EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (“VGP”) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. While the EPA’s 2020 proposed regulations had removed this requirement, it is already a requirement in the VGP and the USCG regulations.
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