Printable VersionLouisiana waterways continue to benefit from the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Program, established by the U.S. Congress in 1992 and administered in Louisiana by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for the last 13 years.
Designed to help reduce the overboard discharge of sewage from recreational boats,
CVA grant funding is used to cost-share the construction and installation of pumpout and portable toilet washdown facilities at marinas and other dockside facilities. CVA funds are also used for boater education regarding the effects of overboard discharge.
Re-authorized in 1998 and 2002, the Louisiana CVA Grant Program reimburses 75 percent of the cost of installation or renovation of boat sewage disposal systems, using Sportfish Restoration Funds dedicated for that purpose through the federal Clean Vessel Act.
The most recent use of CVA grant funding provided for installation of a new boat sewage pumpout facility is located at Northshore Marine Sales and Service, Inc., in Mandeville.
"The pumpout unit at Northshore Marine was damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and repair of the existing unit was not feasible," said Herb Holloway, an economist with LDWF and the Coordinator of the Louisiana CVA Program. "When approached by Northshore about replacing the unit using a CVA cost-share grant, we were ready to assist."
There are currently 13 boat sewage disposal facilities around the state, 11 of which were funded in part by CVA funds. Pumpout sites around the state include:
1. Bowtie Marina
City: Lake Charles
Body of Water: Contraband Bayou
Latitude: 30.204 N
Longitude: 93.240 W
Telephone: 337-478-0130
Type of Equipment: Pumpout
Type of Service: Full
Fee: $5.00
2. Cypress Bend Park
City: Negreet
Body of Water: Toledo Bend
Latitude: 31.420 N
Longitude: 93.679 W
Telephone: 318-256-4118
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit (trailer-mounted) / Portable Toilet Washdown Station (fixed)
Type of Service: Full (pumpout)/ Self (washdown station)
Fee: None
Note: Call ahead to schedule use of pumpout unit.
3. Downtown Marina
City: Houma
Body of Water: Intersection of Bayou Terrebonne and GIWW
Latitude: 29.599 N
Longitude: 90.711 W
Telephone: 985-873-6428
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit/ Portable Toilet Washdown Station
Type of Service: Full
Fee: $5 (Free for overnight guests)
4. Forsythe Point
City: Monroe
Body of Water: Ouachita River
Latitude: 32.518 N
Longitude: 92.133 W
Telephone: 318-329-4101
Type of Equipment: 2 pumpout units on floating docks
Type of Service: Full
Fee: Free
5. Lake End Park*
City: Morgan City
Body of Water: Lake Palourde
Latitude: 29.718 N
Longitude: 91.188 W
Telephone: 985-380-4623
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Full
Fee: $3.00
6. Marina Beau Chene
City: Mandeville
Body of Water: Tchefuncte River
Latitude: 30.417 N
Longitude: 90.125 W
Telephone: 985-845-3454
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Self
Fee: $5.00
7. Marina Del Ray
City: Madisonville
Body of Water: Tchefuncte River
Latitude: 30.399 N
Longitude: 90.153 W
Telephone: 985-845-4474
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Self
Fee: $5.00
8. Mariners Village Marina
City: Mandeville
Body of Water: Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude: 30.366 N
Longitude: 90.091 W
Telephone: 985-626-1517
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit/ Portable Toilet Washdown Station
Type of Service: Full
Fee: $5.00 or less (No fee for members of BOAT U.S./USCG Auxiliary/Power Squadron)
9. Moon Lake Resort
City: Monroe
Body of Water: Ouachita River
Latitude: 32.606 N
Longitude: 92.094 W
Telephone: 318-322-2300
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Self
Fee: None
10. Northshore Marine Sales & Service
City: Mandeville
Body of Water: Bayou Castine
Latitude: 30.350 N
Longitude: 90.057 W
Telephone: 985-626-7847
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Self
Fee: $5.00
11. Orleans Marina*
City: New Orleans
Body of Water: Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude: 30.024 N
Longitude: 90.119
Telephone: 504-288-2351
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit
Type of Service: Self
Fee: None
12. Pleasure Point Landing
City: Toro
Body of Water: Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude: 31.242 N
Longitude: 93.581 W
Telephone: 318-565-4810
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit (trailer-mounted)/ Portable Toilet Washdown Station (fixed)
Type of Service: Full (pumpout)/Self (washdown station)
Fee: None
13. Plum Orchard Park
City: Doyline
Body of Water: Lake Bistineau
Latitude: 32.412 N
Longitude: 93.382 W
Telephone: 318-987-7275
Type of Equipment: Pumpout Unit/Portable Toilet Washdown Station
Type of Service: Full
Fee: None
*Pumpout facilities not built with CVA funds.
For more information on the Louisiana CVA Grant Program, contact Herb Holloway at 225-765-2605 or hholloway@wlf.louisiana.gov.
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