{"id":9081,"date":"2015-09-14T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=9081"},"modified":"2017-04-14T16:07:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:07:47","slug":"dnr-certifies-156th-maryland-clean-marina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/09\/14\/dnr-certifies-156th-maryland-clean-marina\/","title":{"rendered":"DNR Certifies 156th Maryland Clean Marina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Island View Marina on Kent Island joins the ranks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9082\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/clean-marina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9082\" class=\"wp-image-9082 \" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/clean-marina.jpg\" alt=\"Island View Marine \" width=\"522\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/clean-marina.jpg 800w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/clean-marina-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Island View Marine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Island View Marina, serving boaters of the Eastern Bay, has been certified as the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/Boating\/Pages\/cleanmarina\/home.aspx\">Maryland Clean Marina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Already recycling materials and providing a pumpout station, Owner George Ritter took it a step further, meeting Clean Marina criteria by educating customers on pollution prevention, as well as capturing all bottom wash water and improving stormwater management.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObtaining the Clean Marina certification was one of my top priorities after my father passed suddenly last year, leaving me in charge,\u201d Ritter said. \u201cWe benefitted greatly from the assistance the Department of Natural Resources and other marina operators provided and look forward to our new operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Island View Marina is a family-owned and -operated, full-service marina founded in 1984. Located\u00a0at the mouth of Crab Alley Creek, the marina offers services like bottom painting and complex mechanical troubleshooting and repairs. The site provides both do-it-yourself and full service options, with Ritter offering more than 37 years of mechanical and repair experience in both sail and power boats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great working with the Ritters to certify Island View Marina. They embraced challenges and got the job done. Their positive attitude made all the difference. I welcome more marinas to join the program,\u201d Donna Morrow,\u00a0Clean Marina program manager said.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the 156th Maryland Clean Marina certified facility. The program promotes and celebrates the efforts of any-sized marina, boatyard, or yacht club to reduce pollution. More information and free program materials are available by calling 410-260-8773 or <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/Boating\/Pages\/cleanmarina\/home.aspx\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Island View Marina on Kent Island joins the ranks Island View Marina, serving boaters of the Eastern Bay, has been certified as the latest Maryland Clean Marina. Already recycling materials and providing a pumpout station, Owner George Ritter took it a step further, meeting Clean Marina criteria by educating customers on pollution prevention, as well<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/09\/14\/dnr-certifies-156th-maryland-clean-marina\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-the-bay"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9081"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9087,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9081\/revisions\/9087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}