Green Marinas, Inc. PO Box 1151, Seabrook, TX 77586. Tel. 281-
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There are good reasons to be concerned for the health of the Galveston Bay estuary. We hear about them frequently in oyster bed closures, dioxin poisoning, seafood consumption advisories, contact recreation related infections etc. The irony is that we come to our boats to get away and relax, while our boating maintenance practices and polluting habits damage the very environment from which we seek refuge. Old polluting behaviors should be replaced with environmentally sound behaviors. Only if we care for and respect our environment, will it continue to provide for us. Green Marinas is a grassroots boater to boater nonprofit organization with the mission of protecting our waters by specifically addressing boater pollution. To fulfill this mission, we target three specific goals.
1. Mariner Education and Engagement ─ Educate and engage local marina managers, boaters and the boating community to increase
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awareness of boater pollution and practices that minimize or eliminate it.
2. Marina Environmental Infrastructure Advocacy ─ Encourage solutions to boater and marina nonpoint source pollution through advocating new infrastructure to improve boater sewage pump-out capacity, construct adequate shore-based restroom and shower facilities, and develop infrastructure for waste recycling.
3. Boater Waste Management ─ Develop a Clear Lake marina solid waste recycling program. Establish a bay wide periodic household hazardous waste collection program, and a Clear Lake based recycling station for oily bilge water. Publicize regional drop off locations so boaters know how dispose of contaminated fuel products, oil and used antifreeze.
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