320 



The studies could be carried out by the Environmental Protection 

 Agency, or by grants and contracts to organizations capable of 

 undertaking the research. 



I like one provision in H.E. 2581, which was introduced by Mr. 

 Harrington. This provision would force the producer or the dumper 

 of the waste material to bear some of the research costs by requiring 

 that he "must present sufficient evidence to sustain a burden of proof 

 that such materials in the location in which they are to be de]X)sited 

 will not endanger the natural environment and ecology of these 

 waters." 



It seems appropriate to me that this information might properly 

 be required by the Administrator of EPA as a part of any application 

 for a permit for waste disposal at sea. Even if this were required of 

 each applicant, the Administrator would need, within his organization, 

 the capability to interpret and evaluate whatever predictions were 

 made. 



For several reasons, however, as I mentioned before, I believe that sea 

 disposal of waste materials should be looked upon as an interim and 

 temporary solution. 



In part this is because chronic detrimental effects may develop 

 slowly and may not be anticipated. In part this is because our uses 

 of the seabed may expand and change greatly during the next 

 generation. 



Most importantly, however, the resources of this planet are limited 

 and mankind cannot continue indefinitely to discard large quantities 

 of our nonrenewable resources. 



We must adopt a policy of recycling and reuse of as much of our 

 waste materials as is humanly possible. Only in this way can we be 

 sure that coming generations will have the natural resources that they 

 need and will have an enviromnent of quality so that the amenities 

 of life can be enjoyed. 



I thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you 

 and to make this statement, Mr, Chairman. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Doctor, it is the committee's privilege that you can 

 be with us. I wish to commend you for a helpful statement. The Chair 

 notes you have appended to your statement biographical information 

 which indicates a most distinguished career. 



Dr. Ketchum. Thank you sir. 



Mr. DiNGELL. The Chair would like, if you have no objection, by 

 unanimous consent, to insert that at this point in the record. 



Dr. Ketchtjm. You are welcome to use it, sir. 



(Biographical information follows :) 



BioGEAPHicAL Infoemation, Bostwick H. Ketchum 



Dr. Bostwick H. Ketchum is Senior Scientist and Associate Director of the 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He was born in Cleveland. Ohio, and 

 received his undergraduate education at St. Stephen's College, Columbia Uni- 

 versity (A.B. 1934) and did his graduate studies at Harvard University (Ph.D. 

 1938). He has been awarded honorary Doctorate of Science degrees by Bard 

 College (1964) and by Clarkson College of Technology (1970) . 



After working for a year as a Research Assistant at Harvard University 

 (1938-39) and teaching at Long Island University (1939-40), he returned to the 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he hed held graduate student 

 fellowships during the summers of 1935 to 1937. At the Woods Hole Oceano- 



