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Questions and Answers for the Record 



Hearing Before House MM&F-OGM&OCS on 30 March 1993 



Ocean Disposal of Contaminated Dredge Material 



Question from Chairman Ortiz - Why did the Corps of Engineers 

 reguire further testing of Reach D of the Port Terminal at Newark 

 Bay when EPA approved that part of the Permit application? 



ANSWER Mr. Rees: The original permit was conditioned to reguire 

 seguential dredging of the berths to insure that the material 

 with the highest levels of dioxin was deposited first, and capped 

 by the "cleaner" sediments within the project area. The New York 

 District reguired the testing of Reach D to insure that the 

 seguencing of the dredging remained appropriate. The decision 

 was made after evaluating the cost of the additional testing and 

 considering the fact that the testing would not further delay the 

 final decision on the application. 



