The Green Blue
HOW TO SELF-MANAGE YOUR SITE
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n terms of selfmanaging environmental issues in your marina, it is important to first grapple
all of the legal requirements. This can be done by reviewing The Green Blue’s environmental legal register which is available in two versions; one for England and Wales and one for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Carrying out site checks is something that every marina operative will be familiar with. Adding some extra criteria to the checks can result in improved environmental efficiency.
Little things like making
sure the waste areas do not build up with rubbish as the amount of waste placed here seems to be exponential and you can be left with an unsightly area as well as unwanted items appearing such as fridges. One of the simplest actions for a marina to make is a daily litter pick, I know some of you
literally get rubbish coming in on ever tide but keeping the water clean should be fundamental to a nice marina. Small leaks, if left, can result in significant increases in water bills and areas where lights should be switching off due to sensors that are still on probably just need the sensors cleaning.
Check your utilities, set up a
simple spreadsheet to track the consumption so you can notice any unusual spikes. You can then react accordingly by investigating leaks or sometimes you may find that there are billing errors (which I have seen on occasion). Another item to add to the
checklist is to periodically check the spill kit, make sure that there are enough pads to use. A number of marinas I go to show me there spill kit bin only to find it is empty. It is worth adding a note on the bin to state what to do if supplies are low.
Small leaks, if left, can result in significant increases in water bills
“ 22 F&A / September 2017
When you find a problem, first of all work out the root cause and ask yourself if you think the problem could reoccur on the site. Make sure you record the problem, typically when a marina records incidents, over a period of time trends can show up. Some of the groups tend to pass marina managers around so recording these kinds of incidents can be useful for someone new to the marina. Part of having a clean marina is educating the bertholders about various recycling initiatives and also gently reminding them about some of the rules regarding working on the boat, especially ones which cause a mess such as sanding and antifouling.
For more advice and information from The Green Blue visit
www.thegreenblue.org.uk
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