The New York Bight
Floatables Action Plan
Assessment Report
2007 and 2008
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
Division of Environmental Science and Assessment
2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08837
http://www.epa.gov/region2/monitor/nybight/index.htm
EPA-902/R-09/008
August 2009
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Floatdbles Action Plan
Assessment Report
2007 and 2008
Prepared By:
Helen Grebe, Regional Coastal Monitoring Coordinator
Monitoring Operations Section
Approved By:
John Kushwara, Chief
Monitoring and Assessment Branch
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
Division of Environmental Science and Assessment
2890 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, New Jersey 08837
August 2009
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Floatables Action Plan Assessment Report 2007 and 2008
Abstract
The Floatables Action Plan was developed in 1989 and amended in 2008, to address floatable debris in the New York
Bight, which includes the New York/New Jersey Harbor Complex and the shorelines of Long Island and New Jersey. The
plan was developed jointly by an interagency workgroup that included representatives from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York
City Department of Environmental Protection, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and the Interstate Environmental
Commission. The Floatables Action Plan has been carried out each year since to control wash ups of floatable debris on
area beaches. The plan consists of aerial surveillance via helicopter and fixed winged plane; a communications network to
report "slick" sightings and to coordinate cleanup response; and routine cleanups conducted by skimmer vessels in the
harbor area. Since its inception, the plan has significantly reduced the amount of floating debris escaping the Harbor
Complex and has expanded to include volunteer collection programs, boom and skim programs, combined sewer overflow
collection programs and beach clean up programs. To date, approximately 377 million pounds of debris have been
removed from the New York Bight area.
This report summarizes the 2007 and 2008 efforts of the interagency partners in implementing the Floatables Action Plan
and accomplishing the following objectives:
^ Elimination of the amount of floatable debris escaping the New York/New Jersey Harbor Complex.
^ Maintaining an effective communication network to coordinate floatable debris removal activities and to
respond to the spotting of slicks.
> Elimination of the adverse impact of floatable debris on the marine environment.
> Ensuring timely notification of beach operators concerning potential wash-ups of floatable debris.
> Elimination of beach closures due to floatable debris.
New York City and southern Long Island beaches experienced no beach closings due to floatable debris in 2007. Two
beach closure incidences occurred on New Jersey beaches. One incident occurred in each state in 2008. The interagency
implementation of the Floatables Action Plan was a major contributor to maintaining this improved beach status.
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Introduction
Floatable debris consists of a wide assortment of plastic, wood, paper, glass, rubber, metal and organic waste
materials that float or are suspended in the water column and may eventually be deposited on shorelines and
beaches. Floatable debris originating from street litter, combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges, storm water
discharges, decaying shoreline structures, pleasure boaters, and littering beach goers, can harm the marine
environment and cause area beaches to close.
During the summers of 1987 and 1988 the impacts of the floatable debris in the New York and New Jersey
water bodies were alarming. Several beaches were forced to close down for extended periods of time due to
debris washing up on the shores. The State University of New York Waste Management Institute estimated an
economic loss of between $900 million and $4 billion in New Jersey and between $950 million and $2 billion in
New York. In response, the Floatables Action Plan was developed to establish clean-up measures for the New
York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) Harbor Complex and consequently, the surrounding beaches.
The Floatables Action Plan was developed jointly by an interagency work group comprised of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), New York City Department of Environmental
Protection (NYCDEP), New York City Department of Sanitation (NYCDOS), and the Interstate Environmental
Commission (IEC).
The Floatables Action Plan is part of EPA's response to its mandated responsibilities as defined under the Marine
Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1 987. Subtitle C of the act mandates that the EPA, in consultation
with NOAA and other Federal agencies, prepare a New York Bight Restoration Plan. As part of the Restoration
Plan, the Floatables Action Plan was designed to focus on locating and cleaning up floatable debris in the
NY/NJ Harbor Complex and surrounding areas. Specific objectives include: improve water quality, protect the
marine environment, and prevent the occurrence of beach closures due to floatable debris. This plan was
amended in 2008 to include increased surveillance coverage, increased communication with the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission, and increased cross communication among agencies. The new plan can be found at:
http://www.epa.aov/reaion02/water/action plan/index.html.
Through interagency cooperation, partnership building, and effective communication, the objectives stated in the
Floatables Action Plan have been achieved. This report is an historical account of various activities to control
floatable debris since the initiation of the Floatables Action Pan. This report is not all inclusive and only accounts
for major activities surrounding floatable removal. Table 1 summarizes the amount of debris collected in 2007
and 2008 and the total amounts collected since the initiation of the program.
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Table 1. Summary Table of FI eatables Collection Programs
Floatables Collection
Program
USAGE Drift Collection
Vessels Program
Ocean Conservancy's
International Coastal
Clean-up (8 counties in
NY)
NYCDEP Cormorant
Open Water Skimmer
Vessel
Collection Program
NYCDEP Boom and
Skim Collection
Program
New Rochelle, NY
Boom Collection
Program
NJDEP Clean Shores
Program
NJDEP's Adopt-A-
Beach Collection
Program
PVSC Skimmer Vessel
Collection Program
PVSC Passaic
River/Newark Bay
Shoreline Restoration
Program
TOTAL*
Floatables Collected in
2007
9,234,000 Ibs
92,762 Ibs
33,480 Ibs
1 ,246,455 Ibs
0 Ibs
4,105,000 Ibs
1 9,004items
291,540 Ibs
1 ,094,340 Ibs
16,097,577 Ibs
Floatables Collected in
2008
8,330,000 Ibs
1 1 2,924 Ibs
114,820 Ibs
1,126,440 Ibs
927 Ibs
4,145,000 Ibs
74,628items
1 37,1 60 Ibs
939,800 Ibs
14,907,071 Ibs
Total Floatables
Collected
221,430,000 Ibs
1988-2008,21 years
2,108,830 Ibs
1994-2008, 15 years
6,891,940 Ibs
1 994 - 2008, 1 5 years
9,917,800 Ibs
1995-2008, 14 years
1 08,952 Ibs
1998-2008, 11 years
122,910,000 Ibs
1989-2008, 20 years
1,015,295 items
1993-2008, 16 years
2,724,700 Ibs
2000-2008, 9 years
1 1,271,540 Ibs
1998-2008, 11 years
377,363,762 Ibs
Notes:
* Total excludes amount of items collected in Adopt-A-Beach Collection Program.
All values are approximate. For comparison reasons, some values are based on a conversion factor of 100 cubic
feet per 2000 pounds. Historical values as reported by the various agencies are listed in Appendixes 1 - 3.
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Interagency Collection Programs
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE)
Drift Collection Vessels Program
The USAGE is one of the main partners involved in the Floatables Action
Plan. With the use of drift collection vessels (the Hayward, Driftmaster and
Ge/bermcm), they are able to collect much of the floatable debris found
throughout the NY/NJ Harbor Complex. The Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 1974 was modified by WRDA 90 Section
102 (V) Public Law 99-662, to authorize the USAGE to collect floatable
debris while removing navigational hazardous. The USAGE estimates that
90 percent by volume of its collection total consists of wood debris. Tires,
plastic waste, cardboard, seaweed, sewage-related materials and street
runoff-related materials constitute the remaining 10 percent by volume.
The USAGE drift collection vessels collected an estimated 4,617 tons
(9,234,000 Ibs) and 4,165 tons (8,330,000 Ibs) of floatable debris
throughout the USAGE fiscal year 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Information about the USAGE vessels and the yearly total drift collection
amounts from 1988 to 2008 can be found in Appendix 1.
Website: http://www.nan.usace.armY.mil
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
(NYCDEP) Vessel Program and, Boom and Skim
Collection Program
The 1992 CSO Abatement Order on Consent between the NYCDEP and New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) required the NYCDEP to implement a short-term booming and skimming program to address
floatables debris from approximately 50 percent of the City's CSO area. The NYCDEP operates a large open water
skimmer vessel, the SV Cormorant, in the NY/NJ Harbor. The NYCDEP collected approximately 16.74 tons (33,480 Ibs)
and 57.41 tons (114,820 Ibs) in 2007 and 2008 respectively. In addition, four smaller skimming vessels are used in
Jamaica Bay, the East River, Newtown Creek, Buttermilk Channel, Flushing and Bowery Bays. These vessels collected
approximately 623 tons (1,246,455 Ibs) and 563 tons (1,126,440 Ibs) of debris in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The SV
Cormorant began collecting floatable debris in 1994, and the smaller vessels beginning in 1995. Appendix 2 lists
historical collection amounts and vessel information.
Website: httD://nYc.aov/html/deo/html/harbor water/floatshtml
Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up
The Ocean Conservancy sponsored the 21st and 22nd Annual International Coastal Clean-up in September, 2007 and
2008. In 2007, 9,339 volunteers, coordinated by the American Littoral Society, cleaned and documented 142,243 pounds
of debris along 677 miles of New York State's shoreline. In 2008, 9,917 volunteers, cleaned and documented 168,856
pounds of debris along 387 miles of New York State's shoreline. The data shown in this report covers eight selected
counties in New York: Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Manhattan, Bronx, and Westchester.
Website: http://www.alsnyc.org/cleanup.htm
New Rochelle, NY Boom Floatable Debris Collection System
In 1998, the City of New Rochelle, under a New York State Division of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) grant,
installed a "Stream Floatables Debris Collection System" at the Stephenson Brook storm water drainage area outfall, which
empties into Echo Bay and Long Island Sound. The system has a holding capacity of 1 cubic yard of debris. In 2007,
financial restraints prohibited needed repairs to operate, no debris was collected. In 2008, approximately 927 pounds of
debris was collected. Historical collection totals are located in Appendix 2.
Website: httD://www.newrochellenY.com/storm.asD
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NJDEP's Clean Shores Program
Beginning in 1989, NJDEP began a program called
"Operation Clean Shores", designed to collect shoreline
floatable debris before it became resuspended due to
tidal influences. This program uses New Jersey inmates
to collect floatable debris, comprised mainly of landed
drift wood, on non-recreational shorelines in order to
prevent floatable debris from being re-floated during
extreme high tides and washing up on recreational
beaches, and/or becoming hazards to navigation and
impacting marine life. The program, now called "Clean
Shores", is conducted throughout the State of New
Jersey in the Hudson, Raritan and Delaware estuaries
and barrier island bays. In 1993, the Clean Shores
Program was put into service on a year-round basis
whereas formerly it was only implemented during the
bathing season. In 2007, approximately 2,052.5 tons
(4,105,000 Ibs) of debris were collected. In 2008
approximately 2,072.7 tons (4,145,000 Ibs) of debris
was collected. Historical collection totals per miles of
shoreline cleaned, are located in Appendix 3.
Website: http://www.state.ni.us /dec /bmw/CleanShores/CSmain.html
NJDEP's Adopt-A-Beach Program
The State of New Jersey enacted a law in January 1993 which authorized NJDEP to administer an "Adopt A Beach"
program fostering volunteer stewardship of coastal beaches. NJDEP sponsors two statewide beach clean-ups each year.
Volunteers select (adopt) a beach for these clean-ups. Data are then forwarded to the Ocean Conservancy in order to be
included in their national and international marine debris database. For this program, collection totals are recorded by the
number of items collected and not by weight. In 2007, 19,004 items were collected. In 2008, 74,628 items were
collected. Historical collection data can be found in Appendix 3.
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watershedmgt/adopt a beach.htm
NJDEP's Clean Shores and Adopt A Beach Programs are funded by the sale of Shore Protection license plates.
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC) Skimmer Vessel Collection
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC) operates two skimmer vessels on the Passaic River and in Newark Bay.
The larger vessel, SV Newark Bay, is used in the Passaic River and Newark Bay. The smaller vessel, SV Passaic Valley, is
used in the upper parts of the Passaic River where the larger vessel can not reach, due to shallow waters and low bridges.
Approximately 145.77 tons (291,540 Ibs) and 68.58 tons (1 37,1 60 Ibs) of debris were respectively collected in 2007 and
2008. Historical collection totals are located in Appendix 3.
Website: http://www.pvsc.com/rr/index.htm
PVSC Passaic River/Newark Bay Shoreline Restoration Program
In 1998, PVSC established a program to remove trash along the banks of the Passaic River. The program provides
coordination and support to municipalities, counties, citizens, service groups, and local businesses to conduct shoreline clean-
ups along the river and in their communities. In addition to the sponsorship of voluntary efforts, PVSC has implemented an
extensive clean-up of the river's shoreline by creating a River Restoration Department, consisting of 22 full-time employees
dedicated to the removal of trash and debris from the Passaic River and Newark Bay. In 2007, approximately 547.17
tons (1,094,340 pounds) of debris were collected. In 2008, approximately 469.9 tons (939,800 Ibs) of debris were
collected. Historical collection totals are located in Appendix 3.
Website: http://www.Dvsc.com/rr/index.htm
Additional Programs
In past Floatable Action Plan Assessment Reports, data was included for the NYCDEP's beach clean up program and for
twelve New Jersey Municipalities participating in a debris collection program. These programs are still being conducted,
however the information is no longer being supplied for inclusion in this report. This report is not intended to be all
inclusive, many other efforts by non governmental agencies and volunteer groups continue to help mitigate floatables in the
marine environment.
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Aerial Surveillance
Floatable surveillance of the NY/NJ Harbor Complex
was conducted Monday through Saturday, excluding
routine maintenance or inclement weather days, from
May 21 through September 7, 2007, and May 19
through September 2, 2008 via the EPA helicopter. With
the use of a plane and/or helicopter, NJDEP conducted
aerial surveillance of coastal waters six days a week
during the 2007 and 2008 summer seasons. Flights were
conducted from Raritan Bay, around Sandy Hook and
south to Barnegat Light on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays and from Raritan Bay around Sandy
Hook south to Cape May Point on Thursdays and
Sundays.
Floatable Surveillance Location
For purposes of this report, the NY/NJ Harbor Complex is defined as
the following five waterbodies: 1) the Arthur Kill; 2) Newark Bay, as
far north as the New Jersey Turnpike Bridge; 3) the Kill Van Kull; 4)
the Upper New York Harbor, including the lower portions of the
Hudson River and the East River as far north as Central Park, New
York; and 5) the Lower New York Harbor including Gravesend Bay,
and the shoreline of Coney Island as far east as the Marine Parkway
Bridge (Figure 1 ]
Reportable Floatable Debris
For cleanup purposes, the Floatables Action Plan defined a
significant "slick" as an aggregation of floating debris of
indefinite width and a minimum length of approximately 400
yards (USEPA, 1989). Using this as a guideline, all slicks have
been divided into two categories: 1) slicks 400 yards to one mile
in length, and 2) slicks greater than one mile in length.
2007 Floatable Observations
Forty-four significant floatable slicks were observed in 2007.
Newark Bay had the most slicks observed, fourteen, and the Kill
Van Kull with three slicks observed, had the least. Eleven slicks
were reported in the Lower NY Harbor, ten slicks in the Arthur Kill
and six slicks in the Upper NY Harbor.
2008 Floatable Observations
Thirty-six significant floatable slicks were observed in 2008. The
Upper NY Harbor had the most slicks observed, sixteen, and the
Kill Van Kull with one slick observed, had the least. Nine slicks
were reported in the Lower NY Harbor, six slicks in Newark Bay
and four slicks in the Arthur Kill.
Additional Helicopter Support In addition to the floatable surveillance, the EPA helicopter is used to conduct
water quality sampling in support of the New York and New Jersey National Sanitation Shellfish Programs.
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Trends - Floatable Sightings in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Complex
A total of 593 significant slicks was observed over a 20 year period (Figure 2). The sightings of slicks were variable from
year to year with the most number of slicks, 81 reported in 1990. The least number of slick sightings, six slicks, was
reported in 1998. For unknown reasons, there was a significant increase in slick observations in 2004 followed by a
decrease in 2005 and 2006, with a subsequent increase in 2007. For the 20 year period, the majority of slicks observed,
82.3 percent was in the 400 yard to one mile in length category, and 17.7 percent was in the greater than one mile
category (Figure 2).
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Year
Figure 2. Trends of Floatable Observations by Size
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Trends of Floatable Observations by
Locational Subdivision
(1992 -2008)
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Locational Subdivision
The Upper New York Harbor had
the greatest number of slicks,
1 38, observed in the seventeen-
year period. The Kill Van Kull,
with 33 slicks, had the least
number of slicks observed (Figure
3). During ten of the seventeen
years, the Upper New York
Harbor had the most number of
slicks observed per year.
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Year
Figure 3. Trends of Floatable Observations by Locational Subdivision
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Beach Closures
Before the Floatables Action Plan was initiated, New
Jersey beaches were plagued with floatable washups
responsible for closing 25 miles of beach in May 1987 and
50 miles of beaches in August 1987. In 1988, floatable
washups were responsible for closing 60 miles of New
York beaches. Since the initiation of the plan and its
continued success, beach closures due to floatable debris
have been minimal. Floatable washup can occur over
various periods of time and affect several beaches. From
1989 to 2008, New York experienced seven floatable
debris beach closure incidences and New Jersey
experienced ten floatable debris beach closure incidences
(Figure 4). The following is an historical list of beach
closures due to floatable debris:
Beach Closures Incidences
Due to Floatable Debris
1989-2008
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Year
Figure 4. Beach Closure Incidences
•I- In 1 989, several Ocean City, NJ beaches were closed on July 20, 1 989 due the washup of medical debris. Several Sandy Hook,
NJ beaches were closed on August 1 8 and 1 9, 1 989 due to the washup of medical debris. In total, 9 closures occurred, accounting
for two beach closure incidences.
"4- 1 990: Ten Monmouth County, NJ beaches were closed due to f loatables on June 26, 1 990.
"*• 1 99 1 : Jacob Riis Park Beach, Brooklyn, NY was closed on August 31, 1 99 1 due to the washup of medical waste.
4- 1 992: On July 22, 1 992, a beach in Spring Lake, NJ was closed for a period of several hours due to a floatable debris washup.
NJDEP does not regard this incident as an official designated bathing area closure due to its brevity. The Lawrence Beach Club in
Atlantic Beach, NY was closed on July 20, 1 992 due to the washup of medical waste.
» 1998: NY beaches: Rockaway, Midland, Wolfe's Pond, South and Coney Island Beaches were intermittently closed between July
26 and 29. During this period, medical debris was found on various stretches of beaches.
4- 2000: Beaches in Nassau County, NY were closed on August 7, 2000. A total of nine separate beaches (two in the Town of
Hempstead and seven in the Village of Atlantic Beach) was closed due to the discovery of 40-60 syringes.
» 2002: Beaches in Suffolk County, NY were closed from June 12-13 due to the washup of a raw liquid latex material (which
solidified when it came into contact with water) found along a six mile stretch from Moriches Inlet to Smith County Park.
•4- 2003: A total of 1 1 beaches (in Dover Township and in Lavallette, NJ) in a 1 .5 mile section of beach was closed due to medical
waste. This precautionary closing occurred at 4:30PM on July 1 1 and the beaches were opened by the next morning. The City of
Long Beach (in Nassau County, NY) closed 4 areas of their beach (approximately 1000 feet of beach) due to medical syringes
actively washing ashore. Beaches reopened by July 25, 2003. On July 26, 2003, the Village of Atlantic Beach, NY closed its
East Atlantic Beach due to the active washup of a small number of medical syringes. This beach was reopened by July 27, 2003.
The closings in Long Beach and in Atlantic Beach are considered one incident. Two beach closings in Ocean County (Deauville in
Brick Twp. and the Normandy Beach Association in Dover, NJ) were closed in the afternoon because of a floatable debris washup.
Some syringes were found, but most of the debris was street litter. Beaches were reopened the following morning.
"* 2007: On the afternoon of September 2, the NJDEP hotline received numerous reports of trash and debris washing on to beaches
in Brick and Normandy Beach. Two beaches in Normandy Beach and two Chadwick Beaches were closed by 3:00 pm and
reopened at 1 0 the following morning. August 24, a Raritan Bay beach, Thompson Ave Beach, in Middeltown was closed at 3:30
pm and reopened the following morning.
"^ 2008: On July 5, approximately 1 00 unexploded fireworks shells washed up on Jones Beach forcing the closure of the state park.
After a through inspection, the park was reopened the next day. On August 23, approximately 150-200 vacutainer tubes, several
syringes and medical cotton swabs washed onto beaches in Avalon. All beaches between 9th and 24th Streets were closed.
Additional medical waste continued to wash in at various beaches from August 23 through September 4. Beaches closed and
reopened as waste washed in and was removed. The great majority of the waste was caused by an intentional criminal dumping
event. During this event other syringes were found on beaches in Ocean City and Sea Isle City, beaches in those towns also closed.
A total of 1 20 closing occurred over 6 days, accounting for one beach closure incident.
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Floatable Collection Trends
Figures 5 and 6 show a compilation of
floatable debris collected by the
interagency partners as listed in Table 1.
NJDEP's Clean Shores program collects an
average of over 3,000 tons of debris each
year, and the USAGE collects an average
of over 5,000 tons of debris each year
(Figure 5). A significant increase in the
amount of floatables collected occurred
from 1988 to 1989, due to the addition of
the NJDEP Clean Shores program.
However, in 1994 the Clean Shores
program was cut in half due to funding and
a slight decrease in floatable debris
collection can been seen. In general, among
the programs reporting, the amount of
floatable debris collected remained steady
for ten years form 1997 to 2006 with a
decline reported in 2007 and 2008.
Total Floatable Deb
V V V V V V
Figure 5. Major Players in Floatable Collection; NJDEP Clean Shores and
USACE Drift Collection, Total Floatable Debris Collected, 1988 - 2008.
Figure 6. Floatable Debris Collected From Six Participating Programs
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Appendices
Appendix 1 - United States Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Drift Collection Vessel Information, USAGE Drift
Collection Vessels Program Collection Totals
Appendix 2 - New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) Skimmer Vessel Information,
NYCDEP Vessel/ Boom and Skim Program, Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up
Results for 8 New York Counties, New Rochelle, NY Boom Collection Data
Appendix 3 - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Clean Shores Program, Adopt A
Beach Program Data, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC) Skimmer Vessels Collection
Data, PVSC's Passaic River/Newark Bay Restoration Program: Shoreline Clean-up Element
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Appendix 1
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Drift Collection Vessel Information
Name of Vessel Hayward Driftmaster Gelberman
Year Built 1974 1948 1980
Length (feet) 124 99 85
Weight (tons) 390.4 230 190.17
Crane Capacity (tons) 20 18 4.5
USAGE Drift Collection Vessels Program Collection Totals
Fiscal Year
Total Drift Collection
(Cubic Feet)
Total Drift Collection
(Cubic Yards)
Estimated Total Drift Collection
(Tons)
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
537,353
571,645
537,770
544,350
548,970
539,355
442,615
552,840
592,450
493,400
558,900
560,575
539,930
528,875
557,050
512,350
536,200
534,210
504,200
461,755
416,550
1 1,071,343
1 9,902
21,172
19,917
20,161
20,332
1 9,976
16,393
20,476
21,943
1 8,274
20,700
20,762
1 9,997
19,588
20,631
1 8,976
19,859
1 9,786
1 8,674
17,102
15,928
410,549
5,374
5,716
5,378
5,444
5,490
5,394
4,426
5,528
5,925
4,934
5,589
5,606
5,399
5,289
5,571
5,124
5,362
5,342
5,042
4,617
4,165
1 10,715
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Appendix 2
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) Skimmer Vessel Information
Name
SV Piping Plover
SV Ibis
SV Jamaica Bay (new in
SV Egret
SV Cormorant
Where Used Length (feet)
2005)
Tributaries
Tributaries
Tributaries
Tributaries
Open Waters
50 3,000
50 3,000
50 3,000
50 3,000
1 00 2 nets;
Capacity
- 1 2,000 Ibs of wet material
- 1 2,000 Ibs of wet material
- 1 2,000 Ibs of wet material
- 1 2,000 Ibs of wet material
1 ,000 cubic feet/net; up to 10 tons of wet material/net
NYCDEP Vessel/ Boom and Skim Program,
Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up Results for 8 New York Counties,
New Rochelle, NY Boom Collection Data
NYCDEP Boom and Skim
Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total
NYCDEP
SV Zone 1
Cormorant . . „
Jamaica Bay
(Tons) (Cubic
Yards)
1 97.87
262.2
856.2
294
296.4
333.4
320
222.15
1 57.49
1 66.04
171.27
94.8
0
16.74
57.41
3445.97
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258.5
732.5
657.5
331.5
324.25
138
133
397.5
426
445
249
293
382
416.5
5184.25
Zone ll/lll
East River
Newtown Creek
Buttermilk
Channel
(Cubic Yards)
—
123
195.5
222
65
116
1 24.75
140.5
1 30.25
306.25
120.25
109.8
147.5
332.25
265.5
2398.55
Program
Zone IV
Upper East River
Flushing/
Bowery Bays
(Cubic Yards)
—
353
801.5
657
418.5
676.5
351
309
592.5
648
928.5
772
1278
1594
1404
10783.5
Ocean Conservancy's International
Coastal Clean-up Results for 8 New
York Counties
(Pounds/Miles)
42,622 lbs/82.10 miles
46,001 lbs/98.75 miles
83,533 lbs/1 08.60 miles
95,201 lbs/1 68.97 miles
145,705 lbs/1 94.00 miles
153,507 lbs/1 62.4 miles
202,553 lbs/233.2 miles
142,632 lbs/1 59.0 miles
204,078 lbs/1 98.83 miles
277,972 lbs/264.75 miles
165,861 lbs/1 85.59 miles
115,012 lbs/235.95 miles
228,467 lbs/2 16.52 miles
92,762 lbs/324.99 miles
1 12,924 lbs/251.16 miles
2,108,830
New Rochelle
Boom Collection
Totals
(Cubic Feet)
—
—
—
—
548
953
483
857
1080
680
379
295
124
0
48.6
5447.6
--- = prior to program initiation
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Appendix 3
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Clean Shores Program,
Adopt A Beach Program Data
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC) Skimmer Vessels Collection Data,
PVSC's Passaic River/Newark Bay Restoration Program: Shoreline Clean-up Element
Year Clean Shores Program
(Tons of Floatable Debris
Collected/ NJ Shore Miles
Addressed )
1989 3000 tons/24 miles
1990 4800 tons/ 48 miles
1991 4900 tons/74 miles
1992 5800 tons/85 miles
1993 5750 tons/71 miles
1994 3700 tons/62 miles
1995 2050 tons/80 miles
1996 2650 tons/103 miles
1997 2953 tons/146 miles
1998 2400 tons/1 38 miles
1999 2400 tons/1 82.4 miles
2000 2563 tons/1 14.9 miles
2001 2352 tons/172.3 miles
2002 2080 tons/151.2 miles
2003 2524 tons/107.8 miles
2004 2410 tons/131.3 miles
2005 2352 tons/1 1 8.8 miles
2006 2646 tons/155.3 miles
2007 2052.5 tons/1 30.5 miles
2008 2072.5 tons/1 34.5 miles
TOTAL 61,455 tons
--- = prior to program initiation
NJDEP'sAdoptA
Beach Program
(Number of Debris
Items Collected)
PVSC Skimmer Vessels
(SV Newark Bay-50ft,
SVPassaic River-32ft)
Collection Data
(Tons)
PVSC's Passaic
River/Newark Bay
Restoration Program:
Shoreline Clean-up
Element (Tons)
36,122
69,221
93,016
78,282
84,433
120,307
59,247
64,696 68
79,670 86
80,205 248
50,437 221
57,663 210
30,943 196
1 7,42 1 119
1 9,004 1 45.77
74,628 68.58
1,015,295 1362.35
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—
—
—
85.6
88.7
203
451
895
621
620
826
828.4
547.17
469.9
5635.77
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