Members of the USCG Auxiliary and US Power Squadron regularly provide safe boating courses, perform courtesy vessel examinations, and participate in various public outreach activities to the boating public.

All of the New England states have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish No Discharge Areas (NDAs) in all or part their coastal and estuary waters.  It is important that commercial and recreational boaters operating in those designated areas understand the laws and how to properly comply with them.

A PPT presentation is available for USPS members to review and use to present this information to the Boating public.

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This presentation is jointly sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency – Region 1 and the United States Coast Guard First District, Prevention Division.

Prepared by: R. Doescher (USCG Auxiliary, District 1NR), Sea Partners Coordinator for First Coast Guard District, in collaboration with Ms. Ann Rodney, EPA Region-1.  Agency coordination and release approval was through CDR T. Miller (CGD1/dp) and Ms. Ann Rodney (EPA Region-1).

If you have any constructive comments or corrections, please contact:

Ron Doescher, USCG Auxiliary

First Coast Guard District (dp)

408 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA  02110

(617) 223-8130 (CDR Tom Miller’s desk)

( (978) 462-5718 (Ron’s home)

Ronald.O.Doescher@uscg.mil