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Bulan's Boat Yard Becomes Vermilion's 3rd "Clean Marina"
Bulan's Boat Yard on the Vermilion River has been officially certified an Ohio Clean Marina. Bulan's Boat Yard is the third VMBA member marina to have been certified joining Vermilion Power Boats and Romp's Water Port, Inc. The VMBA is very proud of this accomplishment and of it's members commitment to protecting the Vermilion River and our environment.
The Ohio Clean Marinas Program is a proactive partnership designed to encourage marinas and boaters to use simple, innovative solutions to keep Ohio's coastal and inland waterway resources clean. The Program assists these operators in protecting the resources that provide their livelihood - clean water and fresh air. The basic goal of the Program is environmental stewardship by making marinas and boaters more aware of environmental laws, rules and jurisdictions, and to get as many marinas as possible to follow best management practices and to be designated as "Clean Marinas."
Sponsors of The Ohio Sea Grant College Program which developed the Ohio Clean Marinas Program are the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Soil and Water Conservation (Ohio Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program), Office of Coastal Management (Ohio Coastal Management Program), and Division of Watercraft; Ohio Department of Health; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Ohio Department of Commerce, State Fire Marshall Division; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Lake Erie Marine Trades Association, Greater Cleveland Boating Association, local health departments, local fire marshals, and marina and yacht club owners and managers.
The Ohio Clean Marinas Program is being developed with financial assistance provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the ODNR - Office of Coastal Management and Division of Soil and Water Conservation to Ohio Sea Grant.
For more information on Bulan's Boat Yard visit
Bulan's Boat Yard
710 Vermilion Road
Vermilion, OH 44089
Phone: (440) 967-5785
1/16/08
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