Puget Sound would no longer be a toilet for vessels dumping raw or partially treated sewage overboard under a regulation proposed by the Washington Department of Ecology. The new rule would require any vessel with a permanent toilet aboard to store waste until it could be pumped out ashore, instead of dumping it overboard. Sewage dumped at the surface of the water can be a heavy hit of pollution to shellfish harvest, swimmers and marine life.
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Rule proposes end to sewage dumping in Puget Sound