June 18, 2015
MEDIA
CONTACT
Andy Gregory, Puget Soundkeeper
Alliance
Clean Marina Washington announces
winners of the first Clean Marina of the Year competition
The Clean
Marina program is proud to announce the winners of the first ever Clean Marina
of the Year competition! Shilshole Bay Marina has won in the Public Ports
Category and Foss Harbor Marina in the Private Marina Category. Both facilities
are recognized for their exemplary leadership in pollution prevention and
environmental protection.
Winners were
announced on National Marina Day (Saturday, June 13) during ceremonies held at
each facility.
Shilshole Bay
Marina is recognized for their work promoting Required Management Practices
among their 1400 tenants, hosting an oil spill response trailer and developing
a prioritized Environmental Management System to take a comprehensive look at
potential environmental hazards. Tracy McKendry, Sr. Manager of Recreational
Boating accepted the award on behalf of Shilshole saying, “We are extremely
proud of our marina team and community. It takes creativity, persistence
and cooperation to continually work towards improving our environmental
practices. We are lucky to have such great partners in our environmental
endeavors and would like to thank them for their continuing support.”
Shilshole has
been a certified Clean Marina since 2001 and has been awarded a 5-star ranking
by the King County EnviroStars Program.
Foss Harbor
Marina is recognized for switching to paperless billing and correspondence and
eliminating all plastic and Styrofoam cups as well as transitioning to
high-efficiency bulbs and fixtures to reduce energy consumption. Foss Harbor is
very active in the local community, working with organizations such as Citizens
for a Healthy Bay and Tacoma Waterfront Association and cross-promoting
initiatives through social media to provide volunteer resources. Marina staff
recently leveraged Clean Vessel Act (CVA) funds from WA State Parks to purchase
and operate a sewage pumpout boat, providing free and convenient slip-side
sewage disposal for tenants.
“The entire
Foss Harbor Marina team was honored and excited to learn that we were awarded
the Washington State Clean Marina of the Year for 2015,” said Marina Manager
Ian Wilkinson. “While it's always been our mission to provide guests with an
outstanding marina experience, we've challenged ourselves to do so while
contributing positively to our local marine environment.”
Foss Harbor
Marina has been a certified Clean Marina since 2003 and has been awarded a
5-star ranking by the Pierce County EnviroStars Program. In a recent renewal
certification, Troy Rowan of the Pierce County Health Department noted, “I am
very impressed with the many projects that have taken place over the last two
years that continue to demonstrate Foss Harbor Marina’s commitment to
environmental stewardship.”
Presenting
the award on behalf of the Clean Marina Program was Andy Gregory, Pollution
Prevention Director for Puget Soundkeeper and Clean Marina Program Manager.
“Our marine resources are under tremendous pressure these days from rapid
development and upland sources of pollution,” said Gregory. “Every bit helps in
our fight to save Puget Sound and preserve this extraordinary place for the
future. No one knows this better than the boating community, many of whom have
built their lives around spending time in, on and around the water.”
With over 70
Certified Clean Marinas in Washington State, this network of dedicated business
owners and marine professionals are at the forefront of the exciting and
innovative work being done to teach a new generation of boaters about how to
care for and steward the marine environment for the future.
###
Clean Marina Washington is an
incentive-based certification program in which marinas assess their operations
and implement improvements to better protect the environment. Clean Marina
Washington was created in 2005 as an expansion of the EnviroStars program. For
more information, visit www.CleanMarinaWashington.org
0 Comments :
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home