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BRIEFING REPORT
OCEAN DUMPING IN THE NEW YORK BIGHT
SINCE 1973
MUD 4 ONE MAN SEWAGE SlUDGE
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION II
SURVEILLANCE & ANALYSIS DIVISION
APRIL 1974
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Present Ocean Disposal Sites 2
Municipal/Domestic Permits Issued 5
Industrial Permits Issued 9
Status Report of the Actions Taken
on Industrial Applications 15
EPA's Position on the Present Practices. . 19
"Standard" Permit (Municipal) 30
"Standard" Permit (Industrial) 39
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INTRODUCTION
This briefing document broadly summarizes the position and
activities of Region II in carrying out its responsibilities for
resolving the complex environmental problems associated with the
practice of ocean disposal of municipal sludges and industrial
wastes in the New York Bight. Our responsibilities began on
April 5, 1973, the effective date of the Marine Protection, Re-
search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.
Any specific questions relative to data presented should be
directed to Mr. Richard T. Dewling, Director, Surveillance and
Analysis Division, Region II, Environmental Protection Agency,
Edison, New Jersey 08817.
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PRESENT OCEAN DISPOSAL SITES IN THE NEW VORK. BIGHT AMV RECOMMENPEP
ALTERNATE AREAS FOR DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC SLUI?GE»- »• »•
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M 30 7315 73 00
WASTE DISPOSAL AREAS - NEW YORK BIGHT
Figure 1
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION II
EDISON. NEW JERSEY O8817
April 10, 1974
Mr. Richard F. Albers
Vice President
Modern Transportation Co., Inc.
75 Jacobus Avenue
South Kearny, New Jersey 07032
Dear Mr. Albers:
Recently you received a permit authorizing you to dispose
of sludge at the 12 mile site. While the present use of this
location does not pose any immediate threat to the waters of
Long Island or Mew Jersey, it is our opinion, that until alter-
nate means of disposal are developed to handle the increased
volumes of sludge, resulting from an upgrading of treatment,
other sites must be used. The attached map indicates the areas
we the Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are considering.
This designation is tentative, pending additional studies to
further evaluate the suitability of sites within these areas.
Mr. Albers, it is recommended that you develop a contin-
gency plan with your hauler, or within your own organization,
to transport and dispose of sludge at these locations. Active
implementation of the use of one or both of these areas may
take place by 1976, or earlier, depending upon the results of
our monitoring.program at the present sewage sludge disposal
site, and our studies of the alternate areas.
It is requested that you contact this office, in writing,
by May 15, 1974, detailing the approaches you plan on taking to
fulfill this new requirement, if and when it is implemented.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Richard T. Dew!ing
Director
Surveillance & Analysis Division
Enclosure
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EXISTING SEWAGE SLUOGT
DUMP
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
flTMOSPHERlC ADMINISTRATION
«r| MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
ii ftNALYSI PROGRAM
.1. NEW YORK BIGHT
PROJECT
FIGURE 2 AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE use AS ALTERNATIVE SEWAGE SLUDGE DUMP SITES
(AREA I AND AREA 2 ) .
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MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC TVPE WASTE PERMITS ISSUEP FOR THE TRANSPORT OF
APPROXIMATELY 6 MILLION CUBIC VARPS PER /EAR OF SLUDGE. NEW VORK
C1TV ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOLUME,
NASSAU ANP WESTCHESTER COUNTIES 7 PERCENT, ANP NEW JERSEY
COMMUNITIES THE REMAINING 33 PERCENT *- *-•****- ^ ^ *^~
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Name of Applicant
Bergen County Sewer Auth.
Foot of Mehrhof Road
Little Ferry, N.J. 07643
Borough of Fairfield
241 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, N.J. 07006
31 en Cove, City of
Bridge Street
Glen Cove, N.Y. 11542
Name of Permittee
A&S Transportation Co.
General Marine Transporta-
tion Corp.
Modern Transportation Co.
The Joint Meeting of Essex Ocean Disposal Co. Inc. &
& Union Counties (Eliz. A&S Transportation Co. (A
Joint Meeting)
105 Mill Road
Irvington, N.J. 07111
Joint Venture)
Linden Reselle Sewerage
Authority
P.O. Box 124
Linden, N.J. 07036
Long Beach, City of
1 West Chester Street
Dept. of Public Works
5th Floor
Long Beach, N.Y. 11561
Middletown Sewerage Auth.
P.O. Box 125
Bel ford, N.J. 07718
Ocean Disposal Co. Inc. &
A&S Transportation Co. (A
Joint Venture)
General Marine Transporta-
tion Corp.
General Marine Transporta
tion Corp.
Mdsx. County Sewerage Auth. A&S Transportation Co.
Box 461
Sayreville, N.J. 08872
Permit No.
NJ 019
NJ 069
NY 068
NJ 022
NJ 021
NY 007
NJ 002
NJ 008
Modern Transportation Co.,Inc. Modern Transportation Co. NJ 017
75 Jacobus Avenue
So. Kearny, N.J. 07032
Effective
Date
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
Expiration
Date
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
Reapplication
Date
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
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Name of Applicant
Nassau, County of
Dept. of Public Wks.
Mineola, N.Y. 11501
New York - City of -
Bowery Bay Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Coney Island Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Hunts Point Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Jamaica Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
rtew York - City of -
Newtown Creek Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Owls Head Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Port Richmond Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
Name of Permittee Permit No.
General Marine Transport NY 028
& Ocean Disposal Co., Inc.
(A Joint Venture)
City of New York, Env. NY 052
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 049
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 047
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 092
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 051
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 050
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env. NY 056
Protection Admin.
Effective
Date
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
Expiration
Date
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
Reapplication
Date
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
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Name of Applicant
New York - City of -
Rockaway Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Tallman Island Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
26th Ward Plant
Municipal Building
New York, N.Y. 10007
New York - City of -
Wards Island Plant
Municipal Bldg.
New York, N.Y. 10007
Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commissioners
790 Broad Street
Newark, N.J. 07102
Westchester, County of
County Office Building
White Plains, N.Y. 10601
Nanje of Permittee Permit No.
City of New York, Env. NY 055
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env.
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env.
Protection Admin.
City of New York, Env.
Protection Admin.
A&S Transportation Co. &
Weeks Dredging & Contract-
ing, Inc. (A Joint Venture)
McAllister Brothers, Inc.
NY 053
NY 048
NY 009
NO 003
West Long Beach Sewer
District
2150 Bay Boulevard
Atlantic Beach, N.Y. 11509
General Marine Transporta-
tion Corp.
NY 029
NY 031
Effective
Date
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
Expiration
Date
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
Reapplication
Date
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/I 5/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
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Name of Applicant
American Cyanamid Co.
(Agricultural Div.)
859 Berdan Avenue
Wayne, N.J. 07470
Name of Permittee
Modern Transportation Co.
Caldwell Trucking Co., Inc. General Marine Transport
222 Passaic Avenue
Fairfield, N.J. 07006
William Schaefer Septic
P.O. Box 101
441 Newark Pompton Tpk.
Pequannock, N.J. 07440
Whippany Paper Board Co.
Inc.
10 North Jefferson Road
Whippany, N.J. 07981
Corp.
General Marine Transport
Corp,
Modern Transportation Co.
Permit No,
NJ 106
NJ 103
NJ 092
NJ 063
Effective
Date
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
4/15/74
Expiration
Date
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
4/14/75
Reapplication
Date
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
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INDUSTRIAL PERMITS ISSUEP FOR THE B MILE RUBBLE SITE, 15 MILE ACIP
SITE, AMP THE 106 MILE CHEMICAL SITE. ONLV TWO INDUSTRIES - WATER
TUNNEL CONTRACTORS (NJ 067) ANP MORAN TOWING CORP., DISPOSAL DIVI-
SION (NJ 023) - ŁUALIFV FOR SPECIAL PERMITS TO USE THE RUBBLE SITE.
ALL OTHER PERMITS ARE "INTERIM" ANP ISSUED FOR ONLV 12 MONTHS.
ALLIEP CHEMICAL CORP. (NJ 004) AND N. L. INDUSTRIES, INC. (NJ 014)
ARE THE ONLV TWO COMPANIES DISPOSING OF WASTES AT THE ACIP SITE,
15 MILES OFF THE N. J. COAST. ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL PERMIT HOLPERS
MUST DISCHARGE THEIR WASTE OFF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AT THE 706
MILE SITE. »-»- »~ »-»-».». ». »~»~»~^~ ^ ^*- a^
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Name of Applicant
1. Allied Chemical Corp.
Specialty Chemicals Div.
P.O. Box 1087R
Morristown, N.J.
2. NL Industries, Inc.
Titanium Pigment Div.
P.O. Box 58
South Amboy, N.J. 08879
3. Water Tunnel Contractors,
(Joint Venture)
401 West 205th Street
New York, N.Y. 10034
4. Moran Towing Corp., Dis-
posal Div.
One World Trade Center
Suite 5335
New York, N.Y. 10048
5. Amerada Hess Corporation
Hess Oil & Chem. Div.
One Hess Plaza
Woodbridge, N.J. 07095
6. American Cyanamid Company
Warners Plant
P.O. Box 31
Linden, N.J. 07036
Industrial Permit Holders - 1974
Name of Permittee Permit No. Type Waste
Allied Chemical Corp. NJ 004 By-product hydrochloric
acid from manufacturer
of fluorocarbons
Moran Towing & Trans-
portation Co.
Moran Towing & Trans-
portation Co.
Moran Towing & Trans-
portation Co.
NJ 014
NJ 067
NJ 023
Spentonbush Transport NJ 033
Service Co., Inc.
Spentonbush Transport NJ 001
Service Co., Inc.
Volume
26,133,000 gal/yr
675,000,000 gal/yr
1. A spent sulfate
solution
2. An inert ore slurry,
both from the pro-
duction of titanium
dioxide pigments
Solid waste consisting of 4,564,000 ft3/yr
inert and insoluble sand
and gravel sized rock par-
ticles generated by blasting
operations during the con-
struction of the Harlem River
Water Tunnel for the City of
New York
Inert solid waste consisting 14,580,000 ft3/yr
of coarse sand and gravel and
broken concrete from various
contractors in the New York
Dity area
Spent caustic solution
used in various refining
processes
Waste from the manufacture
of: rubber chemicals; paper
chemicals; water treating
chemicals; non-persistent
organophosphate insecticides;
mining chemicals; sulfuric
acid; intermediates; surfactants
3,239,100 gal/yr
36,500,000 gal/y»
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Name of Applicant
7. Arrow Group Industries, Inc.
Subsidiary of Chomalloy
American Corp.
3rd Avenue
Haskell, N.J. 07420
8. J. T. Baker Chemical Co.
222 Red School Lane
Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865
9. Bell Telephone Lab, Inc.
Whippany Road
Whippany, N.J. 07981
10. Blue Ridge-Winkler Textiles
Div. Lehigh Valley In-
dustries, Inc.
High & Kline Streets
Bangor, Pa. 18013
Name of Permittee
Permit No.
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 071
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 098
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 105
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 096
11. Chevron Oil Company
1200 State Street
Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861
12. The Coca-Cola Company
Foods Division
480 Mercer Street
Hightstown, N.J. 08520
Spentonbush Transport
Service Co., Inc.
NJ Oil
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 077
Type Waste
Residual sludge from gal-
vanizing and plating opera-
tions. Wastes are pretreated
prior to disposal by neu-
tralization, co-precipitation
and filtration
Liquid waste resulting from
filtration in the production
of manganous carbonate
Liquid wastes from printed
circuit board manufacturing.
Wastes are generated by
etching, plating, and photo-
graphic processes
Waste activated sludge and
alum sludge from textile
manufacturer. Wastewater is
generated in the dyeing pro-
cess and is treated by the
plant's treatment plant. The
sludge generated during treat-
ment is dewatered by a
centrifuge prior to disposal
Volume
2,400,000 gal/yr
1,500,000 gal/yr
245,000 gal/yr
1,800,000 gal/yr
10,950,000 gal/yr
Spent caustic from hydro-
carbon caustic treating
facilities and water accumu-
lated in gasoline blend and
component tanks
Residual liquid waste gen- 10,800,000 gal/yr
erated during the production
of commercial fruit beverages
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Name of Applicant
13. Curtlss-Wright Corp.,
Curtiss Division
300 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, N.J. 07006
14. E. I. duPont deNemours
& Co., Inc.
Grasselli Plant
Linden, N.J. 07032
15. Eagle Extrusion Corp.
15 Richboynton Road
Dover, N.J. 07801
16. Evor Phillips Leasing
Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 39, Old Water Wks.
Rd. & Bordentown Ave.
Old Bridge, N.J. 08857
17. Fritzsche Dodge & Olcott
85 3rd Street
Clifton, N.J. 07015
18. Gaess Environmental Ser-
vice Corp.
Chem-Trol Div. of SCA
Services, Inc.
253 River Drive
Passaic, N.J. 07055
Name of Permittee Permit No.
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 078
Spentonbush Transport Ser- NJ 006
vice Co., Inc.
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 079
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 100
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 099
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 080
Type Waste
Residual aqueous waste gen-
erated by the rinsing of
metal parts during the pro-
duction of aircraft components
Volume
216,000 gal/yr
Water solution of inorganic
salt, containing less than
2% soluble organics. Waste
generated by Anisole and
DMHA production
Residual sludge from the
settling of recycled rinse
water used in cleaning
painted aluminum extrusions
Mixture of residual liquid
and solid organic and/or
inorganic wastes resulting
from reclamation treatment
of wastes generated by
various industrial sources
Residual aqueous wastes from
manufacturer of organic
flavoring chemicals. Prior
to disposal, wastes are
neutralized and treated for
the removal of solvents
Residual liquid wastes
from the manufacture of
chemicals. Prior to
collection, treatment con-
sists of settling solids,
decanting and skimming oils,
and neutralization
185,000,000 gal/y
96,000 gal/y
25,000,000 gal/y
420,000 gal/y
10,000,000 gal/6
mo.
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Name of Applicant
Name of Permittee
Permit No.
Type Waste
Volume
19. Howmet Corp., Austenal
Div.
Roy Street
Dover, N.J. 07801
20. International Wire
Products Co.
Div. Carlyle Corp.
500 West Main Street
Wyckoff, N.J. 07481
21. Keuffel & Esser Co.
20 Whippany Road
Morristown, N.J. 07960
22. Merck & Co., Inc.
126 E. Lincoln Ave.
Rahway, N.J. 07065
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 072
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 066
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 102
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 010
23. M/M Mars a Div. of
Mars, Inc.
High Street
Hackettstown, N.J. 07840
24. Mycalex Corporation
125 Clifton Boulevard
Clifton, N.J. 07011
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 076
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 070
Liquid wastes from man-
ufacturer of investment
micro-castings. Wastes
are generated by the
disintegration of re-
fractory materials from
the castings
Residual sludge from wire
drawing and plating pro-
cesses in the manufacture
of wire. Wastes are pre-
treated prior to settling
by neutralization and pre-
cipitation
Aqueous mixture of residual
coating solutions from
manufacturer of Diazo re-
production paper
120,000 gal/yr
120,000 gal/yr
1,300,000 gal/yr
Biodegradable aqueous waste 5,100,000 gal/yr
containing sodium and ammonia
salts, miscible with ocean
water, from the manufacturer
of thiabendazole. Prior to
ocean disposal, tars are re-
moved and land disposed.
Liquid wastes from candy
manufacturer. Wastes are
generated in cleanup pro-
cedures throughout the
plant and are organic
A water slurry of inert
glass generated during
machining processes in
the production of electri-
cal insulators
673,400 gal/yr
1,000,000 gal/yr
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Name of Applicant
25. The Nestle Company, Inc.
61 Jerseyvilie Avenue
Freehold, N.J. 07728
26. Norda, Inc.
140 Route 10
East Hanover, N.J. 07936
27. S. B. Penick & Co.
Unit of CPC Internation-
al, Inc.
Taylortown Road
Montville, N.J. 07045
Name of Permittee
Permit No.
28. Pfizer, Inc. Leeming/
Pacquin Divisions
100 Jefferson Road
Parsippany, N.J. 07054
29. Reheis Chemical Company'
Div. Armour Pharmaceuti-
cal Co.
235 Snyder Avenue
Berkeley Heights, N.J. 07922
30. Riegel Products Corp.
Box R
Mil ford, N.J. 08849
31. Sherwin Williams Co.
P.O. Box 717
Brown & Lester Avenue
Newark, N.J. 07101
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 085
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 081
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 082
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 097
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 074
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 101
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 064
Type Waste
Residual sludge from
instant coffee manufact-
urer. Wastes are collected
and pretreated via a
multiple effect evaporator
prior to ocean disposal
Aqueous waste from manu-
facturer of flavors and
fragrances
Aqueous waste from the
production of plant
extracts including oils
of wintergreen, turpentine,
cedarwood, and clove leaves
and powdered extracts of
Calendula flowers. Prior to
disposal, the waste is con-
centrated in a thermal
research combustion unit
Aqueous waste from cos-
metics manufacturer. De-
rived principally from
machine wash down
Residual sludge from manu-
facturer of pharmaceutical
products
Liquid waste from the pro-
duction of resin impreg-
nated paper
Waste pigment slurry from
the manufacturer of latex
and emulsion coating paints
Volume
5,460,000 gal/yr
1,200,000 gal/yr
2,010,000 gal/yr
1,800,000 gal/yr
5,800,000 gal/yr
520,000 gal/yr
28,000 gal/yr
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Name of Applicant
Name of Permittee
Permit No.
Type Waste
Volume
32. Sobin Chemicals Inc.
Montrose Chemical Dlv.
100 Lister Avenue
Newark, N.J. 07105
33. Solvents Recovery Ser-
vice of N.O., Inc.
1200 Sylvan Street
Linden, N.J. 07036
34. Tenco Div. of the Coca-
Cola Co.
40 East Hanover Ave.
Morris Plains, N.J. 07950
35. United States Radium
Corporation
Kings Highway, P.O.
Box 409
Hackettstown, N.J. 07840
36. Warner-Lambert Company
201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, N.J. 07950
37. Worthington Biochemical
Corporation
Halls Mill Road
Freehold, N.J.
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 065
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 083
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 084
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 086
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 093
Modern Transportation Co. NJ 073
2,000,000 gal/yr
660,000 gal/yr
250,000 gal/yr
Aqueous waste from
manufacturer of
salicylaldehyde
Aqueous waste by-
product from a recovery
operation in which used
organic materials are
recycled
2 types of aqueous waste
from the production of
instant tea -
1. Cake topping wastes from
spray dryer
2. Centrifuge waste waters
Residual aqueous waste, non- 6,000,000 gal/yr
radioactive in nature, from
the manufacturer of lum-
inescent chemicals
Primary and secondary sludge 150,000 gal/yr
from pharmaceutical manu-
facturer. Wastes generated
consist of:
1. Residual materials from the
various drug manufacturing
processes
2. Sanitary sewage from an
employee population of 2,500
3. Laboratory wastes
Liquid waste from enzyme ex- 9,300,000 gal/yr
traction of animal tissue and
spent fermentation broths
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STATUS REPORT OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN OR INITIATED ON INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS ANP PERMITS — »-»-»- ^- ^- ^~ ^^"
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TABLE I
PERMITS/APPLICATIONS DENIED OR WITHDRAWN PER EPA REQUIREMENTS
Company and Location
Type Waste
Volume
1. Biocraft Corp.
12 Industrial Park
Waldwick, N. J.
2. BASF Wyandotte Corp.
50 Central Avenue
So. Kearny, N. J. 07032
3. The Clorox Company
125 Statue of Liberty Dr.
Jersey City, N.J. 07305
4. The Ansul Company
Marinette, Wisconsin
5. Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft Division
United Aircraft Corp.
East Hartford, Conn. 06108
6. Consolidated Edison Co.
of N. Y., Inc.
4 Irving Place
New York, N.Y. 10003
7. Alcholac, Inc.
New Products Dev. Center
P. 0. Box 55
Ossining, N. Y. 10562
8. Everlon Fabrics Corp.
Railraod Avenue
Closter, N. J. 07624
Mixture of water, acetone, ammonium
chloride, potassium chloride, trace
of ampecillen
Viscous organic liquid; polyether
sludge
Liquid bleach waste containing
traces of asbestos
Arsenic contaminated salt
Reverse electroplating machining
process waste
Coal ash
Waste by-product methanol in
solution
Finishing and dyeing waste
240,000 gal/yr.
100,000 gal/yr.
75,000 gal/yr.
45,000 tons
5,300 yd3
180,000 tons/yr.
250,000 gal/yr.
720,000 gal/yr.
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TABLE II
Company
PREVIOUS REPORTED DUMPERS PHASED OUT
Location
1. Benjamin Moore & Company
2. Chester Packing Co. Inc.
3. Childers Products Co.
4. Clairol, Inc.
5. Debell & Richardson
6. Dow Chemical Service
7. Drake Bakeries
8. Drew Chemical
9. Electro-Nucleonics, Inc.
10. Engelhard Industries
11. Fedders Corp.
12. Ford Motor Company
13. Gamlen Chemical Co.
14. Heinzelmen & Sons
15. B. Horstmann Company
16. I.C.I. America, Inc.
17. International Paper
18. Ivers-Lee Co.
19. Koppers Co., Inc.
20. Lehn & Fink, Co.
21. L & M Trucking Corp.
22. Makar Trucking Co.
23. National Can Corp.
24. NL Industries, Inc.
25. Norton & Sons, Inc.
26. New York Twist Drill Mfg. Corp,
27. The Parker Co.
28. G. Redner, Inc.
29. Sandoz-Wander, Inc.
30. Three Star Anodizing Corp.
31. Universal Oil Products
Newark, N. J. 07105
Chester, N. Y. 10918
Bristol, Penna. 19007
Stamford, Conn.
Enfield, Conn.
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Wayne, N. J. 07470
Boonton, N. J. 07005
Fairfield, N. J. 07006
Newark, N. J. 07105
Edison, N. J. 08817
Mahwah, N. J. 07430
Elmwood Park, N. J. 07407
Carlstadt, N. 0. 07072
East Hanover, N. J. 07936
Bayonne, N. J.
Whippany, N. J.
W. Caldwell, N. J. 07006
Keamy, N. J.
Belle Mead, N. J. 08502
Kenilworth, N. J. 07033
Mendham, N. J.
Piscataway, N. J.
Pedricktown, N. J. 08067
Bayonne, N. J. 07002
Ramsey, N. J. 07446
Wayne, N. J. 07470
Wanaque, N. J.
East Hanover, N. 0. 07936
Beacon, N. Y. 12508
East Rutherford, N. J. 07073
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TABLE III
DUMPERS WITH ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPOSAL
IMPLEMENTED PER EPA REQUIREMENTS
Company
Location
1. General Color Company
2. J. M. Huber Corporation
3. Lily-Tulip
4. The National Lockwasher Co.
5. Howmedica, Inc.
6. Celanese Coatings Company
7. American Cyanamid Company
8. Green Village Packing Company
9. The Mennen Company
10. Weyerhaeuser Company
11. Wilson Products Company
12. American Cyanamid Company
13. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
14. St. Regis Paper Company
15. Hercules, Inc.
16. Dow Chemical
Newark, N. J. 07114
Edison, N. J. 08817
Holmdel, N. J. 07733
North Branch, N. J. 08876
Rutherford, N. J. 07070
Belvidere, N. J. 07823
Pearl River, N. Y. 10965
Green Village, N. J. 07935
Morristown, N. J. 07960
Closter, N. J. 07624
Neshanic, N. J. 08853
Bound Brook, N. J. 08805
Spotswood, N. J. 08804
West Nyack, N. Y. 10994
Kenvil, N. J. 07847
Mt. Holly, N. J. 08060
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TABLE IV
DUMPERS REQUIRED TO END OCEAN DISPOSAL BY JUNE 1975
Company and Location Type Waste Volume
1. Bell Telephone Laboratories
Inc., Whippany Road
Whippany, N.J. 07981
2. Blue Ridge-Winkler Textiles
High & Kline Streets
Bangor, Penna. 18013
3. The Nestle Co. Inc.
Freehold, N. J. 07728
4. U. S. Radium Corp.
Hackettstown, N. J. 07840
5. Tenco Division of the Coca-
Cola Co.
Morris Plains, N.J. 07950
6. Warner-Lambert Co.
Morris Plains, N.J. 07950
7. Mycalex Corp.
Clifton, N. J. 07011
8. Worthington Biochemical Corp.
Freehold, N.J. 07728
9. Howmet Corp.
Dover, N. J. 07801
10. Gaess Environmental Service
Corp. Chem-Trol Div. of
SAC Services, Inc.
Passaic, N.J. 07055
11. Sherwin Williams Co.
Newark, N.J. 07101
12. Chevron Oil Co.
Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861
Wastes generated by etching,
plating, and photographic
processes
Waste activated sludge and
alum sludge
Sludge from Instant Coffee
manufacturer
Waste from the manufacturer
of luminescent chemicals
Waste from the production of
Instant Tea
Sludge from pharmaceutical
manufacturer
Water slurry of inert glass
Waste from animal tissue and
spent fermentation broths
Waste from manufacturer of
investment micro-castings
Specialty Pharmaceuticals
and organic chemicals
Waste pigment slurry
Waste from hydrocarbon caustic
treating facilities and from
gasoline blend and component
tanks
245,000 gal/yr.
1,800,000 gal/yr.
5,460,000 gal/yr.
6,000,000 gal/yr.
250,000 gal/yr.
150,000 gal/yr.
1,000,000 gal/yr.
9,300,000 gal/yr.
120,000 gal/yr.
10,000,000 gal/6 mos.
28,000 gal/yr.
10,950,000 gal/yr.
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EPA'4 POSITION ON THE PRESENT PRACTICES OF OCEAN DISPOSAL IN THE
NEW WRK BIGHT ANP THE NEEP FOR PEl/ELOPING ALTERNATE METHODS FOR
HANDLING THE WASTES/SLUVGES GENERATED — *-*-»- ^ ^
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March 22, 1974
STATEMENT: OCEAN DISPOSAL
By
Richard T. Dew!ing, P.E.
Director, Surveillance & Analysis Division
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region II, New York, New York
Ocean disposal has been, and will continue to be for at least the
next five to ten years, the soundest available environmental alternative
for sludge disposal in the New York Metropolitan Area. In the
United States, approximately 80 percent of all ocean disposal of
municipal sludge, acid and industrial wastes takes place off the
coasts of New York and New Jersey. Disposal of sewage sludge began
approximately 45 years ago, with volumes of industrial wastes in-
creasing since the late 1950's. In 1973, approximately 5.8 million cubic
yards (1,176.8 M6) of sewage sludge and 3.73 million cubic yards
(754 MG) of industrial wastes were dumped in the ocean waters of the
New York Bight. Six discrete disposal areas exist: dredge spoil
6 miles from shore; construction rubble — 8 miles; derelict vessels
12 miles; sewage sludge 12 miles; waste acid 15 miles;
and industrial waste 106 miles.
Since EPA assumed responsibility for the issuance of ocean
disposal permits in April 1973, the following positive actions have
been taken, or are in the process of being initiated:
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,A total of 112 permit applications have been received
and processed. Seventy six (76) of these applications,
27 municipal and 49 industrial, have been received in
conformance with the Final Regulations which were pro-
mulgated October 15, 1973.
.Four industrial applications have been denied, and after
final review, it is anticipated that others will also
fall into this category. An additional 12 industries
have, after discussions with our technical staff, chosen
alternate waste disposal methods.
.Implementation schedules for phasing out ocean disposal,
where feasible, will be part of the special conditions
of all industrial permits.
.Industrial wastes, previously dumped at the 12-mile sewage
sludge site, are now being disposed of off the continental
shelf at the 106-mile industrial waste site.
.Digester clean-out, which contains a high percentage of
floatables, must now be disposed of at the industrial
waste site.
.No new industrial or municipal dumpers, other than those
using this method of ultimate disposal prior to the
passage of the Ocean Dumping Bill, have been approved
by this Region for using any of the sites in the New
York Bight.
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A biweekly monitoring program of the bathing beaches
along New York and New Jersey, as well as the waters
contiguous to the 12-mile sewage sludge dumping grounds,
has been initiated.
Dumpers are now required to provide EPA with a detailed
chemical and biological analysis of the waste materials
being discharged into the ocean. No such requirement
existed prior to April 1973, the effective date of the
Ocean Dumping Bill.
With the cooperation of the U. S. Coast Guard, which is
responsible for "police-type" monitoring of vessels
using the dumping sites, EPA has initiated a vigorous
enforcement program. Violations of permit conditions,
including "failure to notify", premature dumping, and
non-segregation of municipal and industrial wastes, have
been discovered and appropriate legal action initiated.
In cooperation with NOAA, areas which could be used as
alternate sites for sewage sludge disposal are now being
investigated (See Figure I).
Municipalities in the metropolitan area, have been noti-
fied of our intention of moving the present sewage sludge
dumping grounds if our monitoring programs indicate an
environmental threat.
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Since 1967, EPA, Region II, has approved construction grants
for New York and metropolitan area wastewater treatment plants on
the basis that these facilities will "abandon ocean dumping when
a more desirable disposal method is made available through efforts
and/or requirements of EPA, State and regional authorities." EPA
has always recognized the need for a plan which would involve the
development and implementation of the most environmentally accept-
able method of ultimate disposal of domestic wastes in the New York
metropolitan area. Accordingly, it was Regional policy that new
sludge incinerators at each individual waste treatment plant, were
not considered to be an acceptable alternative. Sewerage Authorities
were, therefore, requested to look at other alternatives, particularly
those available through Regional (inter or intra state) authorities.
The EPA plan, which has already been recommended and accepted
by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, advocates
the formation of a regional sludge management authority(s).
Under EPA and state guidance, an agency capable of environmental
planning would develop the most acceptable long-term alternative, or
alternatives, for the management of this environmental problem. That
agency, or one with operating authority, would implement the most
effective alternative(s) to permit the disposal of sludge with minimal
environmental impact. A sludge management authority would have options
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not available to individual sewerage authorities, i.e., pipelines,
remote disposal sites, cost effective energy recovery, etc.
EPA will act as the catalyst for this project because of our
responsibility and policies relative to ocean dumping and the po-
tential availability of Federal funding for these activities.
On the basis of technical information developed by this office,
the following potential alternatives to the present ultimate disposal
practice appear to be the most attractive on the basis of a regional
authority approach:
1. Disposal in a regional incinerator or incinerators,
located at a site where air quality impact would be
minimal. Offshore sites merit serious consideration.
Power generation and the burning of other solid wastes
should be considered to enhance the economic feasibility
of this type project.
2. Controlled disposal to the marine environment. Other
sites and disposal techniques are presently being investi-
gated by EPA and NOAA. About $7,000,000 of Federal funds
are being expended to study the acute environmental stresses
associated with this practice as well as the long-term ef-
fects, including the impact on marine organisms and the
food web.
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3. Disposal at remote landfill sites. When large
quantities of sludge are disposed on landfills, pre-
treatment techniques such as sludge dewatering, and
leachate treatment will be required.
4. Disposal as a soil conditioner and fertilizer.
EPA presently has a demonstration project with Ocean
County, New Jersey relative to sludge disposal on
sandy soils in the Pine Barrens.
It must be recognized that for sewage sludge to be disposed of
by any of the above mentioned techniques, it must be properly pretreated
to meet EPA requirements for heavy metals and toxic components, as
mandated in the 1972 FWPCA Amendments. All land disposal alternatives
must consider the potential pollution problems of groundwaters in the
disposal areas. In addition to requiring sophisticated techniques to
meet stringent air quality standards, sludge incineration will still
produce an ash 0.35 million cubic yards by 1977 that must be
handled. Thus, without further study of these alternatives, it's
impossible to predict whether any of the approaches proposed are less
damaging to the environment than the present practice of ocean disposal.
Present estimates indicate that a planning agency and a planning/
operating authority could be formed, studies made and the program ready
for implementation by mid-1976. Design and construction of facilities
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are estimated to require an additional four years; thus, the
project would have a target completion date of 1980.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
require that all sewage treatment plants in operation on July 1,
1977 whether or not they are built with the aid of a Federal
grant, and no matter when they were built must provide a min-
imum of secondary treatment. This upgrading of treatment will
substantially increase the volume of sludge that must be ultimately
handled. If the practice of ocean dumping continues, it's estimated
that the volume of sludge dumped at sea will triple. Recognizing
this problem, EPA, with the cooperation of State and Interstate
Agencies, along with other Federal agencies, particularly NOAA, is
looking for alternate disposal sites, since we recognize that the
present site would not be suitable for handling these increased
volumes of sludge. Figure I indicates the areas being considered
as alternate sewage sludge disposal sites. It is EPA's opinion
that, unless alternative means of disposal are found to handle these
increased volumes of sludge, the present sludge dumping site
located 12 miles off the coast should eventually be moved.
Reports in the press that the present sewage sludge dumping site
is causing environmental harm to the beaches of Long Island, are un-
founded and lack technical substantiation. Joint studies, by EPA,
NOAA, FDA, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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and Nassau County, all of which were conducted independently, con-
cluded the following:
(a) There is no massive movement of sludge from the present
dumping grounds to the shore of Long Island. In fact, at 19 sta-
tions in which EPA had SCUBA divers search the bottom, no evidence
of sludge was found. Chemical and bacteriological analyses of
sediment and water column samples, collected by the divers, confirmed
these visual observations that sewage sludge was absent.
(b) The waters of the beach area along Long Island and the New
Jersey coast are still of excellent quality, and there is no indica-
tion that there will be a deterioration of this high quality because
of the present practice of dumping at the 12-mile site. Residents
and bathers may be assured that these waters meet the stringent
bathing bacteriological requirements, and are therefore safe for
recreational use.
(c) The environmental "problems" described in the press appear
due to inshore occurrences, rather than with the movement of sewage
sludge from the present dumping ground.
A completely separate study, conducted by the Department of
Conservation and Waterways, Town of Hempstead, Long Island, New York,
reported that "....sewage sludge as deposited at the designated dump
site, loses its identity 7.5 miles south of Rockaway Inlet. Sedi-
ments beyond a 3-mile radius, north and east of the dump site, contain
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background levels of heavy metals and organic matter; however, in
the vicinity of Atlantic Beach and East Rockaway Inlet, level of
metals, organic matter, and bacteria are slightly in excess of
background. This results from material being flushed from the waste
region of Hempstead Bay by diurnal tidal transport."
Based upon present and past studies, as well as our increased
enforcement activities and knowledge on the types and volumes of
wastes being disposed of in the ocean, it was our decision to issue
interim 12-month permits to municipalities for the utilization of
the present sewage sludge disposal site. We clearly recognize that
the practice over the past 45 years has created a "dead sea" in the
general area of this site. Conversely, it is also recognized that
this site, at present, does not adversely affect the recreational
waters of New York and New Jersey; therefore, a planned program
for reducing the volume of wastes and/or finding alternate sites
or methods of handling these wastes has been implemented. EPA
does not want, nor intend, to create another "dead sea" at some
other location. In our opinion, this would happen if the present
sewage sludge site was moved, before adequate chemical, biological
and hydrographic data were available on the alternate areas being
considered (See Figure I).
With regards to the "industrial waste" and "acid" sites, it is
our tentative decision, pending the final outcome of public hearings
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on April 2, 1974, to issue permits only to those industries which
presently do not have alternate means of disposal for their wastes.
Implementation schedules for stopping ocean disposal, where feasi-
ble, will be a condition of the permits issued.
EPA, along with other regulatory agencies, will be closely
monitoring the present ocean dumping activities. If there is any
indication that the present practice is threatening the health,
welfare or well being of individuals along the coasts of New York
and New Jersey, EPA will immediately take steps to move this
disposal site.
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EXISTING SEWAGE
DUMP SITE
,
OCEANIC AND *^1
'-ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION/
ECOSYSTEMS
PROGRAM
.{NEW YORK BIGHT
^PROJECT
;5URE I. AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE USE AS ALTERNATIVE SEWAGE SLUDGE DUMP SITES
I AND AREA Z } .
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"STAWPARP" PERMIT 1SSUEV TO USERS OF THE 12 MILE SEWAGE SLUVGt
PUMPIWG GROUMV. APPITI0WAL SPECIAL CONV1T1QNS ARE TAILORED TO
THE IMPIl/IDUAL PUMPER — «- - »- »• J^- ^- ^»- ^ ^^
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I UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
f REGION II
26 FEDERAL PLAZA
NEW YORK. NEW YORK 1OOO7
MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND
SANCTUARIES ACT (OCEAN DISPOSAL) PERMIT
Permit No.
Name of Permittee
Effective Date
Expiration Date_
Reapplication Date_
In reference to the following application
Application Number:
Name and Address of Applicant_
hereinafter referred to as the applicant, for a permit authorizing
the transportation and disposal of any material in compliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress enacted October 23, 1972, en-
titled The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972,
33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the Act,
hereinafter referred to as the permittee, is authorized to transport
material for disposal from the facilities of
and to discharge to ocean waters, all in accordance with the fol-
lowing general and special conditions:
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Permit Number:
General Conditions:
1. All transportation and disposal authorized herein shall at
all times be undertaken in a manner consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit.
2. a. Transportation to, and disposal at any location other
than that authorized by this permit shall constitute a violation
of the Act and of the terms and conditions of this permit.
b. Transportation and disposal of any material more fre-
quently than or in excess of that identified and authorized by this
permit, or disposal of material not authorized by this permit", shall
constitute a violation of the Act and of the terms and conditions
of this permit.
c. The permittee shall comply with each and every condition,
provision and limitation in this permit and compliance with one or
more but less than all conditions, provisions and limitations shall
not constitute a ground or grounds of defense in any proceeding
against permittee for violation of one or more of such conditions,
provisions or limitations.
3. The applicant may not apply for, nor the permittee simul-
taneously hold, a permit from another EPA Regional Office for any
of the material to which this permit is applicable, nor may the
applicant or permittee transfer material from one EPA Region to
another if a permit for the transportation or disposal of such
material has been denied by one EPA Region.
4. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize, in
any way, the transportation from the United States for the purpose
of disposal into the ocean waters, into the territorial sea, or
into the contiguous zone, of the following material:
a. High-level radioactive wastes.
b. Materials in whatever form produced for radiological,
chemical or biological warfare.
c. Persistent synthetic or natural materials which may
float or remain in suspension in the ocean.
5. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, this permit may
be modified or revoked, in whole or in part, during its term for cause
including, but not limited to, the following:
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Permit Number:
a. Violation of any term or condition of the permit;
b. Misrepresentation, inaccuracy, or failure by the
applicant to disclose all relevant facts in the permit application;
c. A change in any condition or material fact upon which
this permit is based that requires either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the authorized transportation or dis-
posal including, but not limited to, changes in conditions at the
designated disposal site, and newly discovered scientific data re-
lative to the granting of this permit;
d. Failure to keep records, to engage in monitoring acti-
vities, or to notify appropriate officials in a timely manner of
transportation and disposal activities as specified in any condition
of this permit.
6. This permit shall be subject to suspension by the Regional
Administrator if he determines that the permitted disposal has re-
sulted, or is resulting, in imminent and substantial harm to human
health or welfare or the marine environment. Such suspension shall
be effective subject only to the provisions of section 223.2(c) of
the Final Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act.
7. Any person who violates any provision of the Act, the Final
Regulations issued thereunder, or any term or condition of this per-
mit shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than 550,000 for
each violation. Additionally, any knowing violation of the Act,
Final Regulations, or permit may result in a criminal action being
Drought with penalties of not more than a $50,000 fine or a year in
prison, or both.
8. Any toxic material effluent standard promulgated under
section 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-500 (1972)) is incorporated in the terms and
conditions of this permit. Material authorized to be transported
and discharged under this permit shall at all times comply with each
and every such effluent standard.
Similarly, the discharge of hazardous substances regulated under
section 3i1(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Pub.
L. 92-500 (1972)) is subject, under the terms of this permit, to the
same limitations as imposed under section 311 of Public Law 92-500.
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Permit Number:
9. This permit, or a true copy thereof, shall be placed in
a conspicuous place in the vessel which will be used for the trans-
portation or disposal authorized by this permit. If the disposal
vessel is an unmanned barge the permit or true copy of the permit,
shall be transferred to the towing conveyance, or an additional
true copy shall be available onboard the towing conveyance.
10. The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working
order and operate as efficiently as possible all facilities, in-
cluding vessels, used by the permittee in achieving compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
11. Unless otherwise provided for herein, all terms used in this
permit shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Act or the
Final Regulations issued thereunder.
12. The issuance of this permit does not convey any property
rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive priv-
ileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local
laws or regulations, nor does it obviate the necessity of obtaining
State or local assent required by applicable law for the activity
authorized.
13. This permit does not authorize or approve the construction
of any onshore or offshore physical structures or facilities or,
except as authorized by this permit, the undertaking of any work in
any navigable water.
14. The permittee named herein, if a person, firm or corporation
other than the applicant, must at all times during the term of this
permit have the legal right, independent of this permit and enforce-
able at law or in equity, to transport for the purpose of disposal
in the ocean waters the materials described herein. If such legal
right should cease to exist during this permit's term for any reason,
including but not limited to, the expiration of a contractual rela-
tionship between the applicant and the named permittee, this permit
shall revert, for the remainder of its term, to the applicant.
15. This permit may, at the discretion of the Regional Adminis-
trator, be transferred to a person, firm or corporation other than
the permittee named herein, provided that a request for such a transfer
be made, in writing, by the applicant at least 30 days prior to the
requested transfer date.
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Permit Number:
16. If material, which is regulated by this permit is dis-
charged due to an emergency to safeguard life at sea in loca-
tions or fn a manner not in accordance with the terms of this
permit, the permittee shall make a full report, in accordance
with the provisions of 18 USC 1001, within 10 days to the Re-
gional Administrator detailing the conditions of this emergency
and the actions taken.
17. Telephone notification of sailing two (2) hours prior to
vessel departure for approved site, will be provided by the permittee
to the U. S. Coast Guard, Captain-of-the-Port, New York. Calls should
be made to 212-264-8753 during working hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday
through Friday) and to 212-264-8770 during non-working hours, week-
ends, and holidays. The following information shall be provided in
the notification of sailing:
a. Name of towing vessel and barge or tank vessel
b. Name of transporter
c. Description of the vessel's contents, including volume
d. Place of departure
e. Location of disposal site
f. The time of departure
g. Estimated time of arrival at the disposal site
h. Estimated time of return to port.
18. In accordance with 33 USCA 445, every scow or boat engaged
in the transportation of material for the purpose of ocean disposal
shall have its name or number and owner's name painted in letters and
numbers at least fourteen inches high on both sides of the scow or boat.
These names and numbers shall be kept distinctly legible at all times,
and no scow or boat not so marked shall be used to transport or dis-
charge any such material.
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Permit Number:
19. Permittees shall maintain and submit Coast Guard Form
CCGD 3-278, Monthly Transportation and Dumping Log, to Captain-
of-the-Port, USCG, c/o New York Station, Governors Island, New York,
N. Y. 10004. Permittees shall enter on this form under the column
titled "Dump Site", the latitude and longitude at which the actual
dumping occurred. These forms are to be mailed to the Coast Guard
during the first week of the succeeding month for which they were
prepared. If additional forms are required they may be obtained
by forwarding a written request to Commander (mep), Third Coast Guard
District, Governors Island, New York, N.Y. 10004. Copies of these
logs will be forwarded, on a quarterly basis to: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Surveillance and Analysis Division, Edison, N.J.
08817.
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Permit Number:
Special Conditions:
1. This permit shall expire at midnight on
This permit is nonrenewable. Application for a new
permit must be submitted to EPA at least 150 days
prior to expiration of this permit.
2. During the term of this permit, the type and quantity
of material permitted for transportation for the pur-
pose of ocean disposal shall be in accordance with
the following:
3. Transportation for the purpose of ocean disposal shall
terminate at, and waste disposal shall be confined to,
the area described below:
Latitude:
Longitude:
4. Method of Disposal. The permittee will use only the
following vessel(s)/barge(s) for transportation and
disposal of wastes authorized under this permit.
Waste is to be discharged at a uniform rate over a
distance of at least nautical miles within
the disposal site designated in Special Condition No. 3.
Vessel/barge traverses shall be at least 0.5 nautical
mile apart. If two or more vessels/barges are dis-
charging simultaneously, or if any two vessel/barge
trips are to occur within one hour of each other, the
latter discharge is to be at least 0.5 nautical mile
from the previous discharge.
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Permit. Number:
If the waste cannot be uniformly discharged as re-
quired above, the permittee shall, within 30 days
of issuance of this permit, provide to EPA in writing,
detailed technical information, certified by a naval
architect or marine engineer, as to why this condition
cannot be met. A time period of not more than one year
from the date of issuance of this permit will be allowed
for the installation of equipment or systems necessary
to meet the uniform discharge requirement.
5. Analyses shall be conducted by the permittee on a repre-
sentative sample of vessel/barge load.
Parameters to be analyzed:
Bioassay, using the organism Artemia salina or
substitute organisms designated to be more appro-
priate by EPA, Region II.
Mercury, liquid and solid phase
Cadmium, liquid and solid phase
Density
pH
Oil and grease, using liquid-liquid extraction with
tri chlorotri f1uoroethane
Petroleum hydrocarbon (oil), using tentative IR
procedure
Arsenic Lead
Copper Zinc
Vanadium Selenium
Beryllium Chromium
Nickel Ammonia nitrogen
B.O.D. T.O.C.
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Permit Number:
C.O.D. Total Solids
Dissolved Solids Suspended Solids
TKN Nitrate nitrogen
Total acidity (CaCOJ Total alkalinity (CaCOj
Total Phosphorous Phenols
Analytical data shall be submitted to EPA on a monthly
basis, with the first report due no later than 30 days
following the initial discharge.
All analyses shall be conducted according to approved
test procedures contained in the Federal Register,
October 16, 1973, Vol. 38, Number 199, Part II,
"Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis
of Pollutants" or according to specific analytical
procedures distributed by EPA, Region II.
The applicant, permittee, or their contract laboratory
shall maintain a viable analytical quality control pro-
gram and routinely submit on at least a quarterly
basis these data with the results of sample analysis
to the Environmental Protection Agency. Upon request,
the laboratory shall participate in EPA sponsored quality
control programs relative to analyses required under this
permit.
The permittee and/or the applicant will be required,
during the term of this interim permit, to conduct or
participate in a monitoring program of the impact of
the permitted waste disposal on the marine environment
at the designated disposal site, pursuant to the Federal
Register, October 15, 1973; Vol. 38, Number 198, Part II,
"Ocean Dumping - Final Regulations and Criteria",
Section 223.l(f).
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"STANDARD" PERMIT ISSUED TO INDUSTRIAL FIRMS REQUESTING USE OF THE
106 MILE CHEMICAL SITE. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONDITIONS ARE INCLUDED
IN EACH INDUSTRIAL PERMIT. *- *- *» ^~ ^ **-
(P&umit& fax. the. 75 ntcŁe acAA &
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1 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION II
26 FEDERAL PLAZA
NEW YORK. NEW YORK 1OOO7
MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND
SANCTUARIES ACT (OCEAN DISPOSAL) PERMIT
Permit No.
Name of Permittee_
Effective Date
Expiration Date
Reapplication Date_
In reference to the following application:
Application Number:
Name and Address of Applicant^
hereinafter referred to as the applicant, for a permit authorizing
the transportation and disposal of any material in compliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress enacted October 23, 1972, en-
titled The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972,
33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the Act,
hereinafter referred to as the permittee, is authorized to transport
material for disposal from the facilities of
and to discharge to ocean waters, all in accordance with the fol-
lowing general and special conditions:
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General Conditions:
1. All transportation and disposal authorized herein shall at
all times be undertaken in a manner consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit.
2. a. Transportation to, and disposal at any location other
than that authorized by this permit shall constitute a violation
of the Act and of the terms and conditions of this permit.
b. Transportation and disposal of any material more fre-
quently than or in excess of that identified and authorized by this
permit, or disposal of material not authorized by this permit, shall
constitute a violation of the Act and of the terms and conditions
of this permit.
c. The permittee shall comply with each and every condition,
provision and limitation in this permit and compliance with one or
more but less than all conditions, provisions and limitations shall
not constitute a ground or grounds of defense in any proceeding
against permittee for violation of one or more of such conditions,
provisions or limitations.
3. The applicant may not apply for, nor the permittee simul-
taneously hold, a permit from another EPA Regional Office for any
of the material to which this permit is applicable, nor may the
applicant or permittee transfer material from one EPA Region to
another if a permit for the transportation or disposal of such
material has been denied by one EPA Region.
4. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize, in
any way, the transportation from the United States for the purpose
of disposal into the ocean waters, into the territorial sea, or
into the contiguous zone, of the following material:
a. High-level radioactive wastes.
b. Materials in whatever form produced for radiological,
chemical or biological warfare.
c. Persistent synthetic or natural materials which may
float or remain in suspension in the ocean.
5. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, this permit may
be modified or revoked, in whole or in part, during its term for cause
including, but not limited to, the following:
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a. Violation of any term or condition of the permit;
b. Misrepresentation, inaccuracy, or failure by the
applicant to disclose all relevant facts in the permit application;
c. A change in any condition or material fact upon which
this permit is based that requires either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the authorized transportation or dis-
posal including, but not limited to, changes in conditions at the
designated disposal site, and newly discovered scientific data re-
lative to the granting of this permit;
d. Failure to keep records, to engage in monitoring acti-
vities, or to notify appropriate officials in a timely manner of
transportation and disposal activities as specified in any condition
of this permit.
6. This permit shall be subject to suspension by the Regional
Administrator if he determines that the permitted disposal has re-
sulted, or is resulting, in imminent and substantial harm to human
health or welfare or the marine environment. Such suspension shall
be effective subject only to the provisions of section 223.2(c) of
the Final Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act.
7. Any person who violates any provision of the Act, the Final
Regulations issued thereunder, or any term or condition of this per-
mit shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for
each violation. Additionally, any knowing violation of the Act,
Final Regulations, or permit may result in a criminal action being
brought with penalties of not more than a $50,000 fine or a year in
prison, or both.
8. Any toxic material effluent standard promulgated under
section 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-500 (1972)) is incorporated in the terms and
conditions of this permit. Material authorized to be transported
and discharged under this permit shall at all times comply with each
and every such effluent standard.
Similarly, the discharge of hazardous substances regulated under
section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Pub.
L. 92-500 (1972)) is subject, under the terms of this permit, to the
same limitations as imposed under section 311 of Public Law 92-500.
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9. This permit, or a true copy thereof, shall be placed in
a conspicuous place in the vessel which will be used for the trans-
portation or disposal authorized by this permit. If the disposal
vessel is an unmanned barge the permit or true copy of the permit,
shall be transferred to the towing conveyance, or an additional
true copy shall be available onboard the towing conveyance.
10. The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working
order and operate as efficiently as possible all facilities, in-
cluding vessels, used by the permittee in achieving compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
11. Unless otherwise provided for herein, all terms used in this
permit shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Act or the
Final Regulations issued thereunder.
12. The issuance of this permit does not convey any property
rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive priv-
ileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local
laws or regulations, nor does it obviate the necessity of obtaining
State or local assent required by applicable law for the activity
authorized.
13. This permit does not authorize or approve the construction
of any onshore or offshore physical structures or facilities or,
except as authorized by this permit, the undertaking of any work in
any navigable water.
14. The permittee named herein, if a person, firm or corporation
other than the applicant, must at all times during the term of this
permit have the legal right, independent of this permit and enforce-
able at law or in equity, to transport for the purpose of disposal
in the ocean waters the materials described herein. If such legal
right should cease to exist during this permit's term for any reason,
including but not limited to, the expiration of a contractual rela-
tionship between the applicant and the named permittee, this permit
shall revert, for the remainder of its term, to the applicant.
15. This permit may, at the discretion of the Regional Adminis-
trator, be transferred to a person, firm or corporation other than
the permittee named herein, provided that a request for such a transfer
be made, in writing, by the applicant at least 30 days prior to the
requested transfer date.
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16. If material, which is regulated by this permit is dis-
charged due to an emergency to safeguard life at sea in locations
or in a manner not in accordance with the terms of this permit,
the permittee shall make a full report, in accordance with the
provisions of 18 USC 1001, within 10 days to the Regional Ad-
ministrator detailing the conditions of this emergency and the
actions taken.
17. The permittee shall provide telephone notification of sail-
ing to Captain-of-the-Port, (COTP) New York at 212-264-8753 during
working hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday) and to 212-
264-8770 during non-working hours, weekends, and holidays not later
than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the estimated time of departure.
The permittee shall confirm the exact time of departure within thirty
(30) minutes of the actual departure time, and immediately notify the
COTP upon any changes in the estimated time of departure greater than
one hour. Within two (2) hours after receipt of the initial notifica-
tion the transporter will be advised as to whether or not a Coast
Guard shiprider will be assigned to the voyage. '
18. Surveillance will generally be accomplished by a Coast Guard
shiprider who will be on board the towing conveyance for the entire
voyage. His quarters and subsistence while on board shall be provided
by and shall be at the expense of the permittee. He shall be treated
courteously and afforded free and immediate access to all navigational
capabilities on the vessel which can provide information on position,
course, speed, depth of water, bearings, etc. The notification pro-
cedures which will permit the timely assignment of a shiprider are
specified in general condition 17. The following information shall be
provided in the notification of sailing:
a. Name of the towing vessel and barge or tank vessel
b. Name of the transporter
c. Description of the vessel's contents including volume
d. Place of departure
e. Location of the disposal site
f. The time of departure
g. Estimate time of arrival at the disposal site
h. Estimate time of return to port.
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19. In accordance with 33 USCA 445, every scow or boat engaged
in the transportation of municipal sludge or industrial wastes shall
have its name or number and owner's name painted in letters and num-
bers at least fourteen inches high on both sides of the scow or boat.
These names and numbers shall be kept distinctly legible at all times,
and no scow or boat not so marked shall be used to transport or dispose
any such material.
20. Permittees shall maintain and submit Coast Guard Form
CCGD 3-278, Monthly Transportation and Dumping Log, to COTP, USCG,
c/o New York Station, Governors Island, New York, N. Y. 10004. Per-
mittees shall enter on this form under the column titled "Dump Site",
the latitude and longitude at which the actual dumping occurred. These
forms are to be mailed to the Coast Guard during the first week of the
succeeding month for which they were prepared. If additional forms
are required they may be obtained by forwarding a written request to
Commander (mep), Third Coast Guard District, Governors Island, New
York, N.Y. 10004. Copies of these logs will be forwarded, on a
quarterly basis to: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Surveillance
and Analysis Division, Edison, N. J. 08817.
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Special Conditions:
1. This permit shall expire at midnight on
This permit is nonrenewable. Application for a new
permit must be submitted to EPA at least 150 days
prior to expiration of this permit.
2. During the term of this permit, the type and quantity
of material permitted for transportation for the pur-
pose of ocean disposal shall be in accordance with
the following:
3. Transportation for the purpose of ocean disposal shall
terminate at, and waste disposal shall be confined to,
the area described below:
Latitude: 38° 40' N to 39° O1 N
Longitude: 72° 0' W to 72° 30' W
4. Method of Disposal. The permittee will use only the
following vessel(s)/barge(s) for transportation and
disposal of wastes authorized under this permit.
Waste is to be discharged at a uniform rate over a
distance of at least nautical miles within
the disposal site designated in Special Condition No. 3.
Vessel/barge traverses shall be at least 0.5 nautical
mile apart. If two or more vessels/barges are dis-
charging simultaneously, or if any two vessel/barge
trips are to occur within one hour of each other, the
latter discharge is to be at least 0.5 nautical mile
from the previous discharge.
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If the waste cannot be uniformly discharged as re-
quired above, the permittee shall, within 30 days
of issuance of this permit, provide to EPA in writing,
detailed technical information, certified by a naval
architect or marine engineer, as to why this condition
cannot be met. A time period of not more than one year
from the date of issuance of this permit will be allowed
for the installation of equipment or systems necessary
to meet the uniform discharge requirement.
5. Analyses shall be conducted by the permittee on a repre-
sentative sample of vessel/barge load.
Parameters to be analyzed:
Bioassay, using the organism Artemia salina or
substitute organisms designated to be more appro-
priate by EPA, Region II.
Mercury, liquid and solid phase
Cadmium, liquid and solid phase
Densi ty
pH
Oil and grease, using liquid-liquid extraction with
tri chlorotri f1uoroethane
Petroleum hydrocarbon (oil), using tentative IR
procedure
Arsenic Lead
Copper Zinc
Vanadium Selenium
Beryllium Chromium
Nickel Ammonia nitrogen
B.O.D. T.O.C.
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C.O.D. Total Solids
Dissolved Solids Suspended Solids
TKN Nitrate nitrogen
Total acidity (CaC03) Total alkalinity (CaCOj)
Total Phosphorous Phenols
Analytical data shall be submitted to EPA on a monthly
basis, with the first report due no later than 30 days
following the initial discharge.
All analyses shall be conducted according to approved
test procedures contained in the Federal Register,
October 16, 1973, Vol. 38, Number 199, Part II,
"Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis
of Pollutants" or according to specific analytical
procedures distributed by EPA, Region II.
The applicant, permittee, or their contract laboratory
shall maintain a viable analytical quality control pro-
gram and routinely submit on at least a quarterly
basis these data with the results of sample analysis
to the Environmental Protection Agency. Upon request,
the laboratory shall participate in EPA sponsored quality
control programs relative to analyses required under this
permit.
The permittee and/or the applicant will be required,
during the term of this interim permit, to conduct or
participate in a monitoring program of the impact of
the permitted waste disposal on the marine environment
at the designated disposal site, pursuant to the Federal
Register, October 15, 1973; Vol. 38, Number 198, Part II,
"Ocean Dumping - Final Regulations and Criteria",
Section 223.l(f).
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