Cal Boating uses these funds tofulfill the twin goals of its mission:to provide convenient publicaccess to the waterways and tomake boating safer. As part of thismission, Cal Boating, an environ-mentally conscious departmentwithin the State Resources Agency,administers several environmentalprograms:

S.S. Relief - In the 1972, CalBoating’s Boating FacilitiesDivision came up with the idea ofbuilding floating restrooms andsetting them on large bodies ofwater, making it convenient forboaters to use them. Dubbed “S.S.Relief,” the idea has spread aroundthe country, helping to prevent pol-lution of inland waters in otherstates as well. Grants are available

to public agencies for the purchaseand installation of floating rest-rooms.

Abandoned Watercraft - AnotherCal Boating program that benefitsthe environment is the AbandonedWatercraft Abatement GrantProgram. Grants are available topublic agencies for the removal ofabandoned watercraft and substan-tial navigational hazards fromCalifornia navigable waterways.

Clean Vessel Act -Under this federalact, Cal Boatingadministers a pro-gram to help reducepollution from ves-sel sewage dis-charges into U.S.waters. The grantprogram establishedby the act helpsfund the construc-tion, renovation,

operation, and maintenance ofpumpout and dump stations toservice recreational vessels. Theprogram has an outreach compo-nent which, in the past, has fundedenvironmental mailings to all reg-istered boaters. It continues to

fund the publication of VesselSewage Pumpout Maps, as well asthe pamphlets, Clean BoatingHabits, and Shipshape Sanitation.

A California Clean Boating Network PublicationPresented by the

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, California Coastal Commission, Save Our Shores

and the Community Environmental Councilin cooperation with the

California Department of Boating and Waterwaysand the California Integrated Waste Management Board

THE CHANGING TIDETHE CHANGING TIDEVolume 6, Issue 2

Boating Resources Available from theCalifornia DeparCalifornia Department of Boating and tment of Boating and WWateraterwaysways

CLEAN VESSEL ACT

PUMPOUT GRANT

PROGRAM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - THE RESOURCES AGENCYDepartment of Boating and Waterways

Gray Davis, Governor Mary D. Nichols Raynor Tsuneyoshi, DirectorState of California Secretary for Resources Department of Boating and Waterways

TThe State’s boating agency, theCalifornia Department of

Boating and Waterways, is amember of the Clean BoatingNetwork. Part of the vessel regis-tration fees collected by the stateand some of the taxes boaters payon gasoline provide funding forthe department, popularly knownas “Cal Boating.”

For more info on Publications, turn to the back page

No, the brochure isn’t absorbent,but it’s chock full of informationon what kind of absorbent to usein your bilge.

Not sure what shape, size, or styleof absorbent to use in your bilge?The Santa Monica Bay RestorationProject’s “A Quick and EasyGuide to Using Oil Absorbents”will give you quick tips to helpyou out.

You can get your copy of thisbrochure at Southern CaliforniaBilge Pad Exchange Program loca-tions along with a free bilge pad!Check it out at Redondo Beach,Marina del Rey, Big Bear, Avalon,and Port of L.A. marinas.

Can’t wait? Want some to distrib-ute yourself? Contact Grace Leeat (213) 576-6648 or by email atglee@rb4.swrcb.ca.gov.

New New AbsorbentAbsorbentBrochureBrochure

From the Santa Monica BayRestoration Project

Southern California Chapter Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside,Ventura & San Bernadino Counties

The City of Los Angeles, Bureauof Sanitation, Solid ResourcesCitywide Recycling Division(SRCRD) is announcing itsCertified Exempt Small QuantityGenerator (CESQG) hazardouswaste collection program. Theprogram is designed to providesmall business owners in L.A.County with a convenient way todispose of accumulated hazardouswaste in a safe, legal, and envi-ronmentally responsible manner.The program is based upon thesuccessful Household HazardousWaste Collection events that haveprovided similar opportunities toresidents of single-family homesand multi-family residential com-plexes throughout the city. Thenew CESQG will involve dedi-cated events for small businessesonly and will be held at times and

locations convenient to the typi-cal small business owner.

In order to be eligible for thisprogram, your business must notgenerate in excess of 220 lbs. or27 gallons of hazardous wasteeach month. In addition, youmust have or obtain an EPA IDNumber that can be providedprior to the collection event.Finally, you must call theHazardous Waste Hotline at1-800-98 TOXIC to make anappointment to drop off youraccumulated hazardous waste. Anominal fee of $1.00/pound ofwaste may be charged. Marinasmay utilize this service as long asthey meet the aforementionedrequirements and make appoint-ments.

For additional information,please call 1-800-98 TOXICor visit www.larecycles.org

Using Oil AborbentsUsing Oil Aborbents

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project& Foundation

320 West Fourth Street, Suite #200Los Angeles, CA 90013

phone: 213/576-6615 • fax: 213/576-6646www.smbay.org

Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

A message from theA message from theSanta Monica Bay RestorationSanta Monica Bay Restoration

Project & FoundationProject & Foundation ..

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(800) CLEANUP

Learn about local water quality, recycling pro-grams, and locations for safely disposing ofyour used motor oil, oil filters, batteries, sol-vents and other types of hazardous waste.

www .888c leanla.or g

Find out more about Los Angeles County'sprograms for cleaner, safer lakes, rivers andoceans. Locate household hazardous wasteround-ups and certified used oil collectioncenters near your home or marina.

www .smba y.or g

Come and learn about the Santa MonicaBay! Find out why the bay is such an impor-tant local resource, and what you can do tohelp protect and preserve it.

www .ccc .ca.g ov

The Coastal Commission's Boating Cleanand Green Program provides manyresources for California's recreationalboaters. Find helpful tips and locate free andlow-cost environmental services in your area.

TTo learn more about what youo learn more about what youcan do keep California'scan do keep California's

waterways clean and safe:waterways clean and safe:

Oil is toxic to aquatic organisms inconcentrations as low as 0.1 to 0.5parts per million. That's just a pint of

oil in 250,000 gallons of water.

Oil can be harOil can be har mfulmful .

Because of oil's high dispersion factor, evensmall fueling spills and discharges of oily bilgewater can affect large surface areas of water,harming the marine and aquatic environmentsbelow. Some contaminants in oil and fuel, likeheavy metals and PAHs (poly-aromatic hydro-carbons), remain in the water for a long timeand can be toxic (poisonous) or carcinogenic(cancer-causing) to both humans and animals.Other chemicals in oil, like BTEX compounds(Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes),evaporate more quickly, but can have toxiceffects on the nervous system, liver, kidneys,and bone marrow if introduced to the bloodstream through contact or inhalation.

Each year, small spills and leaks fromroutine boat operation and maintenancedischarge 137 million gallons of oil into theworld's navigable waters.

Funded by a grant from theFunded by a grant from theCalifornia Integrated WCalifornia Integrated W asteaste

Management BoardManagement Board ..

Program SProgram Spyglasspyglass

Household Hazardous Waste Program Available toMarinas Operating as Small Businesses

The City of Los AngelesCertified Exempt Small Quantity Generator

(CESQG) Program for L.A. County

Southern California Chapter Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside,Ventura & San Bernadino Counties

s the largest man-made pleasurecraft harbor in the United States,Marina del Rey is the nautical centerof Santa Monica Bay.

On a brilliant, sunny day, more than6,000 yachts, motorboats, sailboats,and cruisers make their home in thisbusy harbor. The relaxing sea-sidelanding offers trips on everythingfrom an imitation Mississippi river-boat to a Venetian gondola. Sipchampagne and catch glimpses ofauthentic Chinese Junks, vintage tugboats, and classic house boats.Dining yachts and restaurants line thedockside in the whimsicalFisherman’s Village, it’s brightly col-ored painted shacks gathered around a60-foot lighthouse. For the moreadventurous visitors, there is a 21-mile bike path that winds through LosAngeles’ popular beaches, includingthe one of a kind Venice boardwalk.Whether you are cruising the waters,avenues, or bike path, Marina del Reyholds an array of activities for everywalk of life.

Due to its generous size, many of theharbor-area’s recreational activitiesare not within walking distance ofeach other. This poses no problemhowever, as taxi and bike rental serv-ices are readily available to accommo-date your transportation needs.

Getting a guest slip

Guest slips are available and can beobtained by contacting the County ofLos Angeles Department of Beachesand Harbors or any one of the privatemarinas in Marina del Rey. Slipavailability at each marina dependsupon its tenant/vacancy rate. Be pre-pared to show proof of vessel registra-tion and insurance as most facilitiesrequire this documentation before aguest slip will be assigned. TheDepartment of Beaches and Harborsmaintains a free 4-hour guest dock atBurton Chase Park. Ten slips canaccommodate vessels up to 57 feet inlength and several end-ties are alsoavailable.

Environmental Services:

Bilge Pad Exchange:

Marina Fuels fuel dock provides freeoil absorbent pads and used pad recy-cling for boaters. Just ask the friendlyfuel dock staff!

Pumpout facilities:

Three pumpoutfacilities are avail-able to the public.These are located atBurton Chase ParkTransient Dock, thelaunch ramp, andthe Marina Fuelsdock.

For more information, contact theMarina del Rey Visitors’ Center at(310) 305-9545 upon your arrivalor check out these websites:www.co.la.ca.us/beacheswww.itlnet.com/marina/indexwww.sailorschoice.com/harbors

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News from the Northern Chapter

Destination Series

Do you know where Lake �BigDo you know where Lake �BigWWater� is?ater� is?

The Indian word "tahoe" means "big water" explainingthe title of this article. By action of the California StateLegislature in 1945, Lake Tahoe became the officialname of the Lake.

Lake Tahoe is a masterpiece of nature. Surrounded bymountains, the present day lake sits in a valley at anelevation of 6,229 feet. It is the tenth deepest lake inthe world and third deepest lake in North America.Check some of the Lake facts to learn more about it!

The lake holds over 39 trillion gallons of water, enoughto cover a flat area the size of California to a depth of14 inches. If drained, it would take 700 years to refillthe lake! Tahoe Basin was formed about 5 to 10 mil-lion years ago by the rising and falling of the land dueto the shifting of geologic faults.

The blue color and the clarity of the Lake makes it one ofthe most popular destinations for boating enthusiasts andother tourists. The reason the lake is so blue is that thethin, clear mountain air allows the lake's pure, crystallinewater to reflect the blue sky above. However, the lake'sclarity is diminishing as development causes sediments towash into the lake when slopes are cleared for construc-tion. The Forest Service is to protect the Lake's waterquality by implementing programs to purchase environ-mentally sensitive lands and adopting strict environmentalstandards. Interagency monitoring programs continuallytest the impact of human activities on water quality.

Lake TLake Tahoe Factsahoe Facts

Did you know that...Lake Tahoe waters have been loosing clarity at an average of about 1 foot

each year since the late 1960’s? Loss of clarity is caused by: increased develop-ment along shoreline; improperly treated sewage effluent entering the lake; andrunoff from fertilizers used on golf courses and lawns. Department of Environmental

Science & Policy, UC Davis, June 2000 and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,Summer 1987.

Let�s Boat in Lake TahoeLake Tahoe offers every sort of marine service. Boaters should use local oil and sewage services when visiting LakeTahoe to make their visit more enjoyable and support their clean boating practices.

Length 22 miles

Width 12 miles

Shoreline 71 miles (CA 42; NV 29 miles)

Capacity 39 trillion gallons of water

Surface Area 193 sq. miles

Depth Max: 1,645 ft; Av: 989 ft

Surface Temperatures Max: 68F; Min: 41F

Only Outlet Truckee River at Tahoe City

EL DORADO COUNTY (Number of Boats Registered in 2000: 13,350) (T: Only for tenants)Bilge pumpout: Ski Run Marina (South Lake Tahoe-summer 2003), Tahoe Keys Marina (South Lake Tahoe)Absorbent Pad Distribution and Collection: Lakeside Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Timber Cove Marina (South Lake Tahoe),Tahoe Keys Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Meeks Bay Marina (Tahoma), Fallen Leaf Lake Marina (South Lake Tahoe), City ofSouth Lake Tahoe Boat Ramp, Ski Run Marina (South Lake Tahoe)Used Oil Collection: Timber Cove Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Tahoe Keys Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Ski Run Marina (SouthLake Tahoe), Fallen Leaf Lake Marina (South Lake Tahoe)Sewage Pumpout: Tahoe Keys Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Ski Run Marina (South Lake Tahoe), Timber Cove Marina (SouthLake Tahoe), Camp Richardson Resort (South Lake Tahoe)

Bilge Pumpout Obexer's Boat Company (Homewood)Absorbent Pad Distribution and Collection: Obexer's Boat Company (Homewood), Homewood Marina (Homewood) , SierraBoat Company (Carnelian Bay), North Tahoe Marina (Tahoe Vista) (T), Tahoe City Marina (Tahoe City), Sunnyside Marina (TahoeCity) (T).Used Oil Collection: Obexer's Boat Company (Homewood), North Tahoe Marina (Tahoe Vista) (T), Sunnyside Marina (TahoeCity) (T).Sewage Pumpout: Obexer's Boat Company (Homewood), Tahoe City Marina (Tahoe City), Sierra Boat Company (CarnelianBay), North Tahoe Marina (Tahoe Vista)

PLACER COUNTY (Number of Boats Registered in 2000: 18,716)

Photo Source: http://www.breweryarts.org/tahoe/eastshore.htm

To find environmental services at other marinas in California visit The Boating Clean and Green Campaign(http://www.coastal.ca.gov/ccbn/ccbndx.html) and the Earth's 911 (http://www.cleanup.org) websites.

News from the Northern Chapter

NEW! Volunteer Water Quality MonitoringProgram for San Francisco Bay marinas

Pittsburg Boaters Don�t get Caught �In Line�

The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) has broughton board a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Fellow towork collaboratively with key federal, state, and local agencies, environmental, marinaand boating organizations to design, and pilot test a volunteer water quality monitoringprogram for San Francisco Bay marinas. This program will generate a better understand-ing of whether and to what extent marina-related nonpoint source pollution is a problemin the Bay, and whether additional programs are warranted to resolve problems. BCDChas convened a task force to guide the monitoring project, and is formulating a TechnicalAdvisory Committee (TAC). Experts in water quality monitoring interested in serving onthe TAC, and those who would like further information should contact Ruby Pap, NOAACoastal Fellow, rubyp@bcdc.ca.gov, (415) 352-3667.

NNEEWW!!

The National ParkService recently

designated AquaticPark in San

Francisco as a“No Discharge

Zone”

Photo Source:http://www.adventurepostoffice.com/cards/sanfran-cisco/index.html

Pittsburg boaters recycle spools and fishing linebecause the city marina took advantage of a FREEprogram offered by Berkley Pure Fishing Company.Berkley provides collection bins and ships the filledbins to their recycling center. The marina also offers abeverage container recycling program. Through agrant from the Department of Conservation (DOC),Pittsburg marina installed 4 collection bins in theparking lots, boat launch ramp, and marina office -great locations for boaters because they are conve-nient. The marina also collects oily bilge waste, usedmotor oil, and lead-acid batteries. The DOC grantcovered installation costs and the City covers the recy-cling costs.

Gene Lacey of the Pittsburg marina staff feels that"the positive thing (about the recycling) is thatboaters are putting it in there and not in the waterand the marina is looking cleaner. All the batteriesand oil are being brought to us and they're beingrecycled too."

Signs tell boaters that it is estimated that 46,000pieces of plastic float on every square mile of ocean,and that abandoned fishing line causes thousands ofdollars of damage to boat propellers, and entanglesbirds, fish and marine mammals. Provided with con-venient and free services, and good reasons why,boaters using the Pittsburg marina are keeping Bayand Delta waters clean.

Here's how your marina can recycle fishing lineand beverage containers�

ACT NOWACT NOW to obtain a beverage containerrecycling grant! The deadline for this year isNovember 25th. The Department ofConservation (DOC) offers grant funding forrecycling California Redemption Value bever-age containers. Contact the DOC Division of Recycling web-site at: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/DOR/ or send writteninquiries to Grants@consrv.ca.gov, or Department ofConservation, Division of Recycling, 801 K Street, MS 20-24(20th Floor), Sacramento, CA 95814-3533.

Berkley fishing line recycling can be arranged by contactingBerkley Pure Fishing America, 1900 18th St., Spirit Lake, IA51360-1099, (800) 237-5539, berkley@purefishing.com. ADirect Line for Boaters…boaters who can't find a participa-ting dealer or marina in their area can just send used line orold spools directly to the company.

Photos By: Laura L. Wright, City of Pittsburg EnvironmentalAffairs Division

HHere are some other free, boat-ing-related publications pro-

vided by Cal Boating:

Boating Safety andEnvironmental Hints for LakeTahoe - Provides boating safetyinformation for Lake Tahoe, andhow boaters can help minimize theenvironmental impacts of boatingactivities. It also includes infor-mation about restrictions on theoperation of carbureted two-strokemarine engines on Tahoe regionlakes.

Clean Boating Habits - A guide toinformation and practices boaterscan use to help protect California'swaterways from pollution. It alsoincludes information on foulweather preparation and safetyequipment requirements.

Facts About Marine Pollution -Covers State and federal laws gov-erning the disposal of plasticdebris and other garbage in theocean, marine sanitation, and theuse of anti-fouling paint.

Federal Marine Sanitation DeviceRegulations - Explains federal lawregarding the use of MarineSanitary Devices (MSDs) andincludes a list of federally desig-nated “no discharge” areas inCalifornia.

Shipshape Sanitation - A compre-hensive guide on vessel sewage,including information on the pollu-tion problem and the law.

Vessel Sewage Pumpout Maps -Map guides show the location ofand contact info for pumpouts inthe North Coast and Inland water-ways; Sacramento-San JoaquinDelta; San Francisco Bay; CentralCoast; and Southern California.

These publications are also view-able/downloadable at:www.dbw.ca.gov

The Changing Tide

320 W. Fourth StreetSuite 200Los Angeles, CA 90013213/576-6615

An SMBRF, CCC, CEC, and SOS Publication for the California Clean Boating Network (CCBN)Printed on Recycled Paper.

Reference to products, processes, businesses, or services in the Changing Tide does not imply its endorsement or recommendation for use. The Santa Monica BayRestoration Project/Foundation, California Coastal Commission, Community Environmental Council, Save Our Shores, their employees and contractors assume no respon-

sibility and disclaim any liability for any injury or damage resulting from the use or effect of any product or information specified in this publication.

Cal Boating publications can beordered online, atwww2.dbw.ca.gov/onlineorder/onlineorder.htm, or by calling(888) 326-2822.

Publications from the California Department of Boating and Waterways