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able to assist New York City in its present five-year effort to study the waters 
of the New York Bight, from which data would be continuously accumulated 
to assess the quality of the harbor waters. 
We are including as supporting information to this statement certain docu- 
mentary material as follows: 
1. Letter, James W. Barnett, Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Hngineers, to Jerome 
Kretchmer, Administrator, New York City Environmental Protection Administra- 
tion (April 18, 1970) ; 
2. Letter, Jerome Kretchmer, Administrator, to James W. Barnett, Colonel 
(May 27, 1970) with enclosures : 
(a) “Costs of Sludge Disposal 100 Miles Offshore’ E. R. Hanson, Super- 
visor of Sludge Vessel Operations (April 2, 1970) 
(bo) “An Estimate of Sludge Incineration Requirements-New York City” 
W. B. Pressman, Project Engineer (February 19, 1970) 
(c) “Cost of Sludge Disposal, 25 Miles Offshore’ E. R. Hanson (April 
26, 1970) 
3. Comparative Costs of Sludge Disposal-Various Cities (Bar Chart). 
Thank you very much for your consideration. Should you or any of the Com- 
mittee members require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact 
me. 
Very truly yours, 
Maurice M. FELDMAN, P.E., 
Commissioner. 
(Whereupon, at 3:07 o’clock p.m., the subcommittee adjourned, 
subject to the call of the Chair.) 
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