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D.__"Graywater" means galley, dishwasher, bath and laundry
wastewater.__"Graywater" does not include other wastes or
waste streams.

 
E.__"Large commercial passenger vessel" means a commercial
passenger vessel that provides overnight accommodations for
250 or more passengers for hire, determined with reference
to the number of lower berths.

 
F.__"No-discharge zone" means an area within coastal waters
that has been designated by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency pursuant to 33 United States Code, Section
1322, to be an area in which discharge of blackwater is
prohibited.

 
G.__"Small commercial passenger vessel" means a commercial
passenger vessel that provides overnight accommodations for
fewer than 250 passengers for hire, determined with
reference to the number of lower berths.

 
2.__Licensing exemptions.__ A license is not required pursuant
to section 413 prior to the discharge of graywater to coastal
waters from:

 
A.__A small commercial passenger vessel;

 
B. A commercial passenger vessel operated by the United
States or a foreign government; or

 
C.__A commercial passenger vessel if the discharge is made
for the purpose of securing the vessel or saving life at
sea, and as long as all reasonable precautions have been
taken to prevent or minimize the discharge. A discharge as
described in this paragraph must be reported in accordance
with subsection 3.

 
3.__Report of unauthorized discharge.__Discharges of
blackwater or graywater from a large commercial passenger vessel
to coastal waters must be reported to the department as provided
in this subsection.

 
A.__The owner or operator of a large commercial passenger
vessel that discharges blackwater within a no-discharge zone

 
or discharges blackwater in violation of federal law outside
a no-discharge zone shall immediately report that discharge
to the department. The owner or operator shall submit a
written report concerning the discharge to the department
within 30 days of the discharge.


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