No Discharge Zones, Northeast United States, 2011-2014

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract
This polygon shapefile represents No Discharge Zones in the Northeastern United States. A No Discharge Zone (NDZ) is a designated boundary within which the discharge of treated and untreated sewage from vessels is prohibited. There are a number of harmful pollutants found in sewage discharges that negatively impact both aquatic and human health. Pump-out facilities are located within the boundaries of NDZs to facilitate the elimination of sewage from vessels, or sewage must be retained onboard for disposal beyond three miles from shore. The No Discharge Zone boundaries are based on information within the Federal Register and were produced by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Regions 1 and 2. Zone boundaries in Region 1 were also coordinated with the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. This dataset displays NDZs in EPA Region 1 and Region 2, which are current as of 2014 and 2011, respectively. Data from both regions were merged into one dataset and boundaries between different zone features were harmonized to eliminate boundary discrepancies. NDZs within the Hudson River, New York State Canal System, Lake Champlain, Lake George, and south of New York Harbor were not included. This dataset was updated in 2014 to include all waters under Massachusetts state jurisdiction. Three NDZs were added in Massachusetts including ferry corridors in the Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound and a zone extending from Manchester-By-The-Sea to Marshfield. Additionally, the Long Island Sound NDZ in New York State was updated from a proposed status to a final status. 2. PURPOSE This dataset
Purpose
To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 6.198
Publisher Northeast Ocean Data
Publication date 2014
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data Scale not given. ; EPSG::4269 W 74°15ʹ35ʺ--W 68°11ʹ17ʺ/N 44°22ʹ38ʺ--N 40°28ʹ38ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator Applied Science Associates

Subjects

Subject Coastal zone management
Subject Sewage disposal in the ocean
Subject Atlantic Ocean
Subject Jamaica Bay (N.Y.)
Subject Champlain, Lake
Subject Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Subject New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Subject New York State Canal System (N.Y.)
Subject Block Island (R.I. : Island)
Subject Rhode Island Sound (Mass. and R.I.)
Subject Boothbay Harbor (Me.)
Subject Kennebunk (Me.)
Subject Wells (Me.)
Subject Boston Harbor (Mass.)
Subject Cape Cod Bay (Mass.)
Subject Buzzards Bay (Mass. : Bay)
Subject Harwich (Mass.)
Subject Nantucket (Mass.)
Subject Plymoth (Mass.)
Subject Maine
Subject Connecticut
Subject Massachusetts
Subject New Hampshire
Subject New York (State)
Subject Rhode Island
Subject 2011-2014
Subject Oceans
Subject Environment
Subject Transportation
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

Use limitation Not to be used for navigation
WGS84 Cartographics This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/bn514fz1861

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Copyright
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Preferred citation

Applied Science Associates. (2014). No Discharge Zones, Northeast United States, 2011-2014. Northeast Ocean Data. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bn514fz1861.

Collection

Northeast Ocean Data : Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States

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