Boater Waste Education Campaign: Expanding Engagement Efforts and Changing Boater Behavior

Summary

The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue the Boater Waste Education Campaign (BWEC). This project will refine the BWEC from previous cycles based on lessons learned, improve the Interactive Pump-Out map, expand messaging to boaters throughout Texas, continue efforts to designate Galveston Bay as a federal No Discharge Zone (NDZ), and track program improvements.

GBF will maintain the licensing, authority partnerships, improvements, and citizen outreach to ensure the Galveston Bay Action Network (GBAN) remains a successful tool for reporting illegal dumping. GBF anticipates the project will result in an increased awareness of pump-out stations around the Bay, a stronger understanding of the impacts of bacteria loading in marinas, improved pump-out station best management practices, and the designation of Galveston Bay as a federal NDZ.