WaterNews for August 17, 2000

WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

Inside this week's WaterNews:

1. EPA Solicits Public Input on Cruise Ship Discharges

1) EPA Solicits Public Input on Cruise Ship Discharges

EPA is hosting a series of meetings to solicit input from the public, the cruise ship industry and other stakeholders on the issue of discharges from cruise ships. These meetings are part of an information gathering effort on the part of the agency to prepare an in-depth assessment of environmental impacts and existing and potential measures to abate impacts from these discharges. Cruise discharges are currently regulated through a combination of domestic and international pollution prevention laws. EPA is assessing whether these laws adequately protect the environment and whether there are gaps in coverage or in application of these laws which may pose a risk to the environment.

The meetings will be held in Los Angeles, California; Juneau, Alaska; and Miami Florida. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/cruise_ships/ on the Internet.

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