Table EIR 14. Summary of oil spill investigations from 1 January 1975 to 

 31 August 1980 by the Florida Department of Natural Resources (Florida 

 Department of Natural Resources 1980) . 



Year 



Classification 

 of spill 



Major^ 



Moderate 



Minor 



^ Discharge of pollutant of more than 10,000 gal into inland waters, or 

 more than 100,000 gal into coastal waters, or a discharge of any quantity that 

 substantially threatens the public health or welfare or generates wide public 

 interest . 



^ Discharge of pollutant of 1,000 gal to 10,000 gal into inland waters, or 

 10,000 gal to 100,000 in coastal waters, or a discharge of any volume that 

 poses a threat to the public health or welfare. 



^ Discharge of pollutant of less than 1,000 gal into inland waters, or less 

 than 10,000 in coastal waters. 



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