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EXHIBIT I 



Attached is a brief summary of information on the status 

 of the New York Bight. There are several sections on elements 

 or compounds which may present threats to the Bight and users 

 of the Bight. These sections summarize sources (many of which 

 underestimate the contributions of sewage sludge for reasons 

 given in Mr. Kamlet's testimony), report on concentrations in 

 the water column, in sediments, and in animal tissue. These 

 concentrations are compared to standards where standards exist. 



An important question to ask, based on the available data, 

 is whether or not areas of the New York Bight should be 

 classified under Impact Category I. To fall into this category, 

 the site must fail any one of five tests. The failure of 

 these tests must be reasonably attributable to ocean dumping. 

 I shall first consider the status of the area, and then the 

 causes of that status. The first test calls for identifiable 

 progressive accumulation of waste or waste constituents within 

 12 nautical miles (nmi) from the shoreline. Bight measurements 

 are most often adequate at only one point in time, and so the 

 progressive nature of any accumulation which may occur is 

 generally not possible to consider. However, there are 

 significant accumulations of many waste constituents within 

 12 nautical miles of the shoreline of New Jersey and New York. 

 The shellfish closures of 1970 and 1974 due to high concentra- 

 tions of fecal coliforms (see Figure H) are within 12 miles of 

 the shoreline. Figures D, E, and F show high concentrations 



