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[2] The cost of alternative and possible Inferior 



methods of disposal; and 



[3] The potential damage of the discharge. 



Specifications for the "significant discharge" category must 

 be sufficiently general so as not to exclude some specific 

 and significant discharges of potential ecological damage. 



Monitoring Receiving Water 



To make a basic assessment of the condition of receiving waters and 

 the effect thereon of the discharge of treated effluents, the follow- 

 ing tests are recommended for a minimum core monitoring program for 

 the water column and sediments (Table VI.3.1). It should be noted 

 that the core monitoring program is not intended to be applied in its 

 entirety to all marine waters but only to those bodies of water that 

 receive "significant waste discharges." 



Table VI. 3. 2 presents a summary listing of the recommended core pro- 

 gran analyses of the waters and sediments and indicates their recom- 

 mended application to either restricted waters or the open ocean, or 

 both. 



