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continental shelf. This site, considered a semi-dispersive site, has 
been examined as a possible emergency dumpsite. However, no dumping has 
ever occurred at this location. The 106-Mile deep water dumpsite is a 
dispersive site which is now used as an industrial waste dumpsite. 
Projections of sludge dispersion are used to assess potential impacts at 
this site. 
After examining the various factors of sewage sludge dumping at 
each of the three sites, the authors recommend continued use of the 
existing 12-Mile dumpsite until a regional waste disposal management 
strategy can be developed. Implementing either alternative by itself 
will yield little improvement to the New York Bight. If there is to be 
significant control of other contaminant inputs to the Bight, the 
106-Mile site would be recommended for disposal. We do not evaluate any 
of these three sites against land or atmospheric disposal options which 
might be considered by EPA and New York City pursuant to the requirements 
of the MPRSA. 
