Clean Marina
Forked Creek Yacht Club is working with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to become a Clean Marina in 2026
Maryland's No Discharge Zones
Added Protection for Sensitive Waters
No Discharge Zones are established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, upon petition by a state. Learn more about the designation process here.
Maryland has taken an extra step towards protecting sensitive waterways by working with the Environmental Protection Agency to designate No Discharge Zones (NDZs) in several areas noted below. A No Discharge Zone is an area of water where the discharge of all boat sewage is prohibited. This includes raw sewage, which is prohibited anywhere within three-miles of the U.S. Coast, as well as sewage treated by Type I or II marine sanitation devices (MSD). An NDZ does not restrict the discharge of gray water. Maryland chose to seek NDZ designation for these waters for several reasons:
high concentration of boats
resources sensitive to boat sewage
water contact activities
local support for added protection
