04-16-99

By Pat Kight, 541-737-2011
SOURCE: Oregon Sea Grant Communications, 541-737-2716

CORVALLIS - Boating season is just around the corner, and Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon State Marine Board have a free booklet to help the state's boaters do their part to help keep Oregon waters clean.

"Protecting Oregon Waters: Practical Solutions for Boaters" offers tips to help recreational boaters reduce their use of hazardous and polluting materials, and comply with state and federal clean vessel laws.

The 16-page, illustrated booklet includes information on:

• Complying with federal and state clean water laws
• Preventing oil and fuel spills
• Recycling and waste disposal
• Non-toxic alternatives to boat maintenance and cleaning products
• Avoiding noise and air pollution
• Protecting wildlife
• How to use a sanitary pumpout, with a foldout map of Oregon pumpout and dump stations.

The booklet was produced jointly by the Oregon State Marine Board and Oregon Sea Grant, an Oregon State University-based marine research, outreach and education program.

Copies of "Protecting Oregon Waters: Practical solutions for Boaters," publication No. ORESU-G-96-001, are available, free of charge, from Oregon Sea Grant Communications, 402 Kerr Administration Building, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR 97331, o r may be ordered on-line.

Last Update:Friday, 16-Apr-1999 11:43:56 PDT
ute.vergin@oregonstate.edu