Pump-out Information

Richardson’s Bay was declared a Federal “No Discharge Zone” on August 11, 1987. This means that direct discharge of effluent into Richardson’s Bay waters is a misdemeanor crime. Direct pump-out of sewage poses a serious health hazard and degrades the environment that we live in. Annual water testing for fecal coliform has shown that we sometimes have bacteria levels that exceed standards for water recreation.

Mobile Vessel Pump-out Service

Mobile vessel pump-out service is available through these local providers:

Eco-Marine Pump-Out Service 415 944 7353 www.ecomarinepumpout.com
BayGreen Mobile Pump-Out and Marine Sanitation 415 621 1393 www.baygreen.net

Also very helpful is the San Francisco Bay Pumpout Guide and Map for Boaters at https://www.sfestuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bay-English.pdf

Never discharge heads or holding tanks into the Bay. This includes Lectra-San treatment heads!
Clean-up properly after your pets with plastic bags, to be deposited in garbage cans. Pets breed fecal coliform too.
Report any violations to your harbormaster, and the RBRA Harbormaster at (415) 971-3919

We need your help to push these levels back down!

Website Accessibility Policy

Richardson Bay Regional Agency is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Richardson Bay Regional Agency has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 415-971-3919

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Richardson Bay Regional Agency has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Richardson Bay Regional Agency regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 415-971-3919.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.