Recreational Vessel and Residence Boat Seweage Discharges Regulated (Code of Alabama: Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses; Chapter 6A) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Alabama Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Protection of environment Navigation Effluent waste water/discharge Organic waste Governance Education Enforcement/compliance Public health Offences/penalties Sewerage Standards Freshwater pollution Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Code of Alabama regulates recreational vessel and residence boat seweage discharges. It provides that discharge of untreated sewage is prohibited in all waters of this state. Recreational vessels with no installed marine sanitation device or approved sewage disposal system and residence boats are prohibited from discharging sewage in all state waters. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, this chapter shall not be construed as prohibiting the disposal of sewage by a vessel or residence boat into a sewage disposal system constructed and operated according to law and approved by the Department of Public Health. Full text English Website alisondb.legislature.state.al.us