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Appendix I. 

 Ballast Hater and Sedlaent Nanageaent Options 



I OH OR BEFORE DEPARTOSB FSOH F(nT-OF-BALLAST HATES OKIGIR 

 Hater SupdIy: Dotake 



1. Specialized Shore Facility Provides Treated Salt or Fresh Hater 



2. Port Provides City Fresh Hater 



Prevention of Organlsa Intake: Ballasting Hlcrowanageaent 



3. Site: Do Not Ballast In "Global Hot Spots" 



4. Site: Do Not Ballast Hater with High Sediment Loads 



5. Site: Do Not Ballast Hater In Areas of Sewage Discharge 



or Known Disease Incidences 



6. Slte/Tlae: Do Not Ballast at Certain Sites at Certain Tlaes 



7. Slte/Tlne: Do Not Ballast at Night 

 Prevention of Organlsw Intake: Mechanical 



8. Filtration 



Exterwlnation of Organisms Upon Ballasting (Ballast Treafent) 



9. Mechanical Agitation 



a. Hater Velocity 



b. Hater Agitation Mechanisms 



10. Altering Hater Salinity 



a. Add Fresh Hater to Salt Hater 



b. Add Salt Hater to Fresh Hater 



11. Optical: Ultraviolet Treatment 



12. Acoustics (Sonic): Ultrasonics Treatment 



II ON DEPARTURE AND/OR HHILB UNDERHAT (EN ROUTE) 

 Extermination of Organisms After Ballasting 



(while at Port-of-Origln or while underway, but before arrival at 



destination port) 



Active Disinfection (Ballast Treatment): 



13. Tank Hall Coatings 



14. Chemical Blocldes 



15. Ozonation 



16. Thermal Treatment 



17. Electrical Treatment (including microwaves) 



18. Oxygen Deprivation 



19. Filtration/Ultraviolet/Ultrasonics Underway 



20. Altering Hater Salinity: Partial Exchange 

 Passive Disinfection: 



21. Increase Length of Voyage 



22. Exchange (Deballast/Reballast) 



23. Sediment Removal and at Sea Disposal 

 Deballasting Only 



24. Deballast/No Reballasting 



III BACK UP ZONES 



25. Exchange or Deballast 



IV OR ARRIVAL AT BALLAST DISCHARGE DESTINATION PORT 

 Hater Supply: Discharge 



26. Shore Facility Receives Treated and Untreated Hater 

 Prevention of Discharge to Environment 



27. Discharge to Existing Sewage Treatment Facilities 



28. Discharge to Reception Vessel 



29. Sediment Removal and Onshore Disposal 



30. In situ Extermination of Organisms Upon Arrival (Options 8, 11. 

 1*) 



Non-Discharge 



31. Non-Discharge of Ballast Hater 



V RETURN TO SEA: EXCHANGE HATER 



32. Vessel Returns to Sea and Undertakes Exchange 



