At Conanicut Marine Services, Inc. environmental, health, and safety compliance is integral to our proactive, environmentally friendly culture.

Conanicut Marine Services, Inc. embraces an environmental, health, and safety program while achieving high corporate growth. Our corporate policy exceeds to comply with all applicable environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations.

Since 1974, Conanicut Marine has been a pro-active, environmentally friendly marina. Significant capital and operating expenses have been committed toward minimizing the environmental impact of the marina and boat yard facility through ongoing infrastructure improvements, best management practices, and employee training. Conanicut Marine has demonstrated time after time that it far exceeds industry standards with its actions and intentions to minimize environmental impacts whenever possible.
Conanicut Marine Services is dedicated to a clean environment.

Continuous Improvement

Conanicut Marine Services will continue to find ways to minimize its impact on the environment and minimize waste generation. Continual improvement of environmental and safety performance is paramount to our success. Identification and periodic review of our environmental and safety objectives contributes to the compliance culture. Implementation of innovative environmental, health and safety improvements assists in employee retention.

Conanicut Marine is an active member of numerous marine industry associations including:

  • American Boat Builders & Repairers Assosciation (ABBRA)
  • Association of Marine Industries
  • Rhode Island Marine Trade Association
  • American Boat & Yacht Council

Constant industry involvement through membership allows for greater exchange of best practice ideas and improved knowledge and overall awareness.

Employee Involvement & Communication

All Conanicut Marine operational employees are part of the compliance program. Several employees have specific day to day responsibilities that lead to a stronger and more comprehensive overall environmental, health, and safety program.

  • Training for environment, health and safety is a key part of employee growth
  • Required job duties include environmental, health and safety compliance
  • Safety committee includes environmental issues
  • Employees are part of the EHS decision making process

Conanicut Marine believes in communicating its environmental policy to all employees, business partners, and visitors. Employees are encouraged to participate in the environmental, health and safety programs.

  • Internal newsletters
  • Internal and external postings
  • Meetings
  • Brochures & advertisements for business partners and customers

Safety Measurables

Internal Environmental & Safety Goal Tracking

Environmentally Friendly Operating Practices

  • Seasonal slip and mooring contracts include verbiage that requires guests to park at the inland Taylor Point facility (serviced by our courtesy shuttle) rather than the public parking lot, thus reducing oils that would otherwise enter the bay
  • State of the art dustless sanding equipment is employed at each sanding facility
  • Oil response equipment is stored at the fuel dock, ready if needed, and checked weekly
  • MARINA WORK BOATS: To date, we have replaced all 6 of our 6 traditionally “smoky” 2-stroke motors for new, low-emission Honda 4-stroke environmentally friendly motors.
  • We embrace legislation for sewage management as part of Narragansett Bay’s “No Discharge”’ policy
  • PUMP-OUT VESSEL: In 1997 we purchased a boat to pump holding tank sewage from the boats in our marina facilit, the first in lower Narragansett Bay. Since, we have encouraged its use by offering this service free of charge. Activity of this vessel has now grown to exceed 24,000 gallons annually. This vessel was also loaned at no charge to the town of New Shoreham to assist with an overload situation at the end of July 4th weekend 2003.
  • In 2004 we purchased a portable pump-out waste system, now available for pier use, boat yard use, and emergencies
  • In 2006 we expanded our pier sewage holding tank pump-out system to include a floating dock, pump, and an additional connection via permission of CRMC
  • Conanicut Marine Services is a participating dealer in the USEPA New England Clean Engine Program

Recycling & Energy Conservation

  • Shrink wrap recycling since the mid-1990’s
  • Conveniently located recycling containers at the Marina facility; encouraged continuous use
  • Recycling fuel filters, scrap metals, and spent florescent lamps and bulbs
  • Waste oil burner is used to provide heat at the Mechanic Shop
  • Participation in RISE energy evaluation replacing light fixtures with more energy efficient units
  • TOXIC USE REDUCTION: Yard personnel uses non-toxic anti-freeze to winterize all boats in our boat yard

Storm Water Management

CMS has demonstrated continuous environmental awareness by pursuing the following ongoing action plan to minimize the impacts of storm water. The actions below follow our Best Management Practices and have been in practice since the early 1990’s.

  • Maintenance of wide vegetated buffer areas surrounding the Taylor Point yard facility
  • Berms and swales are maintained to manage water flows
  • Generous grassy areas are maintained to reduced sheet flow
  • Pervious gravel with shell surfaces are maintained in drive areas
  • Rain waters from roof downspouts are directed to crushed stone and grassy areas where possible
  • All work is performed at specific indoor work areas
  • Trap system/trench drains contain and minimize particulates and floor dust from leaving work bays
  • Petroleum and hazardous waste containment and management
  • A rainwater recycling system captures 9,500 square feet of roof runoff and directs that flow to a large holding tank for future wash water, therefore reducing sheet flow, runoff and town water usage
  • Consistently practices environmentally friendly bottom washing proceedures
  • Language in our guests’ winter and summer contracts promotes environmental awareness

Awards

  • Certified Marina Manager under the Association of Marine Industries (AMI)
  • 1996 EPA recognition for Environmental Achievement
  • 2002 American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) training award recognizing employee training efforts
  • 2005 Award of Excellence from American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA)