Public Resources Code section 72423


An oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity and capability for transfer shall either hold on board or shall transfer sewage and graywater to a pumpout facility, if that facility is available and accessible for the oceangoing ship where the ship is docked, and shall not discharge sewage or graywater within the marine waters of the state.

Source: Section 72423, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=72423.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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§ 72423's source at ca​.gov