Jeffrey Lewis contributed an article to Marine Link discussing the importance of implementing the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018 (VIDA), which will establish uniform standards for regulating ballast water and other incidental discharges by commercial vessels. In this article, Jeffrey covers the new responsibilities that the EPA and Coast Guard will be tasked with under VIDA, reviews the previous attempts to regulate ballast water, and discusses the current, uncoordinated requirements used by the Coast Guard and EPA to regulate ballast water.
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