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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

 REGION II 



JJkCOS K, JA.VIT8 FEDERAL BUILOINS 

 NKW YORK. NEW YORK 1027* 



Colonel Thomas A. York 



District Engineer 



U.S. Amy Corps of Engineers 



New York District 



26 Federal Plaza 



New York, NY 10278 



Dear Colonel York: 



Thia letter is to follow up on my February 12, 1993 letter 

 and the February 12, 1993 letter from Richard L. Caspe concerning 

 the Corps' January 6 permit to the Fort Authority of New York and 

 New Jersey for dredging Ports Elizabeth and Newark and disposal 

 of dredged material at the Mud Dump sita. Thia letter also 

 reflects the continuing discussions that have occurred between 

 our two agencies including the Corps 1 North Atlantic Division 

 (NAD) . 



In a March 12, 1993 lettsr, Ms. Lillian C. Liburdi from the 

 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey submitted to you the 

 results of the retesting of Beaches B, c and D. My staff and I 

 have carefully reviewed these results and subsequent corres- 

 pondence and find tha results acceptable. I therefore am 

 satisfied that the material to be dredged and disposed has been 

 properly characterised and is suitable for ocean disposal. 



Based on our conversations and our staff's conversations, I 

 am assured that the corps has accepted the suggested operational 

 measures contained in the two February 12, 1993 letters and has 

 incorporated those measures into permit conditions as 

 appropriate. I would appreciate receiving a copy of the final 

 permit conditions before the permit is reinstated. 



Ae Mr. Caapa discussed with you, members of your staff, and 

 Louis Pinata of NAD, the report, Compariso n of Baseline 

 Bathvmetric Surveys; Nav York Mud Dump Bite Di oxin Capping 

 Monitoring Project, by Science Applications International Corp. 

 has shown significant erosion to have occurred in the time period 

 surrounding the Deoember 1992 nor'easter. while we note that 

 losses of material appear not to affect past mounds, but rather 

 areas between them, we believe tha following additional controls 

 are necessary in order to minimize the potential for advert* 



