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Blue Water Sailing
February 23, 2009
Another Marina in Florida Earns "Clean Designation" from Dept of Environmental Protection
Spill a drop of fuel at Sebastian Inlet Marina and it will never see the waters of the Indian River Lagoon a few feet away. Neither will waste from its fish cleaning table, soap suds from washing one's boat or even stormwater runoff from a 100-year weather event.
On Tuesday, the Marina was recognized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a Clean Marina, Clean Boatyard and Clean Marine Retailer. The new marina, opened Labor Day weekend, becomes the second facility in Florida to receive all three distinctions. It is the 187th of 192 marinas that have joined the Clean Marina program. There are an estimated 2,000 marinas in the state.
On the Treasure Coast and near the Jupiter Inlet, there are 24 Clean Marinas and five Clean Boatyards.
Clean Marina requirements include proper storage and removal of waste oil, spill controls for fuel, handling of solid waste, and management of storm water, sewage and gray water among others.
From: TCPalm.com. Photo courtesy of TCPalm.com. MORE: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/feb/19/sebastian-inlet-marina-2nd-marina-to-earn-all-3/
CLEAN MARINAS
The following is a list of Clean Marinas on the Treasure Coast and near the Jupiter Inlet:
•Blowing Rocks Marina, Tequesta
•Finest Kind Marina, Stuart
•Four Fish Marina, Jensen Beach
•Fort Pierce City Marina
•Harborage Yacht Club, Stuart
•Harbortown Marina, Fort Pierce
•Harbour Ridge Marina, Palm City
•Hinckley Yacht Sales, Port Salerno
•Jib Yacht Club and Marina, Tequesta
•Jupiter Yacht Club, Jupiter
•Loblolly Bay Marina, Hobe Sound
•Pirates Cove Resort and Marina, Port Salerno
•River Forest Yachting Center, Stuart
•Sailfish Marina, Stuart
•Sebastian Inlet Marina, Micco
•Loggerhead Club and Marina, Vero Beach
•Marsh Island Club, Vero Beach
•Oyster Pointe Resort, Sebastian
•Quail Valley River Club, Vero Beach
•Sportsmen's Motel and Marina, Sebastian
•Vero Beach City Marina North and South
•Vero Beach Bait and Tackle
•Capt. Hiram's Marina, Sebastian
•Capt. Butcher's Marina, Sebastian
CLEAN BOATYARDS
The following is a list of Clean Boatyards on the Treasure Coast:
•A & J Boat Works, Port Salerno
•Whiticar Boat Works, Stuart
•Hinckley Yacht Services, Port Salerno
•MarineMax of Southeast Florida, Stuart
•Sebastian Inlet Marina, Micco
