No Discharge Zones in Region 9 - California
"No Discharge Zones" (NDZs) are designated bodies of water where the discharge of treated and untreated sewage from vessels is prohibited. Federal Law prohibits the discharge of untreated sewage from vessels within all navigable waters of the U.S., which include territorial seas within three nautical miles of shore. Below is an overview map of NDZs in California.
More Detailed Maps of the Individual NDZs:
- Overview Map of California Sites
- Richardson Bay
- Channel Islands
- Huntingtion Harbor
- Newport Bay
- Avalon Bay
- Dana Point
- Oceanside Harbor
- Mission Bay
- San Diego Bay
Source
Nautical Charts from nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. No Discharge Zones created by EPA Region 9 GIS Center
More Information About NDZs
Region 9 Information
Allan Ota (ota.allan@epa.gov)
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3476