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TESTIMONY OF 



TUDOR T. DAVIES 



ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRA TOR 



OFFICE OF WA TER 



UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 



BEFORE THE 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY, GULF OF MEXICO, 



AND THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES 



U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTA T1VES 



March 30, 1993 



My name is Tudor T. Davies, and I am the Acting Deputy Assistant 

 Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 

 Office of Water has responsibility for implementing the EPA Ocean Dumping Program 

 under Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). 



I appreciate the opportunity to discuss with the Subcommittee EPA's ocean 

 dumping program, our development of sediment quality criteria, and implementation 

 of Title V of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1992. I will also 

 address the other issues you raised in your letter of invitation concerning EPA's 

 general role in reviewing Corps-issued dredged material permits, our research on 

 sediment decontamination technologies and alternatives to ocean disposal, as well as 

 recent events surrounding the permitting of dredged material from the New York 

 Harbor area. 



