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Board denies petition seeking new cruise‑ship discharge regulations; staff cited limits on state authority
Summary
DEQ staff recommended denying a petition to initiate rulemaking on ocean‑class passenger cruise ships after finding several requested measures fall outside board authority and federal rules (including VIDA and recent EPA standards) limit state actions; the board voted to deny the petition.
Joseph Bridal presented a petition from Dr. Robert Hodgson and ProtectVirginia.org asking the board to initiate rulemaking to: require low‑sulfur fuel, ban open‑loop scrubbers, require shore power, restrict dumping of gray/black water and other wastes, and require incident reporting and independent monitoring. Bridal summarized public participation: the public comment period drew about 397 written comments, roughly 388 of…
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