10 dam the discharge!(STATELINE)

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Under the Clean Water Act, states may ask the EPA to designate a "no discharge zone" in which large vessels are prohibited from releasing sewage (even if treated) into the water. California lawmakers did so in 2010, after passing three laws in the previous four years to reduce the discharges to protect local aquatic life and public health, prevent beach closures, and support commercial fishing and crabbing. In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the zone, which extends...