The RRT met and recommended that the EPA grant an emergency ocean dump- 

 ing permit for the contaminated water in the number 3 hold and then bring in 

 the vessel. This was finally accomplished, and the vessel was patched and 

 sent on its way. The material was safely dumped in the ocean; NOAA did 

 studies at the 106-mile dump site and stated that the way in which the 

 material was disposed of presented no detectable harm to the environment. 



The Associate Director for Environment, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 

 talked about future legislation, which he called the Superfund. I call it 

 the megafund -- $6 billion. It will encompass spills of both oil and hazard- 

 ous substances, as well as "orphan drums" at hazardous waste sites. Every 

 ounce of coordination that is possible will be needed. The kinds of decisions 

 that will be necessary in the future are going to be costly and have a tremen- 

 dous impact, and the FWS can provide the talent essential to help make such 

 decisions. The thought was expressed, "Who is looking after fish and wildlife 

 interests?" "Well, no one else is going to do it." And when the heat is on, 

 you are going to do the job because you are capable and we depend on you. 



REFERENCE 



U.S. Coast Guard. 1978. Polluting incidents in and around U.S. waters, 

 calendar year 1977. U.S. Government Printing Office 1978-0-725-117-1324. 

 30 pp. 



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