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GENERAL RECOMMENDATION 



One of the greatest contributions that scientists, especially biolo- 

 gists, can make to conserving marine values is through furnishing 

 quantitative guidelines to assist the engineers having responsibility 

 for designing waste treatment and disposal systems. Also, the design 

 of waste treatment and disposal systems must become much more scientif- 

 ically oriented than in the past. Historically such design has been 

 concerned primarily with maintaining aerobic conditions in the 

 receiving waters and in keeping these waters safe for human health. 

 Now that scientific methods are becoming available for assessing a 

 broad range of marine receiving water values, the engineer's design 

 should become less based on use of "standard" systems and instead be 

 tailored to preserve the specific receiving water values of concern. 



RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MONITORING 

 WASTE DISCHARGES AND RECEIVING WATERS 



Monitoring Program 



Monitoring of the coastal marine environment for waste components 

 and their effects on this environment must be considered on the basis 

 of a total system concept. In this regard, a monitoring system 

 should serve the following functions: 



(1) Provide Intermittent or continuous characterization 

 of waste Inputs together with the receiving body of water 

 and Its terrestrial and atmospheric interfaces. This may 



