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have a greater role in the permitting process, and, if so, what rec- 

 ommendation would you make to us? 



Mr. Sinding. I believe, Congressman, that the State has a very 

 important and appropriate role to play and that is to look at activi- 

 ties which are taking place in the waters of the State of New 

 Jersey and in the immediate environs of those waters. And I can 

 assure you that we would apply the same rigorous analysis to any 

 activity which would occur in the Delaware River ports that we did 

 in the case of the Port Newark and Port Elizabeth area, and that is 

 to look very closely at the dredging activity, at the levels of con- 

 tamination not only of dioxin but of other substances of concern, 

 and then make appropriately stringent but fair conditions upon 

 any dredging activities which could take place therein. 



Mr. Weldon. In the 1992 Water Resource Development Act, 

 there is money allocated for a demonstration project of decontami- 

 nation technologies in New Jersey. What is the status of that 

 project, and what types of technologies will that project focus on? 



Mr. Sinding. Is that directed to me? 



Mr. Weldon. Yes. 



Mr. Sinding. Because I would defer to Rich Caspe from EPA be- 

 cause that is their money, and they have a very clear program and 

 plan for the expenditure of that money so 



Mr. Caspe. Yes. There is $2.7 million appropriated. We are right 

 now trying to put together a study plan. We are attempting, as Mr. 

 Davies spoke of earlier, to bring a forum together of all the con- 

 cerned parties, all of the stakeholders on all ends of this issue here 

 to try to come up with a long-term solution to the problems on how 

 we are going to deal with this in the future and not just on this 

 one permit. We are hoping that we will use that to help form the 

 basis for exactly how that money will be spent. 



Mr. Weldon. Finally, as my time expires initially here in the 

 first round, Mr. Davies, you may have mentioned this, but for the 

 record, how many ocean dump sites are there for the disposal of 

 dredged material? Did you mention that in your testimony? I don't 

 recall hearing that. 



Mr. Davies. No, I did not and let me just check. There are 108 

 dump sites. 



Mr. Weldon. 108? 



Mr. Davies. Yes. 



Mr. Weldon. And during the current 



Mr. Davies. And those are marine dump sites designated under 

 MPRSA. 



Mr. Weldon. Are you currently in the process of designating 

 other sites besides those 108? 



Mr. Davies. Yes. 



Mr. Weldon. How many are currently in that process? Do you 

 know? 



Mr. Davies. I can get that for you for the record. There are sites 

 being designated. 



Mr. Weldon. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Green, [presiding] Mr. Saxton. 



Mr. Saxton. Mr. Chairman, thank you. Tudor Davies, you are 

 testifying on behalf of the EPA today. Correct? 



Mr. Davies. That is correct. 



