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to consult with the Secretary of the Interior concerning plans, 
programs, projects, and grants under their jurisdiction within or 
affecting the Hudson Riverway. The section also requires the above 
Federal entities to notify the Secretary of license applications 
pending before them which might affect the Riverway's resources, 
and to give the Secretary 90 days to comment on such applications 
before final action is taken on them. By delegation of the Secre- 
tary, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is charged with coordinating 
these review responsibilities. The Bureau develops its comments 
with the help of information and advice presented by the Federal 
Water Quality Administration (FWQA), the Bureau of Sport Fisheries 
and Wildlife (BSFW), and other affected agencies. 
The National Park Service and the Bureau of Outdoor Recre- 
ation have a joint interest relating to development of the Sinai ar 
Gateway National Recreation Area (see page 38). 
The Federal Water Quality Administration has a major inter- 
est and responsibility for elimination of pollution in the New York 
Bight. The regional office and laboratory located at Edison, New” 
Jersey, are the center for its activities in the Hudson and Delaware 
River Basins. Many problems of the New York Bight ‘have been rou- 
tinely studied by personnel from this laboratory. The results of 
these surveys are not published a are available at the Edison 
office. 
During the past few years, three areas in the New York Bight 
have been the subject of Enforcement Conferences. They are 
a. Raritan Bay 
b. Hudson River 
c. Moriches Bay and the Eastern Section of Great South Bay 
(Lond Island) 
Reports concerning the water quality of these Enforcement 
areas have been published. 
FWQA's national water quality monitoring network includes 
numerous locations in the New York Bight area. Five of these are 
automatic monitoring devices, while 25 locations are manually 
sampled routinely. This system distinguishes water quality trends 
as well as shock loads. 
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