Almost half of the 40 large cruise ships that visit waters under Alaska’s jurisdiction do not have the necessary permission to discharge wastewater, and the Celebrity Solstice is one of them.16 Instead, it would need to make an extra trip 3 nm out to sea to dispose of its wastewater or dump it in crossed the waters off of Canada the BC- before or after it enters the Alaska waters off Alaska. [...] Almost immediately, the ship will enter the Puget Sound No Discharge Zone in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and for the rest of the trip the Celebrity Solstice is prohibited from discharging any sewage or greywater whatsoever. [...] Section pollution in the ocean and all other US 312 prohibits the discharge of un- waters.42 Specifically, Section 312 prohibits treated or inadequately treated the discharge of untreated or inadequately sewage into the navigable waters treated sewage into the navigable waters of the US, within 3 nm of shore. [...] We make the following recommendations to Transport Canada in its work with Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to balance the return of cruise tourism with the need for stronger ocean and coastal protection: Prohibit cruise ships from using scrubbers to comply with the sulfur fuel- 01 standard limits set forth in the North American Emissions Control Are. [...] Seek approval from the International Maritime Organization to extend the 03 prohibition on the discharge of untreated sewage and greywater and the standards for treated sewage and wastewater to the Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone in the Pacific Ocean.
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