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State Parks releases pump-out needs assessment, recommends 15 new pump-outs and more mobile service
Summary
A December 2025 assessment funded by the state identified gaps in boat sewage disposal infrastructure in Puget Sound and the San Juans and recommended 15 new pump-outs, more mobile pump-out services, upland restroom improvements and education to reduce vessel sewage discharge.
Lydia Morehead, manager of Washington State Parks' Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program, briefed the commission on a needs assessment completed in December 2025 under contract with MAKERS.
The assessment inventoried existing facilities and boat behavior, ran a supply-and-demand analysis and surveyed boaters and the public. Morehead said the state currently has 192 pump-outs (including fixed and portable units), 21 mobile pump-out vessels (20 in Puget Sound, one on the Snake River near Pasco), and seven floating restrooms. A…
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