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A&S TRANSPORTATION CO. 



75 Jacobus Avenue 518 Market Street 



So. Kearny, N. J. 07032 ^ ''.°- ^^P^^^P1n, 



(201)589-0277 Camden, N. J. 08101 



(^ui)bBau/// (609)966-0449 



(215) 922-2432 



I-Iay 18, 1983 



Congressman Norman E. D' Amours 



Ciairman, Suboommittse on Oosanography 



U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



Ccmmittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



HDon 1334 



Longwortii House Office Building 



Washington, D. C. 20515 



PE: Cost for Ocean Disposal of Mtmicipal Sewage Sludge 



Dear Ccngressman D' Amours: 



We recei'';ed your letter today dated May 13, 1983 wherein you posed a question 

 concerning the barging of municipal sewage sludge to the 12 mile and 106 mile 

 duitp sities. Coincident.^) 11, y , with your request, we recently gave one of our 

 customers (a local sewage authority) a price tx> barge their savage sludge to 

 the 106 mile duirp site. A portion of the letter we sent to the authority is 

 quoted below: 



"In reference to reosnt discussions with you and members of your 

 staff conoaming the oosts to barge sewage sludge from your 

 facility to the 106-mile dump site, we feel that the estdjiated 

 prioe for this service would be in the range of 53.50 to ?5.00 

 per v«t ton. The reason for the pries range is that based upon 

 a short contiract, i.e.: one year, the price would be at the 

 higher end of the range, while a longer term contiract, i.e.: 

 five to seven years, v«ould carmand a price in the area of 53.50 

 per wet ton. 



The above prices would be based upon our present costis and you 

 could expect them to rise based upon the current inflalLLon rate. 

 We also feel that based upon your physical facilities, the 

 moderate prices mentioned above are currentJ.y feasible and we 

 sliill feel that the operatd.ons can be carried out to the 106-mile 

 dump site without adverse affects on plant operatiions . " 



As far as bcirging to the 12 mile silie is concerned, we are presently transporting 

 sewage sludge for the authority mentioned above at the rate of 51.48 per wet ton. 

 This prioe is for the one year period ending December 31, 1983. 



Marine Transportation Service 



