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b. Develop program 

 Time: 3 months 



2. Development of new demonstration projects 

 Time: 2 to 3 years 



II. DISPOSAL SITES 



A. New ocean site designation 



1. PA RFP to review and make recommendations on 

 required studies, federal budget requirements and 

 schedule. 

 Time: 12 months (final report) 



2. Federal process for designation. (USEPA/USACE) 

 Time: 5 years 



B. Implementation of the use of subaqueous borrow pits 



1. USACE to release findings. 

 Time: Immediate 



2. Corps to apply for New York State generic 401 Water 

 Quality Certification 



Tine: 3 months to 2 years (if NYSDEC requires 

 public hearings, implementation will 

 probably take 2 years) 



Containment Island 



1. PA Engineering to review and make recommendations 

 for supplemental studies needed beyond existing 

 work done to date to site and build a containment 

 island, including an environmental gameplan 

 Time: 6 months (final report) 



2. Public process - siting 

 Time: 10 years 



3. Construction 



Time: 2 years for a usable element 



Upland disposal/remediation sites 



1. 295 sites were identified by USACE, all of which 

 were ultimately considered inappropriate. We are 

 recommending that all sites be re-examined under 



