&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water and Waste
Management
Washington, DC 20460
JarvOec. 1980
Water
Annual Report to Congress
Jan. - Dec. 1980
On Administration of the Marine
Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as
Amended (P.L. 92-532) and
Implementing the International
Ocean Dumping Convention
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I UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D,C. 20460
THE ADMINISTRATOR
Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
Section 112 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972, as amended, requires the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit an annual report on
the administration of the ocean dumping permit program authorized
under Title I of the Act. The ninth annual report for this program
is transmitted with this letter.
The ocean dumping permit program became effective on
April 23, 1973, and final regulations and criteria were published on
October 15, 1973. Revisions to those regulations and criteria were
published on January 11, 1977. This report covers the activities
carried out under the Act and those necessary to implement the
London Dumping Convention during calendar year 1980.
The dumping into ocean waters of all material, except dredged
material, is regulated by EPA permits; the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers issues permits for dredged materials. We hope that the
information provided in this report will be useful to the House of
Representatives in assessing the status and direction of the
program.
Sincerely yours,
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
DEC 3 0 1981
THE ADMINISTRATOR
Honorable George Bush
President of the Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. President;
Section 112 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972, as amended, requires the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit an annua .^port on
the administration of the ocean dumping permit program authorized
under Title I of the Act. The ninth annual report for this program
is transmitted with this letter.
The ocean dumping permit program became effective on
April 23, 1973, and final regulations and criteria were published on
OctoberIS. 1973. Revisions to those regulations and criteria were
published on January 11, 1977. This report co^ffl^m^1!!"6S
carried out under the Act and those necessary to implement the
London Dumping Convention during calendar year I9«u.
The dumping into ocean waters of all material, except dredged
material, Isregulated by EPA permits; the U.S. Any Corps of
Fnaineers issues permits for dredged materials. We hope that the
inloSionTroviSeTin this report will be useful to the Senate in
assessing the status and direction of the program.
Sincerely yours,
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ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS JAN. - DEC. 1980
ON ADMINISTRATION OF THE MARINE
PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES
ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED (P.L. 92-532}
AND IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL
LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION
MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND
SANCTUARIES ACT, AS AMENDED (P.L. 92-532}
THE PERMIT PROGRAM
TABLE I
TABLE II
TABLE III
TABLE IV
TABLE V
Permittees on Implementation
Plans
Permit Activity
Types/Amounts of Ocean Disposal
by Geographic/Coastal Area
Summary of Permits Denied,
Withdrawn, Phased Out 1973-1980
Permits Phased Out in
Region II, 1980
LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
TABLE VI Contracting Parties
SITE DESIGNATIONS
INCINERATION AT SEA
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
TABLE VII Dumping of Radioactive Wastes
OSV ANTELOPE
FIGURE 1
ENFORCEMENT
TABLE VIII
APPENDIX
Ocean Disposal Sites Sampled
in 1980
Enforcement Actions
Annexes I, II, and III to the
London Dumping Convention
1
3
5
7
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
23
24
25
27
29
30
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INTRODUCTION
This Is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) ninth
annual report to the Congress on the implementationof T tie I of
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
fMPRSA) as amended. The report covers the Agency's authorities and
responsibilities under the Act 1n carrying out the ocean dumping
pfmit program activities conducted within EPA Headquarters and
Regions during calendar year 1980.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CQE), the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric **n»"ll tSSit'
NOAA also have responsibilities under the Act, and will submit
separate reports on their activities in mPlementin9.^hnen^Lir
Sequent!?, this report does "^contain a discussion of their
activities, except as they impact the responsibility of tPA.
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MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT
OF 1972, AS AMENDED (P.L. 92-532}
Program Authorized Under Title I
The purpose of Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA) is to regulate transportation for
ocean dumping, and to prevent the ocean dumping of any material
which would unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare,
or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or
economic potentialities. To implement this purpose and to control
dumping in ocean waters, Title I of the Act establishes a permit
system and assigns its administration to the EPA and COE.
Transportation from the United States of any radiological,
chemical, or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive
wastes for dumping in ocean waters, the territorial seas, or the
contiguous zone is prohibited. Transportation of other materials
(except dredged materials) for the purpose of dumping is prohibited
ixcept wSenJuthorized under a permit issued ^ the Administrator of
EPA. Based upon criteria outlined in Section 102 of the Act, the
Administrator is required to establish and apply criteria for
reviewing and evaluating permit applications. Such permits may be
issued after determining that the dumping involved will not
unreasonably degrade or endanger human health or the marine
envf?onment: Before a permit is issued, EPA must also give notice
and opportunity for a public hearing. Dumping of dredpd material
is regulated under permits issued by the COE in accordance with the
EPA criteria.
In addition, the Administrator is authorized to designate areas
where ocean dumping may be permitted and any critical areas where
dumping may be prohibited. EPA has authority to revoke or modify
oermits or to assess civil penalties for violation of permit
conditions. In addition, the Attorney General may initiate criminal
action against persons who knowingly violate the Act.
Also under Title I, the USCG is given the responsibility to
conduct surveillance and other appropriate enforcement activities to
prevent unlawful ocean dumping. Hore specifically, the USCG ensues
that the dumping occurs under a valid permit and at the location and
1n the manner specified within the permit.
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e i1 re9"1r!s NOM to conduct a comprehensive program of
fS«TOnit0ni? re9ard!n9 the effects of the duSpi^f
9lves NOM the
2
ft 19i81' /°r the ™s of this aHentent" tie
Sludge 1S def1ned to n163" "arW solid or liquid waste
"Un1c1pal wastew*ter treatment plant the Scean
degrade Or e"da"9er human health,
. or
bv th?pJ2S!T 22|J980* a" "endment of significance was signed
,L^1 Prf !derjt- This amendment puts harmful industrial wastes
under a similar ban which applies to harmful sewaae slide* IP
that by December 31. 1981, all harmful ™dustrfaf wastes can TO"
longer be transported for dumping into ocean waters! However this
impacts on the marine environment.
This same amendment also includes an addition which is of
^ff!r 1s
2lll LdnaSIsUl1nrf ^6 TRSA- .H«cci«ulat1on tests
for ocean dumping of dredged material.
Urlng 198° !he Agenc^ be9fln considering the desirability of
fc6 S .Umpi1 re9ula«o«s more fllxible basef on nL
know1ed9e and experience obtained since the 1977
of «!SLPS1lShed- ?M'S P01101"65 regarting the ocean
wa 1 are in a state of ^ux as a result of
sae o ux as a result of
codgeMSofaer s decision of August 28, 1981 In- City of New York v
|PA, No. 80 Civ. 1677 ADS (S.D.N.V.). EPA's p^hcies w? fl be rore
fully developed after EPA has had an opportur,Hy to ful y evllwte
the ramifications of the final order in that case! evaluate
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THE PERMIT PROGRAM
The Ocean Dumping Regulations and Criteria (40 CFR Parts
220-229) published January 11. 1977, permits the issuance of general
permits for dumping small quantities of material having a minimal
adverse environmental impact when dumped under prescribed
conditions. Burial at sea of human remains or ashes, the transport
of vessels by the U.S. Navy with the Intent of sinking vessels
during ordnance testing, the transport and disposal of derelict
vessels that pose a threat to navigational operate are a few
exampl es.
Special permits are issued for dumping materials which satisfy
the criteria, but only for a maximum duration of/^ee years for
each permit. Fifteen special permits were issued in Region II
during 1980.
Interim permits may be issued for a period not exceeding one
year. 5S T t^he ueceller 31. 1981 termination date, interim i permits
coJer those materials that do not comply with the ocean dumping
crUeHa for which there are no feasible land based disposal
alternatives at present. Twenty-two interim permits were issued
during 1980, all in Region II.
Emergency permits maybe issued for the disposal of "«ter1als
that pole adverse effects to human health. No emergency permits
were issued during 1980.
Under the regulations in effect during 1980, research permits
arp issued for dumping material into the ocean when the
determination is made that scientific merit outweighs the potent! al
envfrTnlfntal damage that may result from dumping. Two research
permits were issued during calendar year 1980.
incineration at sea permits are t»ued1^n a slrtlar manner^s
?he disposal site have already been conducted and the site
designated.
Five special permits were issued in Region II during 1980 for
1-
York Harbor.
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Table I lists permittees on implementation plans to chase out
srsrs- -as: i^^Tkii?"
^
" " *
EPA
S"pLn?i9??? ^K^tt^J-"* phased out in
dumping,
withdrawn
permits phased out,
1980.
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TABLE I
PERMITTEES ON IMPLEMENTATION
PLANS TO PHASE OUT OCEAN DUMPING
Company/
Region Municipality location
II ** Bergen Co. Util. NJ
Authority
City of Glen Cove NY
** Joint Mtg, of NJ
Essex & Union Cos.
** Linden-Roselle & NJ
Rahway Valley S. A.
** Middlesex Co. Util. NJ
Authority
Middletown Twp. NJ
Sew. Authority
** Nassau Co. Dept. NY
of Public Works
** New York City NY
Dept. of Water
Resources
** Passaic Valley NJ
Sew. Comm.
*** Westchester Co. NY
NE Monmouth NJ
* West New York NJ
* American Cyanamid NJ
Company
* Bristol Alpha, Inc. PR
* Cyanamid Agri. de PR PR
DuPont-Edge Moor DE
* Merck .Sharpe & Dohtne PR
Dump
Site
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
ss'
SS
SS
SS
SS
ss
oo
106
PR
PR
106
PR
Phase Out
Date
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1984
1981
IS 81
1981
1981
1981
1983
1981
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II HI Industries, Inc. NJ AC 1989
* Pfizer PR PR 1981
* Sobering Corp. PR PR 1981
* Upjohns Hfg. Co. PR PR 1981
SS = Sewage Sludge
106= Chemical wastes
PR = Chemical wastes
AC = Acid
*
**
Ceased ocean dumping as of date indicated.
*** ^e"ewal Permit Denied; administrative/judicial review underway,
*** Under court order.
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TABLE II
PERMIT ACTIVITY - CY 1980
Permittee
Bergen Co. Util.
Auth.
Glen Cove
Joint Meeting
Linden Rose!!e/
Rahway Valley
Middlesex Co.
Sew. Auth.
Middletown Twp.
Sew. Auth.
Nassau Co. DPW (1)
NJ Municipalities
New York City DEP
Passaic Valley Sew.
Comm.
Westchester Co. DEF
City of Philadelphia
Allied Chemical
Corp.
NL Industries, Inc.
Moran Towing Corp,(2)
American Cyanamid
Co.
Material Dumped
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
sewage sludge
acid wastes
acid wastes
construction debris
industrial waste
Actual Quant. Dumped
(thousand wet tons)
273
6
416
347
1227
19
465
97
3255
654
425
125
40
1907
89
68
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Con Edison industrial waste 2
(fly ash)
Digestor Cleanout sewage sludge 52
DuPont - Edge Moor acid waste 238
DuPont - Grasselli industrial waste 237
Modern Trans. Co. industrial waste 23
PCI International industrial waste 361
Corps of Engineers(2) wood incineration 5.6
New York C1ty(2) wood incineration 3.1
Ocean Burning(2) wood incineration 0.8
Weeks(2) wood incineration 1.0
(1) Includes Long Beach/W. Long Beach
(2) Quantities in thousand dry tons
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TABLE III
TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF OCEAN DISPOSAL BY GEOGRAPHIC/COASTAL AREA
TYPtJ, mu «nuu ^^ THOUSW
1973 - 1980
ATLANTICIA
Indus-
trial
Waste
Sewage
SIudge
Const.
Debris
Solid
Waste
Explo-
sives
Wood
Incin.
Incin.
Chemi-
cals
1976 19// 1978
1784^2
4898
974
0
0
Indus-
trial
Waste
Sewage
SIudge
Const.
Debris
Solid
Waste
Explo-
sives
Wood
Incin.
Incin.
Chemi-
cals
11
5010
770
0
0
16
o
5040
396
0
0
6
o
5271
315
0
5134
379
0
5535
241
0
o
o
o
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12.3
0
0
0
0
0
4.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
17.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6442
107
0
oooo
9 15 18 45
o
.173 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1980
2928
7309
89
0
0
10.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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PACIFIC(C)
1973 1974 1Q7S "ToTl 1 n-r-r --
Indus-
trial
Waste
Sewage
SI udge
Const.
Debris
Solid
Waste
Explo-
sives
Wood
Incin.
Incin.
Chemi-
cals
TflTffl s: 'rtJ?
1 U 1 «L5 Ur
Indus-
trial
Waste
Sewage
Sludge
Const.
Debri s
Solid
Waste
Explo-
sives
Wood
Incin.
Incin.
Chemi-
cals
0
0
0
240
0
0
0
,B»
1973
5051
4898
974
240
0
11
0
— — -• . *-,« j.^f\j ±y/ /
0 0 0 '13
oooo
o o o o
200 0 0 0
oooo
oooo
0 0 0 12.1
ANU C (IN ^PKOX. THOUSAND TONS)
1974 1975 1976 1977
4«JU 3442 2733 1844 "
5010 5040 5271 5134
770 396 315 379
200 0 0 0
oooo
16 6 9 15
12.3 4.1 0 29.7
1978 1979 198C
o o "0 —
000
0 0 0
0 998 0
00 0
000
0 0 0
1978 1979 1980
5535 6442 7309
241 107 89
0 998 0
000
18 45 10.5
0 0 0
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TABLE IV
SUMMARY OF OCEAN DUMPING PERMITTEES/APPLICANTS
DENIED OR PHASED OUT FROM 1973 TO 1980
I II HI IV VI.
Action prior to April
1973 phased out
During the
of 1973
withdrew
phased out
deni ed
During 1974
withdrew
phased out
deni ed
During 1975
withdrew
phased out
denied
During 1976
withdrew
phased out
denied
During 1977
withdrew
phased out
denied
During 1978
withdrew
phased out
denied
During 1979
withdrew
phased out
denied
During 1980
withdrew
phased out
denied
Totals
remai nder
REGION
IX X Totals
44 - 44
4 -
1 _.
2 —
— 21 --
— 11
6 —
1 10 1
2 —
— 17 —
— 130 --
2 --
"l 16 -
1 —
— 31 —
1 -
4 ._
8 —
1 ._
1 8 1
.. — — — 4
- i - - 2
.. l - - 1
- ..1-3
1 -- — 22
-11 4
6
.. 2 — -- 14
_„ .. 2
II ._ — — 17
.. i — — 131
2
II "i - - 18
1
._ l — — 32
__ __ — — 1
4
8
.. -1-2
.. - 1 - 11
- -1—1
3 310 3 — 9 5 — 332
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TABLE V
OCEAN DUMPING PERMITS PHASED OUT
BY REGION II DURING 1980
Permittee
Cedar Grove
Morri s
Totowa
Wanaque
Washington-Morris Co
West Paterson
Merck & Co. (Rahway)
Squibb Mfg., Inc.
Location
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Date
February 1980
August 1980
July 1980
February 1980
January 1980
July 1980
December 1980
April 1980
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LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
The Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of
Wasteland Sther Matter (London Dumping Convention) was negotiated
the Convention.
The Convention is an international treaty requiring the
Contracting plrtes (member nations) to establish national systems
to control9subrtances leaving their shores for the purpose of being
dumped at sea.
Annex I of the Convention contains a "black list" of substances
or f
list are mercury and cadmium and their compounds,
1111
dumoinS TteS suStaSces include: heavy metals, cyanides and
"f ur ^s.wafte containers whichcoulc » I~*"L •""SJcSllS
iu^^^^^
" anS all dumping must be carried out with full consideration
to a if t of technical considerations contained in Annex III.
The Annexes are shown in the Appendix to this report.
The Convention provides that each party will take Appropriate
steos to ensure that the terms of the Convention apply to its
ocean pollution control needs stenmng from ocean dumping.
ft* thP u S. authority for implementing the international
Convention.
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TABLE VI
CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
Afghanistan
Argentina
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Cuba
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Federal Republic of Germany
Finland
France
German Democratic Republic
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hunga ry
Iceland
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Surinam
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunisia
Ukranian SSR
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
USSR
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Byelorussian SSR
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SITE DESIGNATIONS
In 1980, EPA revised its ocean dumping regulations to extend
ss-^srss^tss ssfflis rasra
sassrsa.-Si Aisas »H£
until the cofflDletion of site designation studies and formal
^rer^^
Sure ThrtLi ntenance^redgi ng of harbors and es sentla«t.
disposal into the oceans could be continued until necessary site
designation studies were completed.
Two new sites were designated in 1980. One site, located In
the San Nicolas Basin on the Southern California Outer Continental
Ihelft was designated for the disposal of snail amounts of *™tion
cuttings! waste drilling mud and non-perishable solid waste from
exploratory drilling wells on Tanner Bank. The other site, is
located in the Pacific Ocean 2.9 nautical miles offshore of Tutuila
Island, American Samoa, was designated for the disposal of fish
cannery wastes which can no longer be accommodated on land.
EPA released four EIS's during the calendar year 1980. These
FTS'S include the New York Bight Acid Waste Disposal Site (Final),
Hawaii Dredged Material Disposal-Site (Final); 106-Mile Ocean Waste
Disposal Site (Final-published in 1979); and the San Francisco
Channel Bar Dredged Material Disposal Site (Draft only).
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INCINERATION AT SEA
A+I I'?6 rPA. comPleted * Draft EIS for the designation of a North
Atlantic Incineration Site. The site will be uied for ?he
incineration of toxic organic wastes, principally organohaloaens
generated in the Mid-Atlantic states. The purpose of the artion'-N
to provide an environmentally acceptable area for the thlrmaf
ReaulaHoL" "Vl WSteS,'olr comPliarice ""h EPA Ocean Dump ng
Regulations. In January 1981, the EPA released a draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on this site locate in th»
North Atlantic 140 n m east of Delaware Bay." ^Is sUels 2400 to
2900 meters deep. Until final designation of the North Atlantic
"*- ln th *
.
at-sea incineration technology. The Work Group was directed tn
examine alternatives available to the Federal government lladino tn
•Mp? ''the »RenoorfUCt;°tnh 3?d °peratl0" of °"e " ™ ncf era or
Ll
of
uo i. Ihe- Sl9n1f1ca"t action items in the report are- (a) Ad Hoc
Boa'rd ^SBl"Jh?"ES? and redesignated th£ Intlrlgency Re iew
K JR n- fi^ r^^-^avsss^™^ S
state-of-the-art of incineration at sea; and (d) EPA, HARAD and
anSefocafe^hag-?-feS.ar! to/"e'oP a program to encotr^e SU
and local authorities in developing waterfront facilities and tn
promote construction of privately Led U.™ flag Jncfnera?o^ *°
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to^
Alters aTd ?he w1« waste feed rate to the incinerators i. 12.5
m^/hour.
The N/T Vulcanus -raets require .nt.*f
pemitting wou Id occ ur unde r
Act.
1977.
cin^o that time the M/T Vulcanus has been operating out of
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RADIOACTIVE WASTES
EPA's Office of Radiation Programs presented
rtSTSitJ"1 if rl"9" Concern^ witMpf ocean
r •
Notes of explanation to Table VII are shown on page 23.
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Notes to Table VII
g and licensing the ocean dumping of radioactive
d 1 dS ?tef undferna "particular Seeing In this coU«
K assrs-js rrsas
^
have varied over wider distances.
7 Annrnximatlons for land references: an asterick means that EPA
has nl P StlS "lJ .coordinates on nautical charts to confirm the
sStSd distance from land; blanks mean we haven't found the
information yet.
4 Three types of materials were dumped under AEC Hcenses or by AEC
contractors: by-product materials (B), Source materials (S), and
materials (SNH). By-product mater. a s refer to a
A=»« materials include D!UI.UIMUHI» Ui «u • «"•—-'-> — --
Z33 or 235 and aw rther Materials which the AEC may have
determined'to be special nuclear materials.
5 Radioactivity is. given in estimate curies at the time of
packaging.
7 AEC U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
/y^_ American Mail Lines
ARC Atlantic Refining Company
CMDC Crossroads Marine Disposal Corpoartion
CR Chevron Research
cue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ISC Isotope Specialty Company
Mp Magnolia Petroleum
MSTS Military Sea Transport Service
NFC Nuclear Engineering Company
NTH U.S. National Institute of Health
NRDL U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory
Ocean Transport Company
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PN Pneumodynamics
SMO Socony-Mobil Oil
US University of Georgia
UH University of Hawaii
8 There were some AEC approved ocean dumping sites for which EPA
has no records of dumping activities. They are as foil
Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean
Latitude Longitude
12540'W
0'N 124^50'W 4133'N
3600'N 124°OQ'W 41°28-38'N
34°030 'N 122050 'W N
39030'N 12540'W 41°33'N
37°40'N 124' °
36^30 'N 74°13'W
36«15'N 76°35'W
34U15'N 76°35'W
°n ?RC memo^andum of 8/14/80 additional dumpinqs aDuear to
r
10 Under the terms of the AHL license AML was authorized
°f Hs Sh1ppfn9 route
11 Report published by NOAA in April 1973 "Submersible Inspection
of Deep Ocean Waste Disposal Sites Off SoutherrCallfornlP
describes survey of Santa Cruz Basin. uuuriern (-anTOrnia
See footnote number3 above.
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OSV ANTELOPE
The OSV ANTELOPE is EPA's ocean survey vessel, working in
support of ocean dumping site investigations. Under the MPR^A, tFA
received responsibility for regulating ocean dumping, designating
and managing dumping sites, and assessing the consequences of ocean
dumping.
The ANTELOPE was a Navy patrol gunboat prior to her conversion
to a scientific platform for EPA. She carries both oyer^the-side
deck sampling gear and laboratory instruments for analysis on-site.
The ANTELOPE'S work represents EPA's first and most
comprehensive effort to collect a broad base of ocean pollution data
fTr regulatory programs. EPA will use the data gathered by the
ANTELOPE to prepare EIS's on the sites and to guide EPA s future
management ofTem. Figure I shows ocean disposal sites sampled in
1980.
EPA's ocean survey vessel ANTELOPE has completed her second
season surveying ocean disposal sites off the U.S.
In 1980, ANTELOPE traveled 23,104 miles to accomplish 16
surveys, totaling 23 separate EISs. The field survey program has
concentrated on those sites receiving large amounts of material and
ttoS at which dumping has occurred for many years. These surveys
also provide a baseline for future assessments of the environmental
impacts of continued use of these sites.
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ENFORCEMENT
Coast Guard has responsibility for surveillance
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permit conditions.
commencing any dumping operations.
Statistics on ocean dumping surveinance
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its operations to interested parties.
on a particular surveillance mission.
Of the total 602 missions conducted, 15 were *£°™**
vesse I ^06 by aircraft and £81 * ^prider,^. SIS.7"
Dillon °" in add tion to the extensive number of manhours these
figures represent W.984 shiprider hours «ere requ,red.
Violations are *^^($X$£tX "
provided. Pursuant to Section l"'J.c},2Tr™ ,Z3) information
regulations P™"lt« *««% d(4j S ^ rop]ng permit
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samps, message traffic, and log excerpts.
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TABLE VIII
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Region II
Order No.
Respondent's Name:
Referral From:
Type of Violation:
Complaint Issued:
Disposition:
Disposal Site:
Order No:
Respondent's Name:
Referral From:
Type of Violation:
Complaint Issued:
Disposition:
Disposal Site:
Order No:
Respondent's Name:
Referral From:
Type of Violation:
Complaint Issued:
Disposition:
Disposal Site:
Order No:
Respondent's Name:
Referral From:
Type of Violation:
Complaint Issued:
Disposition:
Disposal Site:
Order No:
Respondent's Name:
Referral From:
TYpe of Violation:
Complaint Issued:
Disposition:
Disposal Site:
78-21
Squibb Mfg., Inc.
EPA
Permit condition, Compliance schedule
Ua i ved
Final Order-12/28/78; $12,000 penalty
payment. Revision of schedule
Chemical wastes P.R.
79-1
City of Asbury Park
EPA
Permit condition, Compliance schedule
Final^der-11/08/79; Cease dumping end
of 1979
Sewage Sludge
79-2
American Cyanamid
EPA
Permit condition, Compliance schedule
Final^rder-12/21/79; $5,000 penalty payment
and revision of schedule
Chemical wastes
80-2
W. New York
EPA
Permit condition, Compliance schedule
Finlforder-6/24/80; $10,000 penalty payment
and cease dumping by 3/2/81
Sewage sludge
80-3
DuPont-Edge Moor
EPA
Permit condition, Compliance schedule
FinlfSder-12/19/80; Revision of schedule
Chemical wastes
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Order No: 81-1
Respondent's Name: Weeks Stevedore Co.
Referral From: USCG
Type of Violation: Burning in other than authorized site
Complaint Issued: 2/27/81
Disposition: Pending
Disposal Site: Wood incineration
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APPENDIX
ANNEXES TO THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
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ANNEXES TO THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION
ANNEX I
1. Organohalogen compounds,
2. Mercury and mercury compounds.
3. Cadmium and cadmium compounds.
4. Persistent plastics and other persistent synthetic
materials; for example, netting and ropes, which may float or may
remain in suspension in the sea in such a manner as to interfere
materially with fishing, navigation or other legitimate uses of the
sea.
5. Crude oil and its wastes, refined petroleum products,
petroleum distillate residues, and any mixtures containing any of
these, taken on board for the purpose of dumping. I/
6. High-level radioactive wastes or other high-level
radioactive matter, defined on public health, biological or other
grounds, by the competent international body in this field, at
present the International Atomic Energy Agency, as unsuitable for
dumping at sea.
7. Materials in whatever form (e.g. solids, liquids,
semi-liquids, gases or in a living state) produced for bioloqical
and chemical warfare.
8. The preceding paragraphs of this Annex do not apply to
substances which are rapidly rendered harmless by physical, chemical
or biological processes in the sea provided they do not:
(i) make edible marine organisms unpalatable, or
(11) endanger human health or that of domestic animals.
The Consu1tative procedure provided for under Article XIV
should be followed by a Party if there is doubt about the
harmlessness of the substance.
9. This Annex does not apply to wastes or other materials
(e.g. sewage sludges and dredged spoils) containing the matters
referred to in paragraphs 1-5 above as trace contaminants. Such
wastes shall be subject to the provisions of Annexes II and III as
appropriate.
10. Paragraphs 1 and 5 of this Annex do not apply to the
disposal of wastes or other matter referred to in these paragraphs
by means of incineration at sea. Incineration of such wastes or
other matter at sea requires a prior special permit. In the issue
of special permits for incineration the Contracting Parties shall
n?E y « ! Re9ulations for the Control of Incineration of Wastes and
Other Matter at Sea set forth in the Addendum to this Annex (which
shall constitute an integral part of this Annex) and take full
account of the Technical Guidelines on the Control of Incineration
In consultation 2/ MaUer at ^ adopted by the Contracting Parties
i/ originally stated: "Crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil, and
lubricating fluids, hydraulic fluids, and any mixtures containing
any of these, taken on board for the purpose of dumping."
Amendments adopted by Contracting Parties September 1980; accepted
by the United States
27 Added by amendment adopted by Contracting Parties October 1978;
accepted by the United States.
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ANNEX II
The following substances and materials requiring special care
are listed for the purposes of Article VI(1)(a). -,.„.».„,,
A. Wastes containing significant amounts of the matters listed
below:
arsenic )
lead ) and their compounds
copper )
zinc )
organosilicon
cyanides
fluorides ... T
pesticides and their by-products' not covered in Annex I.
B. In the issue of permits for the dumping of large quantities of
acids and alkalis, consideration shall be given to the possible
presence in such wastes of the substances listed in paragraph A
and to the following additional substances:
beryllium )
chromium ) and their compounds
nickel )
vanadium )
C. Containers, scrap metal and other bulky wastes liable to sink
to the sea bottom which may present a serious obstacle to
fishing or navigation.
D. Radioactive wastes or other radioactive matter not Included in
Annex I. In the issue of permits for the dumping of this
matter, the Contracting Parties should take full account of
the recommendations of the competent international body in
this fleld! at present the International Atomic Energy Agency.
F Tn the issue of special permits for the incineration of
substancfs and materials listed in this Annex, the Contracting
Parties shall apply the Regulations for the Control of
Incineration of Wastes and Other Matter at Sea set forth in
the Addendum to Annex I and take full "count of the Technical
Guidelines on the Control of Incineration of Wastes and Other
Matter at Sea adopted by Contracting Parties in consultation,
to the extent specified in these Regulations and Guidelines.^
F. Substances which, though a non-toxic nature, may become
harmful due to the quantities in which they are dumped, or
which are liable to seriously reduce amenities.4/
3J See footnote 2.
4/ Added by amendment. See footnote 1.
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ANNEX III
Provisions to be considered in establishing criteria governing
the issue of permits for the dumping of matter at sea, taking into
account Article IV(2), include:
A. Characteristics and composition of the matter
1. Total amount and average composition of matter dumped
(e.g. per year).
2. Form, e.g. solid, sludge, liquid, or gaseous.
3. Properties: physical (e.g. solubility and density),
chemical and biochemical (e.g. oxygen demand, nutrients) and
biological (e.g. presence of viruses, bacteria, yeasts, parasites).
4. Toxicity.
5. Persistence: physical, chemical and biological.
6. Accumulation and biotransformation in biological materials
or sediments.
7. Susceptibility to physical, chemical and biochemical
changes and interaction in the aquatic environment with other
dissolved organic and inorganic materials.
8. Probability of production of taints or other changes
reducing marketability of resources (fish, shellfish, etc.).
B. Characteristics of dumping site and method of deposit
1. Location (e.g. co-ordinates of the dumping area, depth and
distance from the cast), location in relation to other areas (e.g.
amenity areas, spawning, nursery and fishing areas and exploitable
resources).
2. Rate of disposal per specific period (e.g. quantity per
day, per week, per month).
3. Methods of packaging and containment, if any.
4. Initial dilution achieved by proposed method of release.
5. Dispersal characteristics (e.g. effects of currents, tides
and wind on horizontal transport and vertical mixing).
6. Water characteristics (e.g. temperature, pH, salinity,
stratification, oxygen indices of pollution—dissolved oxygen (DO).
chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand
(BOD)—nitrogen present in organic and mineral form including
ammonia, suspended matter, other nutrients and productivity).
7. Bottom characteristics (e.g. topography, geochemical and
geological characteristics and biological productivity),
8. Existence and effects of other dumpings which have been
made in the dumping area (e.g. heavy metal background reading and
organic carbon content).
9. In issuing a permit for dumping, Contracting parties
should consider whether an adequate scientific basis exists for
assessing the consequences of such dumping, as outlined in this
Annex, taking into account seasonal variations.
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C. General consideration and conditions
1. Possible effects on amenities (e.g. presence of floating
or stranded material, turbidity, objectionable odour, discolouration
and foaming). „, , , .,,-,.
2. Possible effects on marine life, fish and shellfish
culture, fish stocks and fisheries, seaweed harvesting and culture.
3. Possible effects on other uses of the sea (e.g. impairment
of water quality for industrial use, underwater corrosion of
structures, interference with ship operations from floating
materials, interference with fishing or navigation through deposit
of waste or solid objects on the sea floor and protection of areas
of special importance for scientific or conservation purposes).
4. The practical availability of alternative land-based
methods of treatment, disposal or elimination, or of treatment to
render the matter less harmful for dumping at sea.
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