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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in">New Clean Marina Certified in Crater Lake National Park<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oregon State Marine Board presented the Clean Marina award on September 11 to the Cleetwood Cove boat
facility in Crater Lake National Park, bringing the total number of certified Oregon Clean Marinas to 56.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The Cleetwood Cove boat facility is operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts, and is the launch point for tour boat
operations on the lake. While not a traditional recreational boating facility, the marina does perform the same types of activities, such as fueling and boat maintenance that could impact water quality. The Cleetwood Cove facility has voluntarily adopted measures
to control environmental impact associated with their marina operations. The “Clean Marina” designation is a testament to this facility’s efforts to keep one of Oregon's most pristine lakes pollution-free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Xanterra and National Park Service staff deserves congratulations for all the effort they’ve taken to protect
the water quality of the lake,” says Rachel Bullene, Clean Marina Coordinator for the Marine Board. “I was able to immediately certify this facility during the initial evaluation because of how well they operate.”
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The Oregon Clean Marina program is a voluntary program working to protect and improve local water quality by promoting
the usage of environmentally sensitive practices at marinas. If a facility is in compliance with existing environmental regulations and uses a high percentage of the recommended best management practices, it can be designated as an Oregon Clean Marina. Such
certified marinas are authorized to fly the Clean Marina flag and use the logo in their advertising. The flag and logo are signals to boaters that a marina cares about the quality of Oregon’s waterways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Being a part of program has other benefits. The facility receives detailed information and tools to help
prevent pollutants– such as oil, paint, cleaning chemicals, sewage, fish waste, and trash – from contaminating our waterways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> There are approximately 200 marinas, boatyards, yacht clubs, and floating home moorages that are eligible for Clean
Marina certification in Oregon. The first Clean Marina was certified in 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">To learn more about the Oregon Clean Marina Program and the 56 certified Oregon Clean Marinas, visit
</span><a href="http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/Clean/pages/clean_marina.aspx"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/Clean/pages/clean_marina.aspx</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pictured: </span>
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From left to right: Cleetwood Cover General Manager Charles Willis, Marine Board’s Clean Marina Coordinator Rachel Bullene, Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman and Xanterra
Sustainability Manager Emily Anderson.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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