Water: Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS)
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Laws & RegulationsLaws & Executive OrdersClean Water ActVessel Water DischargeUniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS)Elevator Pit Effluent ReportsElevator Pit Effluent Reports
Note: The documents on this webpage were generated a number of years ago. Some of the documents and data within may have been succeeded by more recent efforts.
Elevator pit effluent accumulates in, and is discharged from, the sumps of elevator wells on vessels. The anticipated standard would prohibit the discharge of elevator pit effluent within 12 nautical miles.
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Nature of Discharge:
Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 12K)and full discussion (PDF) (13 pp, 107K)
Draft Discharge Assessment Report (PDF) (13 pp, 118K)
