Date Event 



disposal operations. 



51 Mar 68 A plan of study was submitted to CERC by SI, entitled, 



"Recommendations of Studies on Waste Disposal Practices in 

 the Coastal Waters of New York Harbor." This plan recom- 

 mended a 5-year study, but also outlined a 2 1/2 year study, 

 recognizing that time and funds might not permit the full 

 5-year investigation. 



2 July 68 CERC, by letter, requested the Sandy Hook Laboratory (SHL) , 

 of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) to submit a 

 formal proposal to undertake the study, proposing the fol- 

 lowing schedule: 



An interim report on total findings of the study 

 based on field observations at least through 30 

 June 1969. (by 1 Nov 69) 



A final report. (1 Nov 70) 



7 Aug 68 CERC funded a 2-year research study proposed by SHL on the 

 effects of waste disposal in the coastal waters of N.Y. 

 Harbor. 



28 Jul 69 CERC made a contract with the State University of New York, 

 Stony Brook (SUNY, SB), to undertake research to determine 

 minor elements in selected wastes and waste deposits in the 

 New York Harbor - Long Island Sound Area. 



2 Dec 69 SI contracted with CERC to provide assistance by forming the 



Smithsonian Advisory Committee (SAC) , a committee of experts 

 in several disciplines, to hold meetings to review CERC- 

 funded studies and make recommendations. 



3 Dec 69 SHL delivered to CERC a progress report entitled; "Effects 



of Waste Disposal in the New York Bight -- Interim Report 

 for January 1, 1970." 



17 Dec 69 SAC and representatives of the Corps of Engineers visited 

 the Marine Sciences Research Center, of SUNY, SB, and SHL 

 to review the work being conducted at these laboratories. 

 (17, 18 Dec 69) 



6 Feb 70 SUNY, SB submitted a progress report on the results of the 

 studies to that date and Technical Report No. 5 of the 

 Marine Sciences Research Center entitled, "Preliminary 

 Analyses of Urban Wastes, New York Metropolitan Region," 



^0 Fgb 70 SI sent to CERC its assessment of the studies to that date 



