
|
Avalon Bay Harbor |
(f)(3) |
44 FR 26963 (PDF, 36KB, 2 pages) |
5-8-1979 |
California
|
Newport Bays |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 2274 (PDF, 39KB, 1 page) |
1-15-1976 |
California
|
Sunset Bay |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 2274 (PDF, 39KB, 1 page) |
1-15-1976 |
California
|
Richardson Bay |
(f)(3) |
52 FR 33282 (PDF, 45KB, 1 page) |
9-2-1987 |
California
|
Huntington Harbor |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 2274 (PDF, 39KB, 1 page) |
1-15-1976 |
Connecticut
|
Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay,
Portions of Fishers Island Sound and
all of Stonington Harbor |
(f)(3) |
68 FR 50769 (PDF, 41KB, 2 pages) |
8-22-2003 |
Connecticut
|
Mystic River and Pine Island |
(f)(3) |
69 FR 57288 |
09-24-2004 |
Connecticut
|
Eastern Point in Groton to Hoadley Point in Guilford,
the Connecticut River, and navigable reaches for the
Hammonasset, Menunketesuck, Niantic, and Thames Rivers. |
(f)(3) |
71 FR 27721 |
05-12-2006 |
Connecticut
|
Branford, East Haven, New Haven, West Haven, Orange, Milford, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, Norwalk, Darien, SDtamford, Greenwich, Housatonic River from Derby Dam and the Quinnipiac River from the southern border of North Haven |
(f3) |
72FR 33222
|
06-15-2007 |
Florida
|
Destin Harbor |
(f)(3) |
53 FR 1678
(PDF, 34KB, 1 page) |
1-21-1988 |
Florida
|
City of Key West waters |
(f)(3) |
64 FR 46390 |
8-25-1999 |
Florida
|
State waters within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
(f)(4)(A) |
67 FR 35735 |
05-21-2002 |
Maine
|
Casco Bay |
(f)(3) |
71 FR 36527 |
06-27-2006 |
Maryland
|
Herring Bay |
(f)(3) |
67 FR 1352 |
01-10-2002 |
Maryland
|
Northern Coastal Bays |
(f)(3) |
67 FR 1352 |
01-10-2002 |
Massachusetts
|
Westport Harbor and East & West Branches of Westport River |
(f)(3) |
59 FR 45677 (PDF, 34KB, 1 page) |
9-2-1994 |
Massachusetts
|
WellFleet |
(f)(3) |
60 FR 30539 |
6-9-1995 |
Massachusetts
|
Waquoit Bay |
(f)(3) |
59 FR 25052 (PDF, 34KB, 1 page) |
5-13-1994 |
Massachusetts
|
Nantucket Harbor |
(f)(3) |
57 FR 44379 (PDF, 33KB, 2 pages) |
9-25-1992 |
Massachusetts
|
Wareham Harbor |
(f)(3) |
57 FR 2553 (PDF, 34KB, 2 pages) |
1-22-1992 |
Massachusetts
|
Stage Harbor Complex |
(f)(3) |
62 FR 13885 |
3-24-1997 |
Massachusetts
|
Harwich |
(f)(3) |
63 FR 44255 |
8-18-1998 |
Massachusetts
|
Buzzards Bay |
(f)(3) |
65 FR 46712 |
7-31-2000 |
Massachusetts
|
Three Bay/Centerville Harbor Area |
(f)(3) |
66 FR 35628 |
07-06-2001 |
Massachusetts
|
Plymouth Bay, Plymouth Harbor, Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay |
(f)(3) |
71 FR 41216 |
07-20-2006 |
Michigan
|
All |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 2274 (PDF, 32KB, 1 page) |
1-15-1976 |
Minnesota
|
Boundary Waters Canoe Area |
(f)(4)A |
42 FR 43837 (PDF, 34KB, 1 page) |
8-31-1977 |
Minnesota
|
Minnesota River (part) |
(f)(3) |
42 FR 33362 (PDF, 28KB, 1 page) |
6-30-1977 |
Missouri
|
All (except Miss. River, Missouri River, part of Bull Shoals Lake) |
(f)(3) |
40 FR 54462 (PDF, 33KB, 1 page) |
11-24-1975 |
New Hampshire
|
All except tidal waters |
(f)(3) |
40 FR 36797 (PDF, 31KB, 1 page) |
8-22-1975 |
New Hampshire
|
All New Hampshire coastal waters as defined in the Federal Register Notice |
(f)(3) |
70 FR 56465 |
7-27-2005 |
New Jersey
|
Barnegat Bay |
(f)(3) |
68 FR 35214 (PDF, 42KB, 2 pages) |
6-12-2003 |
New Jersey
|
Shark River |
(f)(3) |
63 FR 12094 |
3-12-1998 |
New Jersey
|
Manasquan River |
(f)(3) |
63 FR 12094 |
3-12-1998 |
New Jersey
|
Shrewsbury River |
(f)(3) |
65 FR 32091 |
5-22-2000 |
New Jersey
|
Navesink River |
(f)(3) |
64 FR 25504 |
5-12-1999 |
New Mexico
|
All |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 17599 (PDF, 32KB, 1 page) |
4-27-1976 |
New York
|
Lake Champlain |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 24624 (PDF, 36KB, 1 page) |
6-17-1976 |
New York
|
Mamaroneck Harbor |
(f)(3) |
62 FR 61820 |
11-19-1997 |
New York
|
Lake George |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 2668 (PDF, 28KB, 1 page) |
1-19-1976 |
New York
|
Parts of Hudson River |
(f)(3) |
68 FR 58345 (PDF, 69KB, 2 pages) |
10-9-2003 |
New York
|
Hudson River (part) |
(f)(4)(B) |
60 FR 63941 |
12-13-1995 |
New York
|
East Hampton (7 water bodies) |
(f)(3) |
64 FR 7194 |
2-12-1999 |
New York
|
Greater Huntington-North Port Bay Complex |
(f)(3) |
65 FR 37385 |
6-14-2000 |
New York
|
Port Jefferson Harbor Complex |
(f)(3) |
66 FR 51954 |
10-11-2001 |
New York
|
Peconic Estuary |
(f)(3) |
67 FR 39720 |
06-10-2002 |
Rhode Island
|
Great Salt Pond, Block Island |
(f)(3) |
58 FR 31202 (PDF, 37KB, 1 page) |
6-1-1993 |
Rhode Island
|
All within 3 mile territorial limit. |
(f)(3) |
63 FR 42633 |
8-10-1998 |
Texas
|
24 Freshwater bodies |
(f)(3) |
42 FR 59776 (PDF, 37KB, 3 pages) |
11-21-1977 |
Vermont
|
All (including parts of Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog) |
(f)(3) |
40 FR 42240 (PDF, 32KB, 1 page) |
9-11-1975 |
Virginia
|
Lynnhaven River |
(f)(3) |
72 FR 7875 |
2-21-2007 |
Virginia
|
Smith Mountain Lake |
(f)(3) |
65 FR 61166 |
10-16-2000 |
Wisconsin
|
All (except Lake Superior,
Mississippi River, part St.
Croix River) |
(f)(3) |
41 FR 11875 (PDF, 32KB, 1 page) |
3-22-1976 |
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