Archived News
The Epicenter of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (for a Day) (September 2011)
Zebra mussels Texoma (Texas) lead to seasonal pumping debate (September 2011)
Circuit rejects Lake Carriers’ petition for review (July 2011)
Vessels Required to Meet State as Well as Federal Permit Conditions for Incidental Wastewater Discharges (September 2011)
Walker among governors asking N.Y. to ease new ballast rules (September 2011)
Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin Governors’ Letter on NY Ballast Water regulation (September 2011)
Researchers Testing New System to Kill Invasive Species in Ballast Water (August 2011)
Top EPA official embraces NY’s controversial ballast water rules (August 2011)
Hearing: Reducing Regulatory Burdens, Ensuring the Flow of Commerce, and Protecting Jobs: A Common Sense Approach to BW (July 2011)
US Court Rejects Challenge to the EPA Ballast Permit (July 2011)
The battle over ballast water (July 2011)
Ballast Water Discharge Regulations: Still Swimming Upstream (July 2011)
The Practical Realities of Ballast Water Treatment Systems (May 2011)
Foreign Species Invade San Francisco Bay (May 2011)
First Chinese Orders Received for Unitor Ballast Water Treatment Systems (March 2011)
EPA to Add Numeric Limits to Ballast Water Discharge Rules Under Settlement with Environmental Groups (March 2011)
Ship container ‘stepping stone’ risk for alien invaders (March 2011)
EPA NPDES Vessel Program Quarterly (March 2011)
The UK P&I Club’s Legal Briefing On The Ballast Water Management Convention (March 2011)
Ballast Water Settlement Document EPA/Conservation Organizations (March 2011)
EPA agrees to develop ballast rules to thwart invasive species (March 2011)
U.S. Coast Guard and EPA Step Up Efforts to Protect U.S. Waters (February 2011)
No Seaway shutdown (February 2011)
Great Lakes Seaway Ballast Water Working Group releases ballast water management report (February 2011)
Invasive species rules stall (January 2011)
Wisconsin will change ballast rules to match international standards (December 2010)
ESA Satellite Data Reduces Invasion Of Alien Species (December 2010)
VIDEO: Cal Maritime Academy’s training ship testing ballast water treatment (December 2010)
Cal Maritime Academy’s training ship testing ballast water treatment (December 2010)
Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water for Vessels Operating in California Waters (November 2010)
U.S. DOT Announces $4M Investment to Combat Invasive Species in Great Lakes (November 2010)
Cargo transport through Northern Sea Route will tenfold (November 2010)
Federal Rules Urged for Ballast Water (November 2010)
What lurks beneath: Bay Area’s battle with invasive species in ballast water (November 2010)
2010 Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability, and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Systems for Use in California Waters (CSLC, AUGUST 2010)
USCG Ballast Water Discharge Standard Overview of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking PPT (October 2009)
OCEAN INDUSTRIES CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO FINALIZE TREATY CONTROLLING MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES FROM BALLAST WATER (October 2010)
Unitor Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Type Approval (August 2010)
Ballast water rules could reduce cargo (October 2010)
NY Ballast Law Fought by Canada (October 2010)
Ships Dump New Alien Species Into the Mediterranean Every Nine Days (June 2010)
USCG IMO e-Newsletter (June 2010)
New York ballast regulation a victory over Great Lakes invasive species (June 2010)
Lloyd’s Register Guide to Ballast Water Treatment Technology (2010)
Report Prepared by the Oregon Task Force on the Shipping Transport of AIS for the 2011 Oregon Legislature (June 2010)
Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water (May 2010)
Globallast Forum (April 2010)
Environmental ‘blockade’ threatens Seaway (April 2010)
Update on Implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention (IMO) (March 2010)
Ballast Water Treatment Market Remains Buoyant (March 2010)
EPA Requests Public Comments on Vessel Water Discharges Report (March 2010)
Proposed Regulation: Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water For Vessels Operating In California Waters (Updated February 4, 2010)
Court Upholds New York State’s Tough Ballast Water Rules (February 2010)
USCG IMO e-Newsletter (January 2010)
IMO Circular on procedure for approval of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances (January 2010)
AFP: Shipping Map Helps Combat Invasive Species at Sea (January 2010)
IMO: Approvals of Ballast Water Management Systems that Make Use of Active Substances (September 2009)
OceanSaver announces Ballast Water Management System contract for large ships (January 2010)
Wisconsin DNR announces start of state ballast water regulation of Great Lakes ships (November 2009)
CSLC Technology Assessment Update (October 2009)
Coast Guard considers new rules to regulate ballast; takes up where Congress left off – Great Lakes Echo (October 2009)
Slimy-skinned ships to slip smoothly through the seas (September 2009)
Bill introduced to implement Anti-Fouling Convention – Clean Hull Act of 2009 (H.R. 3618) (Septmeber 2009)
Proposed Ballast Water Discharge Standard Rulemaking White Paper, USCG (September 2009)
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (September 2009)
IMO News Issue 2, 2009
U.S. Navy Developing Sustainable Biocide To Keep Barnacles At Bay – Green Diary (August 2009)
Funding Secured For World’s Only Fresh Water Ballast Treatment Facility (August 2009)
Research from San Francisco Bay: The role of containerships as transfer mechanisms of marine biofouling species (July 2009)
Federal Prosecution for Ballast Water Violation (July 2009)
WWF Releases Report on The spread of marine invasive species via ships’ ballast water (July 2009)
Treating Ballast Water Could Fight Invasive Species : NPR
EPA Announces the Availability of the Vessels eNOI System (June 2009)
Washington Adopts New Ballast Water Rules (June 2009)
USCG Ballast Water Discharge Standard Rulemaking (May 2009)
State of California Issues Proposed Rulemaking: Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water for Vessels Operating in California Waters (May 7, 2009)
Summary of West Coast Ballast Water Regulations (Pleus, WDFW, April 2009)
Golden Bear Project Update (January 2009)
Environmental Organizations Sue Agency Over Ship Discharges and Invasive Species (January 12, 2009)
EPA Issues Final Vessel General Permit, but court delays Implementation until February 6, 2009 (December 2008)
Marine Biofouling & Invasive Species: Guidelines for Prevention and Management (2008)
Environmental Standards Update, US Coast Guard (Fall 2008)
Ballast-free cargo ship could slow the spread of invasive species
Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment test installs innovative ballast water system (September 24, 2008)
CRS issues a report on regulating ballast water /current legislative issues (August 28, 2008)
Deadline for the EPA Vessel General Permit Extended to December 19 (September 3, 2008)
Environmental Standards Update, US Coast Guard (July 2008)
EPA Proposes Vessel Discharge Permits (June 16, 2008)
RBT Signs Deal with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services on Ballast Water Treatment System (June 2008)
USCG and EPA release domestic ballast water management initiative (April 2008)
Coast Guard Seeks Comments on Environmental Impact of Ballast Water Treatment Systems (April 4, 2008)
Clean Boating Act of 2008 (S. 2766) introduced, would exempt recreational vessels from the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (March 13, 2008)
Environmental Standards Update, US Coast Guard (February 2008)
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY, AVAILABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CALIFORNIA WATERS (CASLC, December 2007)
Great Ships Initiative – Ballast Water Treatment Technology Project (October 2007)
Canada to Beef up Ballast Water Enforcement (October 2007)
NOAA & Smithsonian Say U.S. Waters Safer from Invasive Species if Ships Flush and Fill Ballast Water at Sea (September 24, 2007)
Congressional Research Service Report: Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (August 2007)
EPA Considers How to Develop Vessel Discharge Permit Program (June 2007)
Environmental Standards Update, US Coast Guard (April 2007)
Environmental Standards Update, US Coast Guard (February 2007)
New Ballast Regulations Could Hurt Michigan and the Shipping Industry (January 5, 2007)
Coast Guard Ballast Water Environmental Standards Update (November 2006)
Michigan’s New Ballast Water Regime: …States’ Rights, Federal Preemption, and International Commerce (October 2006)
Report on Ballast Water Management in Oregon (October 2006)
Court Vacates Federal Regulation Excluding Ballast Water Discharges from Clean Water Act (September 2006)
Canada introduces new mandatory ballast water regulations (July, 14 2006)
California announces new ballast water management regulations (March 23, 2006)
INVASIVE SPECIES: Progress and Challenges in Preventing Introductioninto U.S. Waters Via theBallast Water in Ships; Testimony Before the United States House of Representatives by the Government Accountability Office (September 9, 2005)
2005 Workshop Report on Testing of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: General Guidelines and Step-wise Strategy Toward Shipboard Testing (June 14-16, 2005)
BALLAST WATER RULE COMPARISON TABLE
BALLAST WATER TREATMENT STANDARD COMPARISON TABLE
