LTC 297 - 2024 Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority (MWPA) MotionsMIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach,1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, FL 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
RECEIVED
JUL 17 2024
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner Members of the City Commission
Rafael E.Granado,City Clerk ~
July 15,2024
SUBJECT:Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority (MWPA)Motions
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the memo from the Marine and Waterfront Protection
Authority (MWPA)Board meeting that occurred on July 9,2024.
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MIAMI BEACH
MARINE AND WATERFRONT PROTECTION AUTHORITY BOARD
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board
July 15,2024
MWPA Support for a Marine Mobile Pump Out Station and Proof of Pump-Out
Requirement
The purpose of this memo is to inform the Mayor and Members of the City Commission of the
recent unanimous vote by the Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority (MWPA)Board
encouraging the City Commission to explore a MOBILE PUMP OUT SERVICE FOR BOATS
SIMILAR TO MONROE COUNTY'S FREE PUMP OUT SERVICE (item by Vice-Mayor Laura
Dominguez,C4 U)which was referred to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life
Committee.This free mobile pump-out service will reduce/eliminate illegal sewage release from
transient and local liveaboard boats and improve water quality by eliminating barriers to pump-
out.Currently,the two closest land-based pump out stations are Miami Beach Marina ($10)and
Pelican Harbor Marina ($5),and they require the boat to pull anchor,move to the marina and then
go back to their spot.Between 2013 and 2020,the Monroe County service registered over 3,500
customers and regularly serviced over 700 vessels throughout Monroe County waters.This
resulted in the collection of over 2 million gallons of sewage that may have otherwise entered the
sensitive marine environment.
The service will require the following:
-Will require any anchoring vessel to register their boat,which will provide contact information in
case their boat has an issue (sinking,breaks free,etc).
-Will Require any anchoring vessel to provide a 'Proof of Pump-Out'to any law enforcement entity
to demonstrate compliance with 'No Discharge'legislation -they can either pump out on land or
use this free mobile service.
-Will need to be a component of our Mooring Field
-Can Provide visual inspections by pump-out staff to identify at-risk boats
-Can be funded in part by state and federal funding assistance as well as through recreational
vessel registration fees.
Beginning December 2021,the Florida Department of Environmental Protection assumed funding
and management of the service,and contracted with 'On The Hook Marine Services,LLC'for
implementation.
The MWPA sincerely thank you for your consideration.
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MWPA Chairman