ATTACHMENT C 



SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTION 

 SECTION 228.6 



(a) In the selection of disposal sites, in addition to other necessary 

 or appropriate factors determined by the Administrator, the following 

 factors will be considered: 



(1) Geographical position, depth of water, bottom topography and 

 distance from coast; 



(2) Location in relation to breeding, spawning, nursery, feeding, 

 or passage areas of living resources in adult or juvenile phases; 



(3) Location in relation to beaches and other amenity areas; 



(4) Types and quantities of wastes proposed to be disposed of, 

 and proposed methods of release, including methods of packing the waste, if 

 any; 



(5) Feasibility of surveillance and monitoring; 



(6) Dispersal, horizontal transport and vertical mixing 

 characteristics of the area, including prevailing current direction and 

 velocity, if any; 



(7) Existence and effects of current and previous discharges and 

 dumping in the area (including cumulative effects); 



(8) Interference with shipping, fishing, recreation, mineral 

 extraction, desalination, fish and shellfish culture, areas of special 

 scientific importance and other legitimate uses of the ocean; 



(9) The existing water quality and ecology of the site as 

 determined by available data or by trend assessment or baseline surveys; 



(10) Potentiality for the development or recruitment of nuisance 

 species in the disposal site; and 



(11) Existence at or in close proximity to the site of any 

 significant natural or cultural features of historical importance. 



