Disconnecting the Macerator

[tugalong09]

We are getting ready to cruise Lake Champlain and there laws require the following - Any holding tank designed so as to provide for an optional means of discharge to the waters on which the craft is operating shall have the discharge openings sealed shut and any discharge lines, pipes or hoses shall be removed or disconnected and stored while operating on the waters of said lake, its tributaries or outlets.

Anyone have any tips on how to do this on a 2019, 27 foot Ranger Tug? Thanks!

 

[batate]

We are also interested in this answer, but on a R29 classic 2014.

 

[Captharv]

I was contemplating trailing up to the NYS canal system. I sent an email to the NYS EPA and I stated that my macerator has a dual switch which prevents accidental discharge, and I added a small chain on the discharge sea-cock handle with a padlock, and my outlet is tapped for a 1/2" pipe thread for home pump-out and it will have a pipe plug in it.
They wrote back that none of his officers would ticket you being all the measures you took. That said, this was 5 years ago...
What the C G does around here is they put a blue dye in the head and flush it a couple of times. God help you if they see the dye in the water.
Here in Florida they stipulate that the "Y" valve (their words) must be secured with a chain and lock while inland. I was boarded and the output sea cock was behind some batteries and used a flashlight to show it to him.

My suggestion is to email them, then the response is in writing and you can print it and be aboard.