station, and a naval munitions depot. The major aim of the program 

 is to enable the Navy to evaluate the effects of its operation on the 

 environment, as well as the success of pollution-abatement 

 programs. Additionally, the Navy will compile an inventory of 

 appropriate Federal, State, and local laws to insure that its 

 pollution-abatement program meets legislative requirements. 



The Corps of Engineers' on-going research into general coastal 

 engineering problems continued. This research supports the Corps' 

 extensive civil works programs and regulatory responsibilities in 

 the coastal zone and on the Outer Continental Shelf. The results are 

 widely disseminated and are extensively used by the private sector, 

 local and State governments, and other Federal agencies as well as 

 the Corps. Consequently, the overall national capability for effective 

 planning, construction, operation and maintenance of essential 

 transportation, recreation, and conservation facilities is 

 considerably enhanced. Current research gives particular attention 

 to wave mechanics, the functional effectiveness and the environ- 

 mental effects of protective coastal works, the physical and environ- 

 mental factors which shape and modify the land-sea interface, the 

 dynamics which govern the behavior of tidal inlets and estuaries, 

 and problems unique to harbors in particularly hostile environ- 

 ments such as the Arctic, offshore deep water, and tsunami- 

 threatened areas. Special regional projects continued, such as the 

 San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Joaquin Water Quality Study, 

 the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Enlargement Study, and the 

 Chesapeake Bay Basin Study. 



A national assessment of the shores and beaches of coastal and 

 Great Lakes waters was made available in maps and reports which 

 show shore erosion, ownership and use, shoreline characteristics 

 and erosion effects, and the location of shore parks and protective 

 works. This is part of the National Shoreline Study of the Corps, 

 which has been transmitted to Congress. 



Research in coastal zone regions is emphasized in the National 

 Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Applied to National Needs 

 (RANN) program. The RANN program in 1972 included studies of 

 the effects on estuaries of waste discharge and dumping, effects of 

 engineering activities, management strategies for ecologically 

 important areas, and methods for restoring damaged areas. The goal 

 of RANN is to define workable strategies for resolving conflicts 

 between regional growth and development, and environmental 

 quality. 



NOAA's Marine Ecosystem Analysis (MESA) program represents 

 a major effort to describe in a systematic way the significant 

 features of marine environmental interrelationships. Significant 

 preplanning was completed in 1972; a full-scale field prototype 

 project is being initiated in theNew York Bight in 1973. Provision for 

 needed research in ocean dumping has been made in the New York 



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