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For dredging company officials, the first quarter of 2021 was a pretty good start to a new year. In a tough business, challenges and pitfalls are always expected. But from a bigger picture perspective markets, regulations and policies company officials couldn’t be faulted if a bit of optimism infused their worldview.
There are a number of reasons for this. Many are well known and don’t need to be detailed here. Just quickly, though, WRDA 2020 would be at the top of the list. WRDA, passed last December, provides new funding and policies that will expand dredging opportunities.
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Boating season is right around the corner, and knowing where to pump out your boat’s wastewater is important for following the Puget Sound No Discharge Zone (NDZ) rule.
In August 2020, Washington Sea Grant, along with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel Act grant program, announced that Pumpout Nav, a free app for boaters, had expanded to Washington state. This app is available for both iOS and Android and allows boaters to find one of nearly 200 pumpout and dump stations in Washington, along with hundreds of pumpout facilities in Oregon and California. Pumpout Nav is a tool to help boaters keep the waters in Puget Sound, and along the coast, healthy and clean by showing locations of sewage pumpout stations, dump stations, and floating restrooms to avoid sewage from entering the aquatic environments.
New Law Gives Big Boost To Restoration And Protection Of Bay, Delta
Peninsula Rep. Jackie Speier Praises Reauthorization of National Estuary Program
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Federal support for protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary could nearly double in coming years following enactment last month of the Protect and Restore America s Estuaries Act.
As one of 28 estuaries of national significance eligible for funding through the new law, the San Francisco Estuary and other estuaries along every U.S. coast each may now receive as much as $1 million a year in federal aid. This compares to just over $650,000 appropriated by Congress in fiscal 2020 to the San Francisco Estuary Partnership for protection and restoration of the San Francisco Estuary.
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