EPA releases draft report on cruise-ship pollution
Mon, December 24, 2007
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories
The Environmental Protection Agency says the average cruise-ship passenger generates about 8 gallons of sewage a day while at sea. The agency has released a draft report on water pollution from cruise ships and is seeking comments on what it should do about sewage, graywater and other discharges.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
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The only reality-based way to deal sustainably with the issue of what do with any kind of pollution including cruise ship sewage is to include the cost of treating the pollution in hte price of the product. This means an end to the current policy of subsidizing destruction of the public commons. If someone is willing to pay to have their 8 gallons of sewage treated (not dumped in the ocean) then there is no problem.