Buoy System in Lake Erie

Marina Managers

The Clean Marina program is a voluntary program that encourages marina operators and recreational boaters to protect the boating environment by practicing environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures. This program focuses on reducing or eliminating pollution from entering the Great Lakes through boating and marina activities using best management practices (BMPs) and encouraging stewardship.

Currently there are 36 states that have a Clean Marina program. Pennsylvania is the only state on the Great Lakes coastline to not have a Clean Marina program.

 

Resources:

The Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide

Ohio Clean Marinas Program Tiered Checklist

Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template

Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan Example

Ohio EPA Marina Wash Water

 

The Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide Themes