deposited approximately 250 m east of the mound. Following the misplacement of some of 

 the cap material, additional cap material has been deposited at the site as it becomes 

 available, to steadily increase cap thickness over the mound. REMOTS® surveys of the 

 D/S mound conducted in 1992, 1995, 1997, and 1998, showed no adverse impacts, strong 

 signs of benthic community recovery, and the continued presence of a stable benthic 

 community. 



During the 1994-1995 dredging season, two new capped mounds were created at the 

 NLDS, including the U.S. Coast Guard" Academy (USCGA) mound, and New London 

 1994 (NL-94) mound. Although monitoring in August, 1995, indicated the NLDS area 

 was experiencing low oxygen bottom waters, it appeared to be part of a regional, seasonal 

 hypoxia event that is unrelated to dredged material disposal. The benthic community at the 

 newly formed disposal mounds was comparable to the reference areas. The NL-94 cap 

 was augmented with additional material during the 1996-97 disposal season, and healthy 

 benthic recolonization was evident by the September 1997, surveys. 



Additional disposal activities conducted at the New London Disposal Site during 

 this time frame consist of creation of the Seawolf Mound with sediments from the New 

 London Naval Submarine Base, the Thames River navigational channel, and two smaller 

 dredging projects. Monitoring of this mound conducted in 1997 and 1998 is discussed in a 

 separate DAMOS report. 



