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The Congressman's comments pertaining to the cost of private 

 barging are addressed in Question No. 11. 



Comment No. 4 pertains to the need to construct additional 

 storage facilities capable of handling an additional one week's 

 production of sludge. The City has 12 water pollution control 

 plants throughout the City. Unlike A & S Transportation's 

 logistics in New Jersey, where pick up is at just one plant, a 

 private hauler would have to collect at 10 different locations 

 in New York City. If a private hauler were unable to make the 

 trip to the 106 mile site because of bad weather, labor problems 

 or other reasons, additional storage space would be required at 

 most of the existing plants, not just atrone location, as — 

 suggested. Possible disruption of service is, by the way, the 

 -Single most important concern we have in considering the 

 question of 100 percent private barging. 



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