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* The no-action alternative to final designation is not 
considered acceptable. The interim designation of the 
Mud Dump site will expire in February 1983 without the 
permanent designation of that site or an alternative 
site for continued use. Without a designated site, the 
Corps of Engineers would be required to either: 1) justify 
an acceptable disposal method (e.g., land based), 2) develop 
information sufficient to select an acceptable ocean site 
for disposal, or 3) modify or cancel a proposed dredging 
project that depends upon disposal in the ocean as the only 
feasible method for the disposal. 
* The distance from Ambrose Light to an off-Shelf site 
is approximately 100 miles. The annual increase in cost 
due solely to transportation would range from $48 million 
to $66 million (between 8-11 million cubic yards of 
material). Relocation of the site would not necessarily 
result in an environmental improvement in the open. In 
addition, there is the probability of causing environmental 
damage to an area heretofore unaffected by human activities. 
