22 
,CONTENTS 
Preface eoneceeseeeceoeoveeeeeeeeeeeeee2e2e28e2202028088e280882088 8 FFF FA2H88FFHHBEOe 
A. 
B. 
A. 
B. 
Committee Findings 
Summary Sige Part I OO OOYO OOO 56.0.0 OI OOM OOO OG OO OOOO CO OOO OOO O00 C00 
Summary == Part II ODO OOO ODIOOOO ODIUIOIO GOO OOIOOOOOIOODOOUOOOOOOOODOO 
Recommendations eeoecececeeseecceecoscsersceosoeeceseeeeesesceesreseeseeseee 
The New York Bight eeeoeooeoceeoeeaeceeeeeesceeveeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeevoeee eee 8 
Interim Guidelines for the Corps of Engineers ...cccceccccccccece 
Part I. Pollution in the New York Bight 
TINETOGUCEDON) 2. c o\4 0010/0 01<) ¢/0) 0 «/0)e10/ 0/0 0+ cle)o/a/a\01e ole) e)s\)0/e)0/s/ e/a lalelelalstelalatale 
Major Sources of Pollution 2... cccccccccccccccccccccsccccsosscce 
1. Sewer outfalls 
2. Ocean disposal areas 
3. River discharge and land runoff 
4. Accidental spills on land and sea 
5. Vessel discharges 
6. Mechanical pollution 
Federal Activities Related to Pollution Control and 
Abatement in the New York Bight ....ccccccccccccccccscesscccce 
1. Corps of Engineers 
2. Coast Guard 
3. Health, Education, and Welfare 
4.- Interior 
Non-Federal Activities Related to Pollution Control 
and Abatement in the New York Bight .....c.cccccccscccccccsccecs 
A Partial Assessment of Problems Associated with 
Pollution in the Inner Bight (Base of Sandy 
Hook to Jamaica Bay)  \.:.</c,6/e cclsisie 010 c.0.0ic1e elole' ce lelcjeiviele eisvetelelstainelete 
Proposed Gateway National Recreation Area 
Alternatives to Present Disposal Practices ...secocccccccccccvecs 
Part II. Ocean Pollution USA - The Broad Picture 
EEL OGUCELOM ate! alalolelolelale)=lslslalelalatelststslaislelaiatelel=ielalclolalal=ialalslsiatelataiaiiaietatata 
Federal Interests and Responsibilities ...cccccscccccecccccccccs 
1. Corps of Engineers 
2. Coast Guard 
3. Health, Education, and Welfare 
4. Interior ; 
5. Department of State 
6. Other Federal Agencies 
Interstate, State, and Local Authorities, Responsi- 
bilities, and Actions to Control Ocean Dumping and 
Pollution e@oeeveeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeee 
21 
24 
30 
33 
36 
4l 
45 
50 
65 
