The N.C. Department of Environment Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is accepting applications for approximately $170,000 in funding under the North Carolina Marine Sewage Pumpout Station Grant Program. This grant program provides financial assistance through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Clean Vessel Act (CVA) to marinas (private and commercial), gas/service docks, fish houses, seafood dealers and other boat docking facilities for the installation and/or renovation of pumpout stations in the 20 coastal counties to improve water quality by reducing sewage discharge from recreational vessels in North Carolina.
Financial assistance will be provided in the form of matching grants of up to $20,000. Grant recipients must provide a minimum of 25% match.
Application guidelines and forms are available online. Completed applications may be emailed to Pat Durrett at pat.durrett@deq.nc.gov or submitted by USPS to:
Pat Durrett, Clean Marina Coordinator
NC Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Ave.
Morehead City, NC 28557
Past examples of CVA-funded projects in North Carolina include the installation of fixed pumpout units at marinas in Carolina Beach and Bradley Creek. Both marinas are in designated “No Discharge Zones”.
For information about any NC Boater program, contact Pat Durrett at pat.durrett@deq.nc.gov or 252-808-7858 (mobile) or office (252) 515-5405.