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This licensing tag was added to this file as part of the GFDL licensing update. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license. You may select the license of your choice. current23:15, 21 May 20063,208 × 4,824 AxelF {{Information| |Description=Toilet paper holder in a New Zealand shop |Permission= |other_versions= }} category:Toilet paper 00:57, 16 April 2006 00:57, 16 April 2006The requested URL /features.php?vol=12&art=181 was not found on this server.THE smell is pungent, the tempers boiling and the silence is deafening when it comes to the stinky and ongoing water pollution issue at Hope Island Marina. The prestigious marina’s name has been dragged through the “faecal” sludge for the past six years since the “majority” of houseboats and live­aboards in the marina began flushing their waste directly into the water and not pumping it out.Berth holders, business owners and nearby residents are once again calling on someone to step up to the task of putting an end to this “filthy” issue but multiple waterways and environmental agencies continue to pass the buck about who is responsible, and the marina owner and body corporate continue to “turn a blind a blind eye” to the problem.

Locals say they frequently endure the smell of faecal matter in the marina while faeces and toilet paper can often be seen floating in the water.1998 Honda Civic Ac DiagramEnvironmentalists hold major concerns for the marine life in the waterway that flows into the Coomera River and the people catching and eating them.Biz Markie T ShirtA Hope Island man and former berth owner, who has asked to remain anonymous, said there were 120 houseboats and liveaboards in the marina but only about 20 of them had composting toilets on board, which meant 100 boat occupants had to either be using the marina amenities or using the pumping station.African Walnut Bamboo FlooringBut he believed the majority were flushing raw sewage into the water regularly because many of the houseboats never shifted from their moorings.“

You could almost walk on the sh**, it is that thick,” the veteran boatie said. “Some of the boats don’t even have a (holding) tank. If you fell into the water at the marina you would have to get hosed down and get straight to the doctors. You could end up with a range of diseases.”A Hope Island marina business owner said since the stinking subject was the hot topic at the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Board engagement session in June there had been “no progress” towards fixing the pollution. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said there was an easy and simple way to address the issue — by monitoring the electronic tags needed to use in the marina to find out who was pumping out their waste and who was opting to use the public toilets on land.A Transport and Main Roads (TMR) spokesman said the department met with the operators of the marina two weeks ago to help develop a compliance plan and instructions for tenants on the regulations for ship-sourced sewage management.

A spokesman said the marina operator was working to ensure non-compliant tenants met TMR’s standards.“We became aware of water quality issues at Hope Island in 2012,” he said. “Legislation allows us to take action only against owners and masters of vessels discharging ship-sourced pollutants however other agencies and local government have a role to play regarding the marina’s compliance with development approval conditions.”Penalties vary depending upon how sewage is discharged — treated, untreated or not through macerators.“The on-the-spot fine for no macerator is $1219 but matters taken through the court can incur much higher penalties,” the spokesman said.“We will continue education programs and compliance action which includes regular targeted inspections.”Gold Coast Waterways Authority chief executive Hal Morris said it was interested in the best management practices of waterways but that Maritime Safety Queensland (under TMR) was the lead agency responsible for vessel sourced sewage in all Queensland coastal waters.