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FLORIDA GAMBLING BOAT POLLUTION
Florida Gambling Boat Pollution
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Pump, Don't Dump
This site was created to inform the public about how the gambling ships are currently treating their sewage, where they can dump it, and what we can do to stop this practice.
 
Did you know?
  • There are 11 day cruise gambling ships in Florida?
  • Gambling boats transport an average of 800 people per ship, twice a day, out to international waters – 3 miles (12 miles on the Gulf Coast).
  • NOAA report estimates – 26,600 gallons of blackwater and 53,200 gallons of gray water per week (per ship) are dumped
  • There are no inspections or tests of the sewage being dumped
  • There are no laws regulating sewage being dumped past 3 miles (12 in the Gulf) from the coast.
  • Current MOU's (Memorandum of Understanding) are ineffective – Hawaii reported 18 violations in one year following implementation of their MOU
 
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With permission of Jeff Parker – FL Today
 
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