Point Lookout Marina is a Certified Clean Marina

In addition, Bay Bridge Marina Signs Clean Marina Pledge

Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, MD has met the rigorous pollution prevention standards established by Maryland's Clean Marina Committee and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as part of the agency's Clean Marina Initiative (CMI). Point Lookout is the 19th marina in the state to achieve Clean Marina status.

Owners Mark Mattiucci and Joseph Salvo and their staff are committed to protecting Maryland's waterways. "From a personal, as well as a business perspective, I think it is imperative to do what we can to protect our waters," said Mr. Mattiucci. "If people want to continue to boat, we all need to do our part to keep the water clean."

CMI promotes and celebrates voluntary adoption of measures to reduce pollution from marinas and recreational boats. "Certified Clean Marinas have something to teach all of us," said Clean Marina Coordinator Elizabeth Fuller Valentine. "Point Lookout Marina and the other marinas embody the conservation ethic: individual responsibility for healthy land and water. Just as importantly, they are demonstrating that business interests can be compatible with environmental protection."

Each of the 19 Clean Marinas has implemented measures to control pollution associated with vessel maintenance and repair; petroleum storage and transfer; sewage disposal; solid, liquid and hazardous wastes; storm water runoff; and facilities management.

Recognized Clean Marinas may use the Clean Marina logo in their advertising and on their letterhead. They also receive a flag to fly from their facility, a page on the Clean Marina web site (www.dnr.state.md.us/boating), and promotion in Clean Marina publications.

Bay Bridge Marina Signs Clean Marina Pledge

Bay Bridge Marina (Stevensville, Queen Anne's County) is striving to protect the resource that supports the recreational boating industry in Maryland: clean water. By signing the Clean Marina Pledge, owner Thomas Pumpelly and manager Tom McCary have committed to do their part to "keep Maryland's waterways free of harmful chemicals, excess nutrients and debris." Bay Bridge Marina in the 95th marina in the state to take the Clean Marina Pledge.

Signing the Clean Marina pledge is the first step toward receiving recognition as an environmentally-responsible marina. So far, 95 marinas have taken the pledge. The initiative's organizers hope to convert all those pledges into Clean Marina certifications. There are approximately 600 marinas in Maryland and the CMI's goal is to certify 150 of those as Clean Marinas by 2004.

For more details about the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative, call the Department of Natural Resources at (877) 620-8DNR, ext. 8770 or check DNR's website at www.dnr.state.md.us/boating.

Posted: 9-28-2000