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The cooperation I have received has just been remarkable. I want to 
thank you and Colonel Barnett for that cooperation. 
I would like to also commend to you for your help in evaluation of 
the influence of dumping in New York Bight this report because it 
contains recommendations contrary to the recon dadaligts in your 
statement today. I think it would be well that the differences—I will 
point out one or two of them. 
One is the problem of using compacted fill, compacted garbage 
treated as land fill, and several of these other newer type of proposals 
for solid waste disposal in these two reports. 
General Groves. If you could clarify that it would be very helpful 
to us. I might point out that the recommendations in the report you 
have in your hand, as they pertain to us, have been brought to the at- 
tention of the Chief himself and he has issued instructions that as a 
matter of policy they will be adopted now as they apply to the corps. 
a we are in conflict with ourselves, I would be grateful in knowing 
where. 
Mr. Mourrnuy. We have had problems such as transporting material. 
to fill in strip mines. Pennsylvania wouldn’t take it. We have tried to 
do that. The bailing of waste for possible safe disposal in the ocean. 
That has also been addressed in the report in a different light, I think, 
than you propose. . 
You might work on those proposed areas with possible solutions. 
General Groves. We will certainly check those out because we ac- 
cept wholeheartedly the spirit of this report and want to translate it 
into action as soon as We can. 
Mr. Murry. That is all. 
Mr. Drnestzt. The Chair would like to direct to you a couple of 
questions with regard to the issuance of the permits and the laws 
subject to the jurisdiction of this subcommittee. 
The Chair would like to have you submit at a time later, answers to 
the following questions: 
1. What steps are being taken by your agency to bring the issuance of 
these permits into conformity with the Environmental Policy Act of 
1969? 
2. What steps are being taken to evaluate fish and wildlife hazards 
and perils from this dumping in conformity with the Fish and Wild- 
life Coordination Act? 
3. What recommendations will your agency make after review of 
these two matters? ; ; 
4, If you please, General, advise the Chair what requirements your 
agency 1s imposing with regard to this open water dumping pursuant 
to the requirement of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act which 
does impose upon you requirements that you do coordinate with 
agencies concerned with fish and wildlife values to ascertain not only 
what will be the effect of actions of agencies dealing with water prob- 
lems on fish and wildlife but also how fish and wildlife values may 
be enhanced. ’ “i : 
Of course, it is pretty obvious to me it is very difficult to enhance 
fish and wildlife values by dumping garbage and sewage. 
The Chair would like a statement on that point because I am sure 
a careful review by your agency of what you are doing in these areas 
would not be only helpful to the Corps of Engineers but to fish and 
wildlife values in the area. 
