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SEVERAL New YorK AND New JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES- AGAIN, INTERESTED 
PERSONS WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THESE APPLICATIONS 
AND THE AGENCY WILL CONSIDER ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED BEFORE MAKING ANY 
FINAL DECISIONS- 
THE New York CITY DECISION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RCRA Has 
REINFORCED THE NEED TO MOVE TOWARD A MORE INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT 
APPROACH: LAND DISPOSAL TODAY SHOULD NOT RESULT IN THE IRREVERSIBLE 
CONTAMINATION OF TOMORROW'S DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES: NoR SHOULD OCEAN 
DISPOSAL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE FISH AND OTHER CRITICALLY IMPORTANT 
WILDLIFE: EPA IS COMMITTED TO MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF 
WASTE DISPOSAL AND TO DOING SO EFFICIENTLY - 
Were We Are HEADED 
WE STILL DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AS TO THE BEST DISPOSAL 
ALTERNATIVES FOR SOME WASTES- JHE QUESTION BEING DEBATED IN THE 
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BY POLICYMAKERS IS: GIVEN THE RISKS 
AND UNCERTAINTIES OF BOTH LAND BASED AND OCEAN DISPOSAL OPTIONS, WHAT 
SHOULD BE THE PREFERRED DISPOSAL MEDIUM FOR OUR MORE POLLUTED WASTES? 
EPA DOESN'T PRETEND TO KNOW THE COMPLETE ANSWER- WHILE THE AGENCY IS 
ENCOURAGING A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNTS OF WASTES PRODUCED, CLEARLY, 
DISPOSAL OF THOSE WASTES PRODUCED SHOULD BE IN A LOCATION AND MANNER 
SO AS TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS AND TO MAXIMIZE COST EFFECTIVENESS: To 
