caa a22 4500 465792553 CHVBK 20180323112029.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900901xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/1351919 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.2307/1351919 The use of pump-out facilities by recreational boaters in Maryland [Elektronische Daten] [Ivar Strand, George Gibson] Because of the intense interest in the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay, the State of Maryland sponsored a survey of 500 Maryland boaters to determine their use of marina facilities to discharge sewage from portable toilets or holding tanks. We report results of that survey as well as examine some of the factors that contribute to the use of pump-out facilities. Presently, with under 10% of Maryland's marinas having facilities available to pump out holding tanks or portable toilets, less than one in twenty boaters has ever used such a facility. Moreover, less than one in three boats equipped with holding tanks or portable toilets has ever used such a facility. Using a discrete choice behavioral model, we found that boaters with portable toilets were more likely to use facilities than ones with holding tanks, especially if the holding tanks were equipped with macerating devices. The price of using the pump-out facility negatively influenced pump-out use. We also found that vessels in transition were less likely to use marina facilities. Finally, the availability of a pump-out facility at a boater's marina increased the likelihood of pumping by twofold. In Maryland reduction of boat-generated pollution will likely require a policy of both extensive pump-out services and low costs for the services. Estuarine Research Federation, 1990 Strand Ivar Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut Gibson George Natural Resources Management Program, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut Estuaries Springer-Verlag 13/3(1990-09-01), 282-286 0160-8347 13:3<282 1990 13 12237 https://doi.org/10.2307/1351919 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/1351919 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Strand Ivar Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gibson George Natural Resources Management Program, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Estuaries Springer-Verlag 13/3(1990-09-01), 282-286 0160-8347 13:3<282 1990 13 12237 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer