Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Pumpout stations should be easily accessible to vessels navigating in the channel; a location visible from and convenient to a navigation channel, anchorage, or fairway is preferable; 2. A gas dock location is preferable. There should be sufficient dock length so that a vessel being serviced by a pumpout attendant does not obstruct access to the fuel service; the ability to use spill containment booms shall not be compromised by the presence or operation of the pumpout facility; 3. Dock location should allow for easy maneuvering of vessels approaching and leaving the pumpout station site and adequate area so that vessels waiting for or receiving service do not create a navigational hazard for other vessels; 4. Dock location should provide adequate depth at mean low water so that no vessels are excluded from being serviced at the facility (in general, 6-7 feet of water is sufficient); 5. If a dump station is also needed in the area, it is preferable to have both pumpout and dump station at the same facility; 6. The facility should be capable of staffing the pumpout station daily from May 15 through October 30, a minimum of 10 hours per weekend day, and 8 hours per weekday or be self - service 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; 7. If municipal sewer service is available in an area, priority will be given to facilities that have a direct hook-up to the sewerage system; 8. A facility with substantial upland area will be preferable to a facility with little or no upland area when no public sewers are available and a storage tank for the vessel waste must be constructed (space required for septage hauling truck to pump tank on a regular basis);