Clean Vessel Act

PUMPOUT PROGRAM

Keep Our Water Clean-Use Pumpouts!This program provides pumpout and dump stations for boaters to dispose of human waste in an environmentally safe manner. Pumpout stations are used to pump waste out of recreational boat holding tanks. Dump stations are used to empty portable toilets. To find out more about the history of the Clean Vessel Act, please click here.

To locate a pumpout location or report trouble with one, call 1-800-ASK-FISH. (sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife) If you would like to apply for a CVA pumpout station grant for a location on inland waters in North Carolina, call the NCWRC Division of Engineering Services at (919) 707-0150.

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