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sludge than the 106-Site? Also, for each such site, would 

 locating sludge dumping there likely increase or decrease the 

 possibility of interaction with industrial wastes dumped at 

 the 106-Site, in , comparison with having both types of wastes 

 dumped within the 106-Mile Site? 



6. (Question for EPA) EPA's EIS on the North Atlantic 

 Incineration Site states that "information on the proposed site 

 and the 106-Mile Ocean Waste Disposal Site... is applicable to 

 other mid-Atlantic geographic areas" and that environmental 

 consequences discussed for the proposed incineration site "are 

 valid for any location selected in the mid-Atlantic Bight region 

 bounded by the Continental Shelf on the west and north, and the 

 Gulf Stream on the east and south." Considering the present 

 availability of baseline data in the general area, and assuming that 

 Congress were to mandate an end to sludge dumping at the 12-Mile 

 Site by the end of 1986 at the same time prohibiting the dumping 

 of sludge at existing industrial waste sites (such as the 106-Mile 

 Site) , could EPA realistically complete the formal designation of 

 a new deepwater dumpsite (for sewage sludge) off the New York or 

 New Jersey coast by 1987? What additional expense would be 

 incurred by EPA to undertake and complete such a designation? 



