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decides that the amount of pollution coming from the wash down activity meets a level that is acceptable dependant on where it is being discharged.


There is a problem in that there is no set filtration system that will guarantee a permit being given so when planning on installing a wash down system open a dialogue with the environmental regulator. A permit for wash down effluent going back into the marina is usually given dependant on the dispersion rate of the water body that it is entering. This makes sense in that a small amount of contamination will have more of an effect on a lake than it will a large estuary.


What is the risk? Ultimately you may face prosecution and all prosecutions are public which can result in reputational damage.


What are environmental permits? First of all there are many activities which require an environmental permit. If any quantity of boat wash down is entering controlled water body i.e. lake, river, canal or even if the waste water is going onto the ground then a permit is required.


Just because you require a permit, this does not mean you will automatically get one. A permit is only given when the regulator


What are the fines? The penalty on summary conviction for failing to obtain an environmental permit is a fine of up to £50,000, imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both.


What if I don’t have a permit? Ideally waste water is sent to the sewerage network after some filtration, in general it is easier to obtain permission to dispose of the water in the foul sewer than it will be to do the same to the local environment.


If you currently do not have an Environmental Permit you will be


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told to stop washing down boats until a permit is granted which could involve the implementation of a filtration system.


Want to know what everyone else is doing? There is a public register of all types on environmental permits so you can search by postcode to see whether your neighbours have them. This also means that bertholders and members of the public will easily be able to deduce if a marina/boatyard is breaking the law by not having an environmental permit.


What is the solution? Installing a filtration system that targets copper; The Green Blue has written a free guide on boat wash down systems with help from some marina operators who currently use them.


Once a permit is issued it will detail parameters for the discharge, this will include things like quantity per day, amount of permitted traces of pollutants. You will be charged annually for the upkeep of the permit and expected to have a testing regime to ensure that you do not exceed the parameters.


For more information visit www.thegreenblue.org.uk or get in touch with The Green Blue Sustainability Officer Dan Reading at - dan.reading@rya.org.uk


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