development of devices capable of providing more complete treatment of 

 wastes. 



The purpose of the Navy program is to reduce, or render harmless, sani- 

 tary, domestic, and other waste discharges by a wide variety of Navy vessels. 

 The Navy is developing a pollution-free shipboard incinerator for com- 

 bustible solid wastes and a compactor and encapsulator for noncombustible 

 wastes. It is installing three 500-man sewage treatment units for shipboard 

 evaluation and is awarding contracts for further development of shipboard 

 sanitary-waste treatment and disposal units. 



At the same time, the Navy is proceeding with the development of a ship- 

 board integrated-waste-management system for treatment of sanitary, 

 domestic, and industrial wastes. This will involve evaluating new ways to 

 handle sanitary wastes and determining the limits of their capabilities to 

 handle other types. When a selection is made, shipboard endurance tests will 

 be conducted before final engineering development. 



The Coast Guard program is directed to the development, or adaptation, 

 of waste treatment facilities for use on Coast Guard cutters, icebreakers, 

 and shore facilities. 



Recreation 



The attraction of the ocean for man is quite profound and quite subjective. 

 Intangibles determine much of what is sensed and thought about the ma- 

 rine environment by the millions of Americans who go to the sea and to the 

 Great Lakes for recreation. At the same time, recreation in the marine en- 

 vironment is related to the enomious and very real income produced by 

 leisure life activities in the United States. The Federal Ocean Program reflects 

 this total scope of recreation, with emphasis on extending and enhancing 

 those areas set aside for public use. 



With matching funds of the coastal States, counties, and local govern- 

 ments, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, administered by the De- 

 partment of the Interior's Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, continues to serve 

 as the principal source of support for the planning, acquisition, and develop- 

 ment of coastal recreation areas and facilities. The Fund also serves to ac- 

 quire lands for the National Wildlife Refuges, which are administered by 

 the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (BSFW), and for the National 

 Park System. New National Parks, Recreation Areas, and Refuges established 

 during 1971 and proposed for establishment are listed in table II-l. 



Of the proposed Parks and Refuges shown in the table, the Gateway and 

 Golden Gate National Recreation Areas constitute new experiments in the 

 protection and maintenance of recreational resources. These two are located 

 in and near large, dense urban centers where use and competition for shore- 

 line development are already intense and where commercial interests are 

 encroaching on and conflicting with recreational values. Through proper 

 management of the resources, visitor services, and protection and develop- 

 ment of recreational uses, there is real potential for enhancing the present 

 beaches for the benefit of the nearby urban population. 



To assist in the preservation of recreational values, the Corps of Engineers 

 is cooperating with the National Park Service in North Carolina and the 



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