ACA Responds to Marina del Rey Harbor Toxics Total Maximum Daily Load Suggested Reconsideration

摘要

On January 15, ACA's Marine Antifouling Working Group submitted comments to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) objecting to proposed revisions to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Marina del Rey Harbor. The proposed changes would effectively ban copper from antifouling coatings applied to pleasure craft. LARWQCB released a report on November 5 that maintains that copper is currently at unsafe levels in the Marina del Rey harbor, home to a large amount of small craft vessels.