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2. Ocean disposal of polluted dredge spoil, undigested sludge, 
and improperly treated sewage effluent must be terminated. Contin- 
uation of these practices can create serious human health hazards 
and cause significant deterioration to coastal marine environments 
and marine living resources. They must be terminated as rapidly as 
alternate solutions will permit. 
3. Disposal of unpolluted dredge spoil, rubble, and similar 
wastes, which have been demonstrated to be inert and non-toxic, 
should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Evaluation should 
—assure prevention of damage to shellfish beds, fish farming areas, 
or any other marine resource; disposal should not unduly inhibit 
legitimate uses such as recreation and transportation. 
4. Municipal or industrial refuse, such as garbage, should not 
be dumped into the sea. Proposals to transport and dispose such 
baled refuse or other plans to utilize the ocean as a repository 
for municipal or industrial refuse should be opposed. 
5. Ocean dumping of digested or other stabilized sludge should 
be discontinued as soon as feasible. Even treated sludge will 
usually contain toxic heavy metals in substantial concentrations. 
Where communities have, either in existence or in advanced develop- 
ment, substantial investment in sludge transportation facilities 
in connection with ocean dumping of digested sludge, it may be 
necessary to continue ocean dumping as an interim measure. Plan- 
ning for implementation of alternate measures should begin immedi- 
ately. Schedules for elimination of this practice should be 
developed on an individual basis and should be implemented through 
decisions governing future expansion, modification, or replacement 
of facilities. 
6. Develop legislation to encourage reuse, recycling, and 
reclamation of waste products. Such legislation would provide 
incentives to industry and communities and provide funds for 
research in this area. 
7. Strengthen Federal Aid programs of demonstration and devel- 
opment grants to State, county, municipal authorities, and industry 
to fund promising interim and longer range solutions to present 
ocean disposal practices. Existing programs might also be modified 
to achieve these goals. 
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