ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
REPORT ON
A PILOT STUDY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY - PROTOTYPE
FOR A
NATIONAL ESTUARINE REGISTER
NATIONAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS CENTER-DENVER
DENVER, COLORADO
MARCH 1975

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CONTENTS
Title	Page
I. INTRODUCTION 		2
II. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 		9
III. DISCUSSION 	10
A.	Beneficial Uses of Estuarine Waters. . .	10
B.	Waste Discharges 		11
C.	Classified Estuarine Waters	12
D.	Fish Kills	13
E.	Shellfish Resources	14
F.	National Monitoring Stations 		15
G.	Dredge Spoil Dumping 		16
H.	Oil and Hazardous Material Spills. . . .	17
I.	Oil Wells	18
J. Aquaculture	19
K. Bacteriology	20
L. Data Storage	21
M. Bibliography	22
LIST OF TABLES
I San Francisco Bay Waste Discharge
Data Acquisition	11
II Classified Estuarine Waters
1971-1974 		12
APPENDIX
A List of Subjects to be Documented. ...	25
B Memorandums Concerning Sources of
Information on Municipal and
Industrial Discharges. ........	33

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I. INTRODUCTION
Background
Increased concern over the fast dwindling supply of shellfish in
the United States prompted the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wild-
life Conservation, House Merchant Marine Fisheries Committee, to hold
hearings on problems facing the molluscan industry. The hearings re-
vealed a poor level of national information on molluscan resources. The
need for national information to determine the extent of the nation's
shellfish resources was expressed by the subcommittee members and partici-
pants. The improvement of this situation was shared by at least three
federal agencies: the Public Health Service, the Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. The
desirability for additional data had been recognized also in many states
by their conservation, health and management agencies.
The Public Health Service, acting in its role as administrator for
the National Shellfish Sanitation Program was first to respond to this
need and assembled readily available information from the states on the
total number of acres of shellfish areas according to the national
program classifications. These data were first published in September,
1964 but were subsequently refined and reissued in April, 1966.
About the same time the Public Health Service was gearing itself to
a program of cooperation with the states to collect basic information
and prepare a manual for gathering and handling shellfish resource and
environmental quality data, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries was
organizing its Shellfish Advisory Service. One of the objectives of the

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latter agency was the accumulation and documentation of information
similar "jn many respects to that being collected by the Public Health
Service. The National Register of Shellfish Growing Areas> the vehicle
being planned by the Public Health Service and the Shellfish Atlas, a
compilation designed as an inventory of shellfish resources by the
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, are the titles under which these two
agencies planned to present their information.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, then a part of
the Department of the Interior, also had an interest in this basic data
program. While still a part of the Public Health Service, this agency
was gathering data on pollution sources and distribution.
The Congress, in passing the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966
(Public Law 89-753), Section 5(g), directed the Secretary of the Interior
to study the problems surrounding pollution of the estuarine zone, and
to make recommendations to the Congress for an effective national estuarine
management program in which the federal, state and local governments, as
well as public and private interests would have clearly defined responsi-
bilities.
The recommended program was to be based on a careful evaluation of
existing relationships among the three estuarine environments; the
effects of pollution on uses; and also the effects of demographic and
use trends on pollution of the natural environment were to be considered.
The congressional assignment to the Secretary of the Interior was
delegated to the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. The
Administration established an Office of Estuarine Studies (later to

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become the Estuarine and Oceanographic Programs Branch) to carry out the
study as directed by the Congress.
To organize and coordinate the vast amount of quantitative infor-
mation, an automated information storage and retrieval system, the
National Estuarine Inventory was developed.
The National Estuarine Inventory, conducted as- part of the National
Estuarine Pollution Study, was to be a compilation of the available
information on the coastal zones of the United States.
This inventory was to include a broad spectrum of information
ranging from the economic and ecological values of each estuarine system
through the impact of man's use on each system to the needs for waste
treatment to enhance water quality.
The Handbook of Descriptors was the skeleton around which the
information of the Inventory was organized. The Handbook consisted of a
set of tables showing the organization of the information together with
descriptive material and information on precisely what data was to be
presented in each table. The Handbook contained 77 pages and 22 appendices.
At the time of publication of the National Estuarine Potlution
Studyj 1970, the inventory consisted of 150 magentic tapes of data
containing more than 200 million individual pieces of information;
several voluminous compilations of information not amenable to auto-
mation; hundreds of charts, maps, papers, books, and files; complete
coastline of the conterminous United States on microfilm; several
thousand index cards containing a detailed bibliography; and considerable
documentation ranging from step-by-step instructions for coding each
column of each data card to multivolume reports on sedimentation and

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ecology. It is unfortunate that the above represents complete and
detailed information on no single estuary or estuarine zone in the
United States. In a few cases only one or two crucial sections may be
missing, but for the remainder there are large knowledge gaps. Overall,
probably only about one-third to one-half of the existing pertinent
information is stored in the inventory data bank.
The National Estuarine Pollution Study presented to Congress in
1970 contained a technical analysis of the estuarine zone, identifi-
cation of scientific knowledge and an inventory of the available knowl-
edge, all of which form the basis for the recommended comprehensive
management program for the Nation's estuarine resources.
Reorganization of several federal agencies in the late 1960's
witnessed the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency which
assimilated the major functions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Administration. As a result of this development emphasis dwindled in
regard to the National Estuarine program to such a degree that no
concerted attempt was made to continue basic data collection and docu-
mentation of parameters relating to the water quality of the Nation's
estuarine zones.
Also, during this transition period little effort was directed at
maintaining the National Register of Shellfish Growing Areas. However,
when the Shellfish Sanitation Branch finally became a part of the Food
and Drug Administration, interest in the Register was rekindled. In
spite of the interest, little provision was available to bring the
program to completion. Shortly after the renewal of this program, the
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of the internal waters of the United States. The result of this coopera-
tive effort was the publication by the Food and Drug Administration of
the 1971 National Shellfish Register of Classified Estuarine Waters.
Basically, this Register is a statistical summary, on a coastal state by
state basis, of the number of surface acres assigned to the various
water quality classifications according to the National Shellfish
Sanitation Program.
Since the publication of the National Estuarine Pollution Study in
1970 and the National Shellfish Register of Classified Estuarine Voters
in 1971 attention has not been devoted to the estuarine zone on a
national scale.
The objective associated with these types of programs is the
placing of emphasis on constant updating and retention of historical
records for trend establishment, and careful, detailed analyses to
present clear and accurate pictures of any area, large or small.
It is, therefore, in the national interest that the Environmental
Protection Agency foster such estuarine studies as part of its continuing
effort to develop comprehensive1 inventories of our Nation's coastal
waters.
The National Field Investigations Center-Denver, proposes, with the
cooperation of Region IX, to initiate a pilot project in the San Fran-
cisco Bay area to investigate the potential for a National Estuarine
Register program.
Pilot Study Objective
To determine, within the limitations of the available data, the
location and extent of the various man-induced factors possibly affecting

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the water quality regime of San Francisco Bay and its tributaries.
Scope of the Pilot Study
Development of data collecting, documentation and accompanying data
handling techniques relating to San Francisco Bay that could be applied
towards the goal of compiling similar inventories of the remaining
estuaries of the United States and its territories.
Study Approach and Methods
San Francisco Bay was selected as a pilot study area to provide the
project personnel with valuable experience in performing the complex
tasks of data collection and acquisition and to serve as a model for
possible computer programming and processing of this information. San
Francisco Bay was also chosen because the majority of subjects to be
investigated are associated with the Bay and its surrounding communities.
fiata Collection
Assimilation of data will be limited to the subjects listed in
Appendix A. However, if the need for additional subjects becomes
evident they too will be incorporated into the study. Aside from the
actual collection of data will be the determination of where certain
types of data may be obtained and if a similar source is available in
the other coastal regions. As indicated on the attached sheet the
material that is adaptable will be documented on National Ocean Survey
nautical charts.
Report Preparation
The pilot study is expected to be complete on or before January 15,

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1975. A written report summarizing the findings of this effort will be
prepared and sent to the Director of the NFIC-Denver on January 30, 1975
for review, comments and subsequent distribution to Headquarters.

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II. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Despite the relatively short peri of of time allocated to the San
Francisco Bay Pilot Study the ensuing result was the compilation of a
large amount of data for this particular estuarine complex. The study
can be considered an experiment aimed at the accumulation of diversified
information and formulating it into an organized central system. In
addition to the 16 nautical charts illustrating documented material a
central file contains the related basic data. An important adjunct to
the documented and basic data was the development of a substantial
bibliography reporting on investigations pertinent to the San Francisco
Bay environment.
During the earlier stages of the pilot study it became apparent
that the desired material was not always maintained in a suitable system
for extraction or even recorded on a continuous basis. This situation
provides further credence for the formulation of a system of collecting
and assembling of pertinent estuarine information into a centrally
maintained program.
The objective of such a system is not to develop a reservoir for
quantities of raw data but instead to provide a primary source of infor-
mation available for specific in-depth investigations.
The final conclusion reached through this study is that there is a
large quantity of unassembled data available on estuarine systems which
needs to be gathered and compiled in an order capable of utilization on
a municipal, regional and national scale.

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III. DISCUSSION
A. BENEFICIAL USES OF ESTUARINE WATERS
Although beneficial uses of tidal waters was not originally a major
subject to be considered on a specific area basis the data does lend
itself to summarization on a national scale. On such a national scale
it could be utilized similar to the statistical summaries assembled for
the National Register of Classified Estnarine.Waters. National figures
(surface water acres) could be obtained for t.iaal watsri physically
accessible at any time to the public for whole or limited body water-
contact recreation and uses equitable for the preservation of fish,
shellfish, waterfowl, water-associated birds' habitat, and mammals.
It is not known at this time whether figures of this sort are
available on a national scale. However, it can be safely assumed that
the documentation of the various beneficial uses is not centralized.
Along with the documentation the water quality criteria for each coastal
state will be geographically and centrally filed.

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B. WASTE DISCHARGES
Although the intent to obtain data on waste discharges via the
NPDES files is a valid approach, the time and choice of area for the
pilot study was somewhat inappropriate. The timewise aspect is related
to the fact that the issuing of permits, beside being decidedly behind
schedule, is also being administered by the state. Since these con-
ditions prevailed it was considered" inappropriate to contact the state
agency until the permit program was completed (Appendix B).
The selection of San Francisco Bay as a study area did not offer a
sincere test or challenge in acquiring data since advance information
was sometimes available through the 1972 NFIC-Denver study. However,
the pilot study did secure more information on waste discharges regard-
less of whether the permit issuing was complete or data were available
through previous studies (Table I).
Table I
San Francisco Bay Waste Discharge
Data Acquisition
Waste Discharges
NFIC-D Study
Pilot Project
Municipal
52
26
Industrial
39
89
Federal Facilities
11
7
Total
102
122
Permits - No Files

17
Closed Files

7
Municipal - No Location

8
Locations - Off Charts

48
In the forseeable future when the NPDES program is well established
the required information on waste discharges in coastal states will be
ivailable through regional files or computer data basis.

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C. CLASSIFIED ESTUARINE WATERS
The pilot study found no changes in the sanitary quality classifi-
cation of San Francisco Bay waters since the publication of the 1971
National Shellfish Register of Classified Estuarine Waters.
Table II
Classified Estuarine Waters
1971-1974
Chart Number	Acres Closed	Acres Unclassified
18654	64,687
5531	92,631
5532	90,926	3,419
5534	32,022
Total	280,266	3,419
The potential for maintaining this material on a continuous basis
is positive. The original estimates (actual measurements) published in
1971 will be updated for 1974 at NFIC-D. Communication and cooperation
with the EPA and FDA Regions are established. Periodic inquires through-
out any year will keep this file current.

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D. FISH KILLS
The California Department of Fish and Game was contacted for
information relating to the occurrences of fish kills in the San Francisco
Bay area. They consequently provided data for 1965-71 which included
the location of the kill, the number and species involved, and the
possible cause of death. Data to 1974 will be provided.
A fish mortality reporting system is maintained between federal and
state environmental agencies which will provide a data base for contin-
ually updating this material.

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E. SHELLFISH RESOURCES
There is no commercial fishery for shellfish in San Francisco Bay
because of the sanitary quality of the overlying waters. Consequently
there is no necessity for the California Department of Fish and Game to
maintain an inventory of the commercial stocks. However, special
studies recently conducted in the Bay area did estimate standing popula-
tions of various species of mollusks in the intertidal zone. Historical
data are also available for the period when San Francisco Bay was consider-
ed a major shellfish producing area.
In other states located along the Gulf, Atlantic, and North Atlantic
coasts shellfish are important items in the commercial fisheries which
implies that more attention is devoted to fisheries management. Proper
management by the State Shellfish Control Agency will provide data
regarding location of growing areas and estimates of the standing crops
of shellfish inhabiting these areas. Therefore, information on this
subject should be readily available.

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F. NATIONAL MONITORING STATIONS
National monitoring stations have been established in the coastal
estuarine areas to determine the presence of organochlorine residues in
selected species of shellfish. The information on this subject was
obtained from Dr. Philip A. Butler's publication Residues in Fish,
Wildlife, and Estuaries. The data were collected and analyzed for the
period 1965-72. The work originated at the EPA Gulf Breeze Research
Laboratory.
Since 1972 a similar program has been initiated for fin-fish.
There is one fish sampling station in central San Francisco Bay. The
samples are analyzed for organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates,
phenoxy herbicides, and mercury.
Station locations and data are available for the mollusk program
but only station locations for the fin-fish program.
In addition to this EPA program FDA maintains a network of sampling
stations on the three coasts for the purpose of establishing standards
for heavy metals in shellfish.
A National Estuarine Register Program has the capability of expanding
into state monitoring activities.

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G. DREDGE SPOIL DUMPING
Information on dredging or dumping is not as readily available in
this Region as was anticipated (Appendix B). However, with some concerted
effort this material can be compiled and arranged in an orderly and up-
to-date file. Circumstances which prevail in this Region may not be
similar in others.
Data were available from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, but not as
concise as would be beneficial to a regional or national assimilation.
When congressional inquiries are made regarding this type of informa-
tion unnecessary effort has to be made to search out the data. Such
material should be available on a regional and national basis to eleviate
this crises approach.
The material on this subject for San Francisco Bay has been
documented on nautical charts and filed.

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H. OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS
Cumulative data on oil and hazardous material spills in estuarine
waters appears to have had negligible attention at the regional level
(Appendix B). This, however, may not be the situation where a region
comprises an appreciable section of coastal states.
The U. S. Coast Guard in its Marine Environmental Protection Group
does maintain a computer data base which records data on oil spills and
hazardous material spills. This system is called the Pollution Incident
Reporting System ana although no readouts have been seen it is anticipated
that the program would lend itself to the concept of the National Estuarine
Register.

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I. OIL WELLS
There is no oil well or drilling activity in the San Francisco Bay
area.
This category is of more interest and importance in the Gulf of
Mexico and Louisiana in particular.
Increased attention will be given to this subject as more exploration
for sources of oil are initiated off the New England and middle Atlantic
coasts.
Knowledge of this sort, with its associated problem of oil spills
and leakage, is important to the impact of this situation on the immediate
oceanic environment.
Material of this nature, locations of wells and drilling platforms,
etc., can be kept current through the Hydrographic Office's publication
Notice to Mariners.

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J. AQUACULTURE
Through discussions with the California Department of Fish and Game
it was learned that no forms of shellfish (mollusk) aquaculture are
being carried on in the San Francisco Bay area.
Brine shrimp, however, are being raised as a byproduct of the salt-
producing ponds located in the southern portions of San Francisco Bay.
This, can be considered a form of aquaculture. Just recently the California
Department of Fish and Game has required the brine shrimp growers to
provide production figures for their monthly catch statistics publication.
Although no shellfish (mollusk) propagation is being conducted in
San Francisco Bay there is a considerable amount being done in the Gulf
and Atlantic states with an indication that attempts will be made in the
future to expand the operations.
With such expansion it becomes of national interest to safeguard
the sanitary quality of the waters utilized by these industries.

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K. BACTERIOLOGY
There was no attempt made during the pilot study to obtain specific
information on bacteriological studies, such as station locations and
the accompanying field and laboratory data, conducted by federal or
state agencies. This material, in most cases, would be too extensive
and become cumbersome to document on nautical charts. Therefore, where
references were available they were recorded in the Miscellaneous Bib-
liography without extracting data.
In situations where a great deal of bacteriological work.has been
done a special bibliography would be established.

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L. DATA STORAGE
No final determinations have been made on subjecting material from
some of these categories to a computer storage and retrieval system.
Individual items from specific categories may be summarized on a regional
or national basis once the program becomes established.
The objective of this program is not to compile an enormous data
bank of basic material but instead to direct interested parties to the
appropriate source if they wish to summarize or conduct in-depth analyses
on particular subjects.
In the case of NPDES permits and specific category bibliographies
their volume can be reduced by the use of microfiche.

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M. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliographies were compiled for the individual categories and those
pertaining to San francisco Bay but not of specific subject matter were
referenced in a Miscellaneous Bibliography. The number of references
compiled for the various studies conducted in the Bay are as follows:
Two basic sources of material were used in the literature search:
bibliographies located in federal libraries and references available
through computerized systems.
Bibliographies - Federal Sources
Oil Pollution of Marine Waters by J. E. Lee; Bibliography #5
Coastal Ecological Systems of the United States, Vol. IV, H. T.
Odum, B. J. Copeland, E. H. McMahan. The Conservation Foundtion, June, 1974.
Bibliographies - Computerized Systems
Water Resources Science Inf. Service (WRSIS), Department of the Interior.
Smithsonian Science Inf. Exchange Inc. (SSIE)
System Development Corporation (SDC)
Geoscience Literature
Communications, Environment and Urban Affairs
Life Sciences
Government Research and Development Reports
Engineering
Radioactive wastes
Waste disposal
Oil spills and hazardous materials
Dredging and filling
Thermal pollution
Heavy metals
Pesticides, herbicides, algicides
Miscellaneous
54
30
54
50.
33
7
28
195
Total
434

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Biomedical
Chemical
Agriculture
Education
Business
These computerized systems would be applicable for literature
searches in other coastal regions of the nation.

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APPENDIX A
LIST OF SUBJECTS TO BE DOCUMENTED

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NATIONAL ESTUARINE REGISTER
Chart Number
Name	
Scale 	
Date of Issue
Subjects
1. National Monitoring Stations
a.	Pesticides
1.	Sediments
2.	Water
3.	Shellfish
4.	Other
b.	Heavy Metals
1.	Sediments
2.	Water
3.	Shellfish
4.	Other
c.	Petrochemicals
1.	Sediments
2.	Water
3.	Shellfish
4.	Other
d.	Radiation
1.	Sediments
2.	Water
3.	Shellfish
4.	Other
Location will be documented on nautical shart using proper code.
Available analytical data will be maintained in this file.
Publication references for this area will also be in this file.
Material	Source:
1.	National Marine Fisheries Laboratories
2.	Companies
3.	NMFS
4.	EPA Regional Offices, NERC's, Gulf Breeze, FL lab.
5.	Computers - STORET

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Oil Spills or Hazardous Material
Location will be documented on nautical chart using proper code.
History of spill will be maintained on file
1.	Cause of spill
2.	Type of material
3.	Amount
4.	Extent of spread
5.	Damage
Material	Source
1.	U. S. Coast Guard
2.	NMFS
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	Computers, ENVIRONS, GPSF
Aquaculture (Shellfish)
Location will be documented on nautical chart using proper code.
Material on file will include:
1.	Shellfish species raised
2.	Plant name and size
3.	Acres involved (if natural)
4.	Production figures (if available)
Material Source
1.	State Health and Conservation Agencies
2.	Companies
3.	NMFS
4.	EPA regional offices
5.	Computers
6.	Trade Associations

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Electro-Power Plants (Nuclear)
Location will be documented on nautical chart using proper
code and NPDES Permit Number.
Copy of Permit for each plant will be maintained on file.
Proposed plants and those under construction will also be plotted
on nautical chart. Studies in progress and participating groups
will be maintained on file.
Material Source:
1.	Atomic Energy Commission
2.	National Marine Fisheries Service
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	State and College Marine Laboratories
5.	Computers - 6PSF
Electro-Power Plants (Fossil Fuel)
Same documentation and filing systems as used for atomic plants.
Material Source:
1.	Federal Power Commission
2.	National Marine Fisheries Service
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	State and College Marine Laboratories
5.	Computers - GPSF
Desalinization plants
Same procedure as for electro plants
Material Source:
1. National Marine Fisheries Service

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(Continued)
2.	EPA Regional Offices
3.	Computers
Wells (Oil)
Locations will be documented on nautical charts in addition to
those already plotted by NOAA in the Gulf of Mexico. Obtainable
history on well will be maintained on file:
1.	Company .Name
2.	Active inactive
3.	Permits (drilling, etc.)
Material Source:
1.	U. S. Geological Survey, Conservation Division
2.	NOAA, National Ocean Survey
3.	U. S. Coast Guard
4.	State Leasing Agency
5.	EPA Regional Offices
6.	Computers
Municipal Waste Discharge Plants
Location of plant and discharge point(s) will be documented on
nautical chart using proper code and NPDES Permit Number. Copy of
permit for each plant will be maintained on file. Proposed plants
and those under construction will also be plotted on nautical chart.
References to completed ecological studies and environmental
impact statements will be maintained on file.

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(Continued)
Material Source:
1.	State Health Agency
2.	FDA (NSSP)
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	NFIC-D (Fly-overs)
5.	Computers - GPSF
Industrial Waste Discharges
Location of plant and discharge point(s) will be documented on
nautical chart using proper code and NPDES Permit Number. Copy
-of permit for each plant will be maintained on file. References
to completed ecological studies and environmental impact statements
will be maintained on file.
Classified Estuarine Waters
The information in respect to classified estuarine waters of the
coastal United States, as presently documented on nautical charts,
will be reviewed and updated to comply with the most recent boundary
changes. These changes will also appear in statistical summaries
in the form of numbers of acres per classified area.
References to studies relating to water quality utilized for
classifying these areas will be maintained on file.
Material Source:
1.	State Shellfish Control Agency
2.	FDA (NSSP)
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	Local Water Commission

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11.	Shellfish Resources
Locations of shellfish resources will be plotted on nautical charts
according to species and estimated value as either a sport or
commercial fishery.
Material Source:
1.	State Conservation Agencies
2.	State Shellfish Control Agencies
3.	FDA (NSSP)
4.	EPA Regional Offices
5.	Shellfish Companies
12.	Bibliography
A bibliography concerned with studies of the above subjects as
well as others pertinent to a more complete understanding of the
area will be assembled and maintained on a continuous basis.
Material Source:
1.	NMFS
2.	Marine Laboratories - State and Federal
3.	EPA Regional Offices
4.	Computer
Comment
In addition to the above subjects, other items of local importance
may be included — such as:
1.	Locations of Depuration Plants
2.	Incidents of Red Tides

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Comment (Continued)
3. Localities of
a)	National Parks
b)	State Parks
c)	Wildlife Preserves
d)	Salt Water Fish Hatcheries

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APPENDIX B
MEMORANDUMS
CONCERNING SOURCES OF INFORMATION
ON MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
NATIONAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS CENTER-DENVER
BUILDING 53, BOX 25227, DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
DENVER, COLORADO 80225
to Bob Campbell	0ATE: January 14, 1975
from Elaine Mann
subject, industrial Data Collection in San Francisco for the National
Estuarine Register
I visited Region IX, San Francisco, on January 6-9, 1975, in order
to collect industrial data, especially NPDES permits, for industries in
the ten counties believed to be discharging wastewater to San Francisco
Bay.
Approximately 190 industrial names were obtained from the 1972
NFIC San Francisco Bay Survey, from GPSF conputer data, and from files
collected in the past from Region IX.
Of these, approximately 28 had either closed down, zero discharge,
were duplicate files, or erroneous names. There were 19 facilities whose
files could not be located. Of the remaining 143 files which were lo-
cated, 55 did not have the final NPDES permit in them. This could mean
that, although the permit was issued, it was being processed by the
State Regional Board or by some branch of EPA, and did not yet reach the
file, or that the final revision had not yet been approved. The remain-
ing maps and NPDES permits that were collected are in my office, and I
will prepare an information sheet on each of them.
I was also asked to contact Mr. Ron Clawson to obtain his summary
material on oil spills. Upon contacting Mr. Clawson, he said that he
had been negligent and did not have anything. However, by January 9,
Mr. Clawson said he had begun obtaining material and would mail them to
you as soon as it was collected.
I was also told to contact A1 Martini or Norm Gribb on the subject
of dredging in San Francisco Bay.
They showed me a file drawer full of applicants for dredging. Only
by reading each file could you tell whether or not it pertained to the
Bay, and you could not tell if the final dredging actually occurred.
They indicated that the project seemed worthwhile, and wanted a copy of
the work file if we ever accomplished it.

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Upon further investigation, Mr. Gerald Katz told me that he had
done a similar dredging project for FY 73-74 in the fall of 1974. I
have a copy but have not yet read it to determine its applicability.
After all of the collected data are compiled, you will receive
copies of the industrial list, their status, and the information sheets.
Elaine Mann
cc: R. Schneider
J. Vincent
J. Lee

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
NATIONAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS CENTER-DENVER
BUILDING 53, BOX 25227, DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
DENVER, COLORADO 80225
from Technical Liaison Officer
subject: San Francisco Bay Shellfish Registry
Attached is al"1 the information in the SPILLS file from 1972 on. Like
any data base, the SPiLLS file is only as good as the people who main-
tain it. As you can see, the Region IX people have done poorly. In many
cases, the simplest of information, such as location coordinates, has not
been entered and enforcement is almost nonexistent. This once again
strongly proves the case for NFIC-D developing and maintaining its own
data bases such as the Shellfish Registry. If the regions worit do it
for Washington they sure won't do it for us, so we had better go it
alone.
Robert Campbell
oate: December 26, 1974
Douglas B. Seba
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
NATIONAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS CENTER- DENVER
BUILDING 53, BOX 25227, DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
DENVER, COLORADO 80225
Bob Campbell	DATE: February 16, 1975
FR0M Johnny Lee
subject: Data collection for the National Estuarine Register Study in San Francisco
Bay.
I ran a retrieval from the RAPP Data Base on O.S.I, asking for
information on industrial dischargers located in the counties bordering
the San Francisco Bay.
Some information was found. Though the data was old, certain items
such as latitude, longitude, receiving water, etc., proved to be still
useful.
It must be noted that most states stopped inputting data into the
system several years ago anticipating the birth of GPSF (general point
source file). Many new dischargers and some old dischargers not covered
by the Refuse Act Permit Program were missing. I then ran a Municipal
and Industrial retrieval by the same counties as before. This retrieval
proved to be uninformative and very antiquated.
I then ran a GPSF retrieval. This system since its advent has been
very troublesome. The programmer is at the mercy of the system. The
retrieval proved to be very expensive. Using a standard retrieval
supplied by Bill Sumner of Region IX a number of companies were found.
The data proved to be fairly current.
On December 9, 1974 I flew to San Francisco and contacted Dave
Manard of EPA Region IX. There I was told that in California the
authority to issue permits had been given to the State of California.
However the Regional Office did not want me to contact the San Francisco
Bay Regional Board because they (the state) were trying to meet the
deadline for issuing permits.
Since EPA Region IX did maintain some files on municipal and
industrial dischargers I xeroxed the application and permit (if available)
of all municipal dischargers under the authority of the San Francisco
Bay Regional Board. Many of the permits were either proposed tentative
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and files are kept on a discharger only if a copy of the application to
discharge is received from the state. Supposedly the state mails
copies of all applications to the region as well as the permit when
complete. I discovered that some files were not locatable because the
region did not maintain a good check-out system for their records. The
regional files of industrial dischargers appeared to be more complete,
however further investigation was left to Elaine Mann. I also xeroxed
the application and permit of some industrial dischargers and brought
them back to Denver for Elaine.
It appears that the best sources of information on municipal and
industrial dischargers in the State of California are the various
California Regional Boards.
While in the Regional Office I contacted A1 Martini and Norm Gribb
and received from them information on dredging activities in the San
Francisco Bay. They referred me to Mr. John Sustar at the Army Corps of
Engineers. I contacted Mr. Sustar on the telephone and asked him to
mail me the Plan of Study, Dredge Disposal Study for San Francisco and
Estuary. I have since received the publication and relayed it to Bob
Campbell. It appears that within the COE authority is confused. The
COE divides dredging into two categories COE related and non-related.
Each category is handled by separate branches.
After I returned to Denver I contacted Joe Leotta of the U. S.
Coast Guard in regards to their Pollution Incident Reporting System.
According to Mr. Leotta the Coast Guard has been collecting data since
1970 and the system was revised in 1973. I was told the system was not
interactive and all requests had to be in writing. However, in this
instance since a run was being done for the entire state of. California
no written request was needed. I have since received several publications
from Mr. Leotta. These publications have been relayed to Bob Campbell.
However, due to systems problems, no computerized data has been received.
Johnny Lee
cc: R.
Schneider
J.
Vincent
L.
Hyatt
E.
Mann
D.
Sommer

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