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the Northeast, such as Long Island Sound and the Gulf of 

 Maine. 



• Federal agencies should study the effects of toxins on 

 endangered species. 



• NMFS recommends that chronic toxicity testing should be 

 required in the permit or court order for the proposed 

 discharge. 



• NMFS recommends that effluent limits be established for all 

 pollutants that have the potential to violate acute or 

 chronic water quality or interim sediment quality criteria. 



• EPA should require MWRA to reduce pollutant loadings in the 

 effluent. 



Implementation of many of these recommendations will not be 

 possible without an additional commitment by the concerned 

 agencies, and may require additional resources. We have had an 

 initial meeting with EPA Region I staff and agreed to meet again 

 to develop a plan to implement the conservation recommendations 

 after they thoroughly review the biological opinion. 



It is important to remember that consultation will be reinitiated 

 under any of the following conditions: 



