High Marks from Pumpout & Dump Station Monitoring Program
Southern California Clean Vessel Act Pumpout & Dump Station Monitoring Program
Recent surveys were conducted on the following Public Docks on Sep 27, 2022.
Fernando Street Pumpout Station
Summary of the survey:
Overall Status[1]
Unit was: Operational
Pumpout Usability Score[2]
- Pumpout usability score for this quarter: 94.44
Usability Measurements
- Vacuum at the nozzle in inHg (optimum is 22): 24.0
- Pumpout time for 5 gallons of water in seconds (20 or less is optimum): 10.0
Dye Table Test[3]
- Dye tab performed (if previously authorized): Yes
- Leak detected: No
Notes from Monitoring Team
- The unit is working great.
[1] This status is immediately displayed on the Pumpout Nav app. If not accurate, please contact us at the emails listed above. [2] Pumpout usability score is determined in part by the above measurements and indicates the likelihood of a boater having a positive experience at this disposal unit. An annual California Pumpout Report can be downloaded here. [3] We offer a free voluntary dye tablet test (if previously authorized) when conducting our quarterly monitoring of the disposal unit. This allows us to detect any leaks in your sewage system. |
15th Street Pumpout Station (Near Unit)
Summary of the survey:
Overall Status[1]
Unit was: Operational
Pumpout Usability Score[2]
- Pumpout usability score for this quarter: 94.44
Usability Measurements
- Vacuum at the nozzle in inHg (optimum is 22): 23.0
- Pumpout time for 5 gallons of water in seconds (20 or less is optimum): 10.0
Dye Table Test[3]
- Dye tab performed (if previously authorized): Yes
- Leak detected: No
Notes from Monitoring Team
- Unit works really great!
[1] This status is immediately displayed on the Pumpout Nav app. If not accurate, please contact us at the emails listed above. [2] Pumpout usability score is determined in part by the above measurements and indicates the likelihood of a boater having a positive experience at this disposal unit. An annual California Pumpout Report can be downloaded here. [3] We offer a free voluntary dye tablet test (if previously authorized) when conducting our quarterly monitoring of the disposal unit. This allows us to detect any leaks in your sewage system. |
15th Street Pumpout Station (Far Unit)
Summary of the survey:
Overall Status[1]
Unit was: Operational
Pumpout Usability Score[2]
- Pumpout usability score for this quarter: 97.22
Usability Measurements
- Vacuum at the nozzle in inHg (optimum is 22): 22.0
- Pumpout time for 5 gallons of water in seconds (20 or less is optimum): 9.2
Dye Table Test[3]
- Dye tab performed (if previously authorized): Yes
- Leak detected: No
Notes from Monitoring Team
- Unit is working great! Thank you for meeting me George – always a pleasure!
[1] This status is immediately displayed on the Pumpout Nav app. If not accurate, please contact us at the emails listed above. [2] Pumpout usability score is determined in part by the above measurements and indicates the likelihood of a boater having a positive experience at this disposal unit. An annual California Pumpout Report can be downloaded here. [3] We offer a free voluntary dye tablet test (if previously authorized) when conducting our quarterly monitoring of the disposal unit. This allows us to detect any leaks in your sewage system. |
Balboa Yacht Basin Pumpout Station
Summary of the survey:
Overall Status[1]
Unit was: Operational
Pumpout Usability Score[2]
- Pumpout usability score for this quarter: 83.33
Usability Measurements
- Vacuum at the nozzle in inHg (optimum is 22): 22.0
- Pumpout time for 5 gallons of water in seconds (20 or less is optimum): 10.0
Dye Table Test[3]
- Dye tab performed (if previously authorized): Yes
- Leak detected: No
Notes from Monitoring Team
- The unit is working great! However, I recommend replacing the nozzle as it is folding in on itself. Thank you.
[1] This status is immediately displayed on the Pumpout Nav app. If not accurate, please contact us at the emails listed above. [2] Pumpout usability score is determined in part by the above measurements and indicates the likelihood of a boater having a positive experience at this disposal unit. An annual California Pumpout Report can be downloaded here. [3] We offer a free voluntary dye tablet test (if previously authorized) when conducting our quarterly monitoring of the disposal unit. This allows us to detect any leaks in your sewage system. |
Balboa Fun Zone Pumpout Station
Summary of the survey:
Overall Status[1]
Unit was: Operational
Pumpout Usability Score[2]
- Pumpout usability score for this quarter: 91.67
Usability Measurements
- Vacuum at the nozzle in inHg (optimum is 22): 25.0
- Pumpout time for 5 gallons of water in seconds (20 or less is optimum): 15.0
Dye Table Test[3]
- Dye tab performed (if previously authorized): Yes
- Leak detected: No
Notes from Monitoring Team
- The unit is working great!
[1] This status is immediately displayed on the Pumpout Nav app. If not accurate, please contact us at the emails listed above. [2] Pumpout usability score is determined in part by the above measurements and indicates the likelihood of a boater having a positive experience at this disposal unit. An annual California Pumpout Report can be downloaded here. [3] We offer a free voluntary dye tablet test (if previously authorized) when conducting our quarterly monitoring of the disposal unit. This allows us to detect any leaks in your sewage system. |
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It’s surprising what you can find at the bottom of Newport Harbor.
Bicycles, toolboxes, traffic cones, even a boat. There’s lots of plastic and things that have fallen off boats—not that boaters are dumping stuff deliberately; they just wind up in the harbor.
On one memorable occasion, a diver found a gun. “We informed the police and they said don’t touch it,” explained boatman Guy Harden. “Two divers stayed there until the police showed up, saying the gun was part of an investigation. We never heard anything about it after that, sorry to say.”
The City of Newport Beach celebrated two significant milestones in Newport Harbor on Wednesday, August 27: opening a new public dock and welcoming the first electric patrol vessel in the Harbor Department fleet.
The new VITA Seal electric boat is also the first all-electric work vessel delivered to any public agency in the United States.
The Newport Harbor Underwater Cleanup, in partnership with the City of Newport Beach, has announced the 4th Annual Newport Harbor Underwater Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 at Marina Park in Newport Beach.
Launched in 2017 by Help Your Harbor’s founders—former Newport Beach mayor Marshall “Duffy” Duffield and local environmentalists Billy Dutton and Mark Ward — NHUC hosted three years of sold-out cleanup events at the Balboa Bay Club before being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re thrilled to expand this year’s event at our new location,” says Billy Dutton, co-founder of NHUC and Help Your Harbor. “The Newport Marina Park site allows for much greater community participation, with volunteers helping to clean up our harbor both above and below the water. The addition of the International Coastal Cleanup Day celebration at Marina Park that afternoon will bring together over two dozen organizations and their volunteers, all committed to protecting our precious marine environment.”
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