Lawyer Sanders says, Boston Harbor is now a "No Discharge" area for boaters.

U.S. EPA is designating Boston Harbor as a “No Discharge” area. This status means that discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage are prohibited within these Massachusetts state waters, including the Towns and Cities of Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Hingham, Hull, Milton, Newton, Quincy, Watertown, Weymouth, and Winthrop.

To qualify for a “No Discharge” designation, the Boston had to show there are enough “pump-out” facilities where boaters can get their sewage holding tanks pumped out. Boston Harbor has an estimated 8,720 boats, of which only 4,047 are large enough to have a head or toilet on board. The area has 35 pump-out facilities available to the boating community. In addition, there are four pending pump-out facilities which should be operational later this boating season.