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construction, maintenance and repair, utilities and purchases from 

 local merchants. Finally, direct payments are made by the Federal 

 Government (in lieu of taxes) to school districts enrolling 

 children of military personnel. 



Table IV. 3.8 shows the contribution of the Naval establishment to 

 the Bay economy and the growth of this contribution between 1963 

 and 1967. 



In spite of the size of the Navy operation, there are only two 

 areas of conflict between the military and other Bay uses. These 

 are problems created by sewage disposal and problems from oil 

 pollution. The shore installations of the Navy in Narragansett 

 Bay are either served by sewage disposal facilities on a par with 

 those in the surrounding communities or share, on a user-charge 

 basis, with surrounding communities in disposal facilities which 

 meet the approval of the Rhode Island State Board of Health. The 

 sewage pollution problems that do exist are associated with the 

 discharge of untreated wastes from oceangoing vessels. The Bay is 

 home port for about 70 ocean going vessels and numerous other 

 smaller craft. Few vessels have sewage treatment facilities 

 aboard. 



