WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice called: Virginia-Waters of the Northern Neck Peninsula Vessel Sewage No-Discharge Zone; Tentative Affirmative Determination.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 8 by Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey, Regional Administrator, Region III.
Summary: Pursuant to the Clean Water Act, the Commonwealth of Virginia has determined that the protection and enhancement of the quality of the waters of the Northern Neck peninsula require greater environmental protection. As such, Virginia has submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), Region 3, for a determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and tr...