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                                          TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                     INTERIM REPORT OF THE
                                            GOVERNORS
                              DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                       INTRODUCTION    ........................................................1


                       MEMBERS - DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM             ................5


                       GOALS:   ...............................................................7


                             A. Job Protection/Economic development   .........................8
                             B. Environmental Protection/Heatth and Safety  ...................10

                       GOALSUMMARY     ........................................................11


                       EVALUATIVE PROCESS    ................................. . ..............12


                       SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS       ..................................15


                             A. Volumes .......................................................16
                             B. Sediment Characterization  ....................................17
                             C. Levels of Contamination  ......................................18
                             D. Disposal Options ..............................................18
                             E. Findings ......................................................23

                       CONCLUSION AND PROJECTIONS       .......................................26















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                             INTERIM REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S


                            DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM





                INTRODUCTION:



                     This Report presents the findings to date of Governor

                Whitman's Dredged Materials Management Team--a task force

                instituted to seek short term solutions to the most pressing

                dredging problems present in the Port of New York and New

                Jersey. Businesses whose operations depend upon ship access

                to the Port are concerned that dredging must occur

                imminently to ensure continued ship passage.

                     The Port of New York and New Jersey plays an important

                role in the region's economy. During 1993, the general

                cargo tonnage (both imports and exports) through the Port

                totaled 12.9 million long tons. The Port Authority is the

                New York/New Jersey agency with a mandate from the two

                states to promote and protect the commerce of the bi-state

                Port and to undertake trade and transportation projects to

                promote the well-being of the Port District. According to

                the Port Authority's 1993 Annual Financial Report, the gross

                operations budget for marine and other marine-related port

                operations was $92,424,000. After expenses, this figure

                represents a net income.loss of $43,891,000.










                     The Port's shipping operations require the Port

               Authority to expend capital for berth and channel deepening

               projects. For nearly the past 90 years, Port deepening

               projects involved the dredging, by clamshell or hydraulic

               methods, of naturally accumulating sediments from Port

               berths and channels, the placement of dredged materials on

               barges, and the dumping at a federally designated site.

               However, New York and New Jersey are in a serious quandary:

               what to do with,contaminated sediments that need to be

               dredaed.

                    In recent years, state and federal agencies have

               determined that dredged materials from the Port of New York

               and New Jersey are contaminated with certain levels of

               potentially toxic chemicals, among them, dioxin, PCB's,

               PAH's, as well as heavy metals. These contaminants are

               harmful to fish and wildlife, and through the food chain, to

               humans. The resulting implementation of new federal rules

               to protect public health and marine resources greatly reduce

               the amounts of materials that can be disposed of in the

               ocean; yet the predominant disposal option for this material

               has been the Mud Dump Site, located 5.5 miles off Sandy

               Hook, NJ. (See Appendix A.)

                    Before dredged materials can be disposed of at the Mud

               Dump, they must be tested to determine whether they meet

               ocean disposal criteria set by the federal U.S.

               Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Three classes of

               sediments have been identified using criteria under federal


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                 protocols outlined in the Green Book: category 1, which

                 meets federal criteria and can be disposed of at the Mud

                 Dump; Category 2, which exceeds certain ocean disposal

                 criteria but can still be disposed of at the Mud Dump with

                 capping and/or other management strategies applied as

                 additional protective measures (e.g. covering with clean,

                 Category 1 material), and Category 3, which exceeds criteria

                 to such an extent that it cannot be disposed of in the

                 ocean.   During 1993, these criteria, and increased levels

                 of public concern resulted in increased costs for disposal

                 of dredged materials (largely as a result of capping

                 requirements) from the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine

                 Terminal. The Port Authority estimates that extra

                 safeguards for ocean disposal increased costs for the Port

                 from $1 million-to $17 million.

                      Because of the continued need for the Port to be

                 dredged, increased environmental concerns, and increased

                 costs for ocean disposal, Governor Christine Todd Whitman

                 established,. in June of 1994, a Task Force--the Dredged

                 Materials Management Team--with a mission to develop short

                 term (0-3 years) management options for the disposal of

                 contaminated dredged materials from the New Jersey side of

                 the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Port must thrive

                 and protect the important commerce to the region. It is

                 imperative that the Port have confidence in performing

                 dredging activities. It is equally important to protect

                 public health and living marine resources as well as the


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               related economies -- tourism and fishing. Disposal

               alternatives must be found. The Team must make

               recommendations to the Governor by December, 1994.

               Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus was named Chairman of the

               Team by Governor Whitman. This Interim Report presents a

               summary of the facts collected by the Team to date and

               raises questions to be answered as the Team continues its

               work.



















































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                     MMOERS OF THE DREDGED MATERIALS HANAGENEW TEM




                    The Governor conducted an extensive search and

               appointed a wide range of individuals for the Team,

               including members of the scientific community, long-

               shoremans' organizations, port interests, the Port

               Authority, and environmental groups. Four legislators

               representing shore and port communities were also appointed.

               The individuals serving on the Team are:



               Steven J. Corodemus, Assemblymanj District 11--Chairman



               James A. Capo, NY Shipping Association, Inc.



               Albert Cernadas, International Longshoreman's Association



               Dr. Angela Cristini,"Ramapo College of New Jersey



               Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr., Senator, District 13



               Lillian Liburdi, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey



               Frank M. McDonough, Esq., Kenney, Gross, McDonough,
               Stevens




               Harry A. McEnroe, Assemblyman, District 28



               M. Brian Maher, Maher Terminals, Inc.











               Lewis J. Nagy, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection



               Edward O'Connor, Jr., Senator, District 31



               Andrew L. Strauss, Trust for Public Land



               Dennis J. Suszkowski, Ph.D., Hudson River Found. for Science
                Env. Research., Inc.



               James T.M. Tripp, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.



               Cynthia A. Zipf, Clean Ocean Action



                   Appendix B provides the biographies of the appointed

               individuals.





























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                GOALS:




                      New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, in an
                      effort to identify non-Mud-Dump alternatives to be
                      implemented at the earliest possible opportunity
                      (except for Category 1), recently announced the
                      formation of a state Dredged Materials Management
                      Team--a Task Force to recommend interim plans for
                      dredging and disposal. The Team convened in July
                      1994 and its mission is to focus its efforts on
                      urgent dredging needs. Recommendations will be
                      formulated within six months. This Task Force
                      will concentrate its efforts on identification of
                      upland sites, near-shore facilities, and possible
                      sites for decontamination technology.



                                                     MISSION STATEMENT


                      The purpose of the Dredged Materials Management Team is

                to investigate, develop and recommend interim strategies for

                dredging our ports and disposing of the dredged materials.

                The Mission Statement for the Team requires that it develop

                recommendations within six months with a specific emphasis

                exploring the feasibility of upland sites, near-shore

                containment facilities, and possible sites for

                decontamination technology. The Governor of the State of

                New Jersey has directed that the Team concentrate on the

                most pressing needs in the port region. The challenge is at

                once complex and evident; and to be successful must meet

                each of the following specific, distinct, but interrelated

                goals:







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                     A.   Job Protection/Economic Development

                     More than 95% of the Nation's commerce depends on ocean

                shipping, which some argue is the most economic, energy

                efficient and environmentally effective mode of

                transportation. The Port of New York and New Jersey has

                long been a major component of the Nation's shipping

                industry. In fact, in the 1800's, shipping in and out of

                the Port of New York and New Jersey represented 70% of the

                Nation's entire commerce.. Today, the Port of New York and

                New Jersey remains one of the three largest seaports in the

                United States. According to the Port Authority of New York

                and New Jersey, the Port generates $20 billion a year in

                economic activity including nearly $400,million in state and

                local taxes. It is responsible directly and indirectly for

                more than 180,000'jobs and is a direct funnel for,goods to

                the region's 15 million consumers. According to the New

                Jersey Motor Truck Association, the Harbor contributes

                significantly to the employment of more than 258,000 people

                paying more than $9.8 billion in salaries in 1992 to almost

                8,000 family-owned and corporate trucking businesses in the

                State of New Jersey.

                     Additionally, while the number of military

                installations in the New York-New Jersey Region has    been

                declining in recent years, the area remains a major    military

                supply depot and ordnance resupply facility. (In fact, in

                recent military operations, hundreds of workers loaded ships

                at Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne for intervention in



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                Haiti. Thirty-five such ships were loaded during the Gulf

                -war.) Reduction of the ability of these facilities to meet

                military requirements could result in adverse action by the

                Base Realignment and Closure commission in the upcoming

                round of considerations.

                     While the Port of New York and New Jersey currently

                handles more general and.containerized cargo than any other

                East Coast port in the United States, the Harbor (also

                called the Bight Apex) is not naturally deep, and rivers

                continuously transport and deposit sediment, filling in the

                navigational channels and berthing areas. In one report,

                the Harbor is described as "a complex series of large

                embayments, tidal straits and rivers with many diverse

                hydrodynamic environments."'  Approximately one million

                metric tons of fine-grained sediments are transported into

                the Harbor annually. Lending additional complexity to the

                task confronted by the Team, is the wide range of sediments,

                from fine-grained mud to sand. No matter the source or

                consistency, large quantities of those sediments must be

                dredged regularly in order to keep channels and berthing

                areas clear, and to accommodate modern deep draft vessels.

                    Retention of Port jobs is only one economic

                consideration in the dredging issue. consideration must

                also be given to the economic impacts of dredging and dredge

                material disposal on the fishing and tourism industries.

                1  See Abstracts for the Conference on the Remediation of
                Sediments, Overview of Sediment Dynamics in New York Harbor,
                Suszkowski/Floberg.


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               Commercial and recreational fishing activities generate $2.5

               million in state revenues, not including marinas and boat

               sales. Shore tourism relies to a great extent on

               environmental conditions, and human health and safety; this

               tourism is critical to the States economy producing 350,000

               jobs and approximately half of the states $18 billion in

               annual tourism revenues.


                    B.   Environmental ProtectionlHealth and Safety

                    The sediments in and around the Harbor and the New York

               Bight contain a variety of contaminants in varying

               concentrations (See Draft NY-NJ HER Toxics Module) which

               have been linked to significant environmental and human

               health concerns. Contaminants are from both existing and

               historical sources. While the specific effects of

               contaminated dredge spoils may be debated, there is little

               dispute over the types of contamination that exist.

                    EPA Region II monitors 52 pollutants, known as

               Biological Chemicals of Concern (BCCs). These pollutants

               include: heavy metals, such as cadmium, lead, and mercury;

               petroleum aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) such as

               dibenzofurans, naphthalene and benzene; chlorinated

               hydrocarbons, such as PCBs, dioxins and furans; pesticides;

               and petroleum products. Studies have shown that exposure to

               these chemicals in the sediments at certain levels causes

               adverse effects to both wildlife and people.   During

               preparation of this Interim Report, the USEPA released its



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                draft reassessment which reaffirms the link between dioxin

                and cancer.

                     These facts are of great concern due to the

                bioaccumulative nature of the BCCs and the potential build

                up in the food chain -- ultimately to fish and shellfish

                consumed by the populace. Levels of dioxin in blue crabs

                studied in Newark Bay were as high as 900 parts per trillion

                (pptr). In fact, due to current risks of exposure, there is

                a ban on eating any fish or shellfish from the inner,harbor

                area. Advisories on consumption limits are widely posted

                for NJ and NY for certain fish and shellfish.



                GOAL SUMMARY

                    Accordingly, protecting both the economy and the

                environment are the two major goals of the Dredged Materials

                Management Team. To accomplish this mission the team must,

                at the earliest possible opportunity, identify non-mud-dump

                alternatives which may be implemented quickly and remain

                operational for a minimum of three years or until such time

                as a permanent solution has been implemented.













               EVALUAXXVZ PROCESS

                    The general public perception may be simply one of

               ocean dumping versus dredging. However, the issue is

               extraordinarily more complex than jobs versus the

               environment. Jobs are at stake with environmental

               degradation. To develop a process by which solutions may be

               found, the Team must first determine:

                         1..  The volumes of materials that require
                              removal.
                         2.   The levels of contamination, if any, in the
                              matjrial to be removed.
                         3.   When materials must be removed.
                         4.   Which solutions are currently available and
                              share the common characteristics of
                              timeliness, economic viability, and
                              scientific soundness..

                    Acting as a committee of the whole, Team members, in

               four closely-spaced meetings, reviewed all of the data

               presented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the

               United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II,

               the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New

               Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,,

               representatives of numerous academic institutions, and
               representatives of industry involved in the development of

               solutions to the challenge. Team and non-Team members alike

               were requested to provide a complete.and comprehensive

               analysis of all of the information at their disposal in

               order that the team may make informed judgments on the

               issues.'at hand.





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                     This report contains information up until and including

                the Dredged Materials Management Teams September 6 meeting.

                The Team met on July 20, 1994, August 1, 1994, August 22,

                1994 and September 6, 1994. (Copies of the minutes are

                contained in Exhibit C of this document.) During the course

                of the meetings, more than 28 presentations were made by

                Team and non-Team individuals. Additionally, Team members

                were provided with pertinent documentary materials generated

                by the following agencies/corporations:2

                              The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York
                              District.
                         2.   The United States Environmental Protection
                              Agency, Region II.
                         3.   The Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
                              State University of New Jersey, Rutgers.
                         4.   The Environmental Research Center of the
                              State University of New York and Oswego.
                         5.   The Port Authority of Now York and New
                              Jersey.
                         6.   The wetlands Division, United States
                              Environmental Protection Agency.
                         7.   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
                              Philadelphia District.
                         8.   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,, Waterways
                              Experiment Station.
                         9.   Correspondence from various organizations
                              including the Fisher-men's Dock Cooperative,
                              Inc. of Point Pleasant, New Jersey; The New
                              Jersey Motor Truck Association; The Maritime
                              Resources Council of Edison, New Jersey; a
                              commercial proposal by Amboy Aggregates (a
                              sand and gravel company operating in the New
                              York, New Jersey Harbor area); and a proposal
                              by Biogenesis Enterprises, Inc. on a .
                              proprietary system for soil and sediment
                              washing.




                2  Not all documentation considered by the Team is'
                referenced or included with this Report. The final Team
                Report will include a separate bibliography and complete
                file of all documents presented to and reviewed by the Team.


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                    Each-Team member was also presented with a draft copy

               of the "Dredged Material Straw Proposal" currently under

               review by the Dredged Material Management Forum, sponsored

               by Region II of the USEPA, as well as comments to that

               proposal, and media reports which, in any manner, involved

               the issues under study.

                    All of the foregoing materials were analyzed by

               individual Team members and in general discussion with the

               Team at its public sessions.

                    The Team also invited representatives of public

               agencies and the private sector to present and comment on

               past and present dredging operations, the status of specific

               dredging permit applications, past and present disposal

               techniques, the status of remediation initiatives, existing

               and planned decontamination facilities/techniques, and

               existing/proposed disposal options. In addition to the

               information previously noted in this Report, Tea* and non-

               Team members received presentations on:

                         1.   The status of testing protocols.
                         2.   The status of testing in the Harbor area.
                         3.   The status of research on the effects of
                              contamination on aquatic and human life.
                         4.   The history of various research projects
                              conducted in and around the Harbor area to
                              date.
                         5.   An overview of decontamination technologies.

                    Additionally, Team members reviewed pending proposals,,,

               for the disposal of dredged materials, beneficial use of

               dredged materials, engineering and cost estimates for

               proposed disposal techniques,,the use of geotextile



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                containers as a method of limiting migration of

                contaminants, and existing disposal techniques, each of

                which is discussed below. All meetings have been open to

                the public and have been noticed in advance.



                SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

                     Over the past ten years, there have been several

                efforts to address the management of contaminated dredged

                spoils from the New York/New Jersey Harbor. These efforts

                have been undertaken by a variety of state and federal

                agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection

                Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the New Jersey

                Department of Environmental Protection. In addition, these

                efforts have been coordinated with the State of New York,

                since the estuary is shared between the two states. Most

                recently, these federal and state agencies have joined

                together to attempt to develop a management strategy known

                as the Forum, for dredged materials. The Governor's Team,

                while recognizing the work of these earlier and concurrent

                efforts, has a separate and distinct mandate: to develop

                short-term solutions for critical.dredging needs on the New

                Jersey side of the Port.

                     It is too early in.the process to offer any specific

                solution to the problem presented, nor has any consensus

                been reached. However, some general observations with

                respect to volumes, levels of contamination, and disposal




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              options are appropriate in order to understand the scope and

              complexity of the problem.


                   A.   Volumes

                   For purposes of this report, dredging requirements can

              be divided into several categories: Federal (Navigation and

              Berthing), Federal (Military), Agency (PANY/NJ), State/local

              government and private party operations. Several of these

              categories-of applicants have applied or are in pre-

              application stage for permits to remove approximately 2.73

              million cubic yards of'dredged materials. This figure

              comports with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' data indicating

              annual dredging volumes which have, in recent years,

              decreased to,l to 1.5 million cubic yards per year.

                  .While the volume of materials actually dredged has

              decreased, we know, based on the additional data provided at

              Team meetings, more than 10 million cubic yards of dredged

              materials must be.disposed of in the near time-frame. (See

              Appendix D.)' Those figures include total amounts for.public

              and private projects as reported by the Port Authority of

              New York and New Jersey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

              as well as 4 million cubic yards which must be dredged in

              and around the Leonardo facilities of Naval Weapons Station

              Earle, New Jersey. In fact, the projected Federal (Non-

              Military) projects for the 1996-98 time-frame indicate.

              41most 5 million cubic yards of work that must be

              accomplished.



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                    Much of this work has been deemed essential to maintain

               the viability of the Port of New York and New Jersey.

               However, no comprehensive review of this issue nor the

               potential for volume reduction has been conducted. Volume'

               reduction and a thorough investigation of dredging

               requirements must be a part of our review.

                    B.' sediment Characterizatio n

                    For purposes of this Team's analysis, the U.S. Army

               Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New York and

               New Jersey were requested to provide a "ball park figure" on

               the levels of contamination in those sediments which are

               currently estimated as needing removal. It must be

               emphasized that a full sampling regime has not been

               developed or conducted; nor has there been an exact, final

               determination as to which, and how much, sediment must be

               disturbed. By category, the estimates according to

               information presented at Team meetings by the U.S. Army

               Corps of Engineers are as follows:

                         1.   Category I (Essentially noncontaminated
                              materials): 33%
                         2.   Category II (Contaminated to some degree):
                              44%
                         3.   Category III (Heavily contaminated): 23%

               (Note: These percentages may change due to revision of

               ocean testing protocols and criteria.)



               Thus dredging of the Harbor creates two issues:

                         1. -Disposal of dredged materials, both
                              contaminated and uncontaminated;



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                          2.   The subsidiary issue of disturbance and
                               suspension of contaminated materials in the
                               water column during dredging operations and
                               during storm events.

                    C. *Levels of Contamination

                    Currently, testing protocols are in development and

               undergoing evaluation for validity and reliability. General

               testing for levels of contamination in the Port area has not

               been conducted, nor have general sampling plans been
               developed.   However, specific testing on an ad hoc basis

               has been conducted both forgeneral scientific purposes and

               for specific permit applications. For purposes of

               determining appropriate options for the management of

               dredged materials, the Team is forced to rely on the current

               estimations provided above, and the information revealed by

               specific tests conducted for specific applications. Thus,

               no general conclusions can be adopted with regard to

               specific levels of contamination in specific volumes of

               materials at specific locations.

                    D.    DisRosal ORtions

                    The literature reviewed by the Team and the reports

               provided by individuals appearing at the meetings reveal the

               following existing options for the disposal of dredged

               materials:

                          1.   ocean disposal
                          2.   Ocean disposal with capping
                          3.   Upland disposal
                          4.   Beneficial uses:
                               a. beach replenishment
                               b. sanitary landfill cover
                               c. other
                          5.   Subaqueous borrow pits
                          6.   Containment areas/facilities


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                          7.   containment islands
                          8.   Wetlands creation/stabilization
                          9.   Decontamination

                     While the foregoing appears to be an extensive list of

                options, not all meet the criteria set forth by the

                Governor, nor the specific interests of members of the Team

                and the public. For example, depending on individual

                perspective and the category of material under discussion,

                ocean dumping may not be an option. In fact, it is the

                intention of the Governor to eliminate ocean dumping of

                contaminated materials.

                    Upland disposal may be equally limited. Upland

                disposal sites are not readily available. Intensely

                developed New York and New Jersey areas extremely limit

                available land area. Moreover, there are competing

                interests for those land areas. Upland disposal efforts at

                the Bayway Refinery and the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne

                have resulted in storage of a limited amount of dredged

                materials but have not provided an ultimate disposal

                solution.

                    Additionally, while the Team has not focused on any

                particular site, in every case where specific sites have

                been mentioned, local opposition to use of those sites'for

                this purpose has been reported. However, there is much to

                be learned from these examples and further investigation of

                upland disposal alternatives should be encouraged.

                    ,Beneficial use also appears to be limited and perhaps

                in some cases, not cost justified. Beach replenishment



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               operations, for example, require a specific size and

               composition of materials. No comprehensive evaluation of

               Harbor materials has been conducted, but the availability of

               such-materials in the dredged materials under consideration

               appears to be very limited. The use of dredged materials as

               landfill cover (currentregulations limit use to daily and

               intermediate cover) is a decreasing option in the New

               York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area due to the decrease in

               landfill operations and comparative costs to landfill

               operators. Furthermore; the absence of State criteria and

               information on which materials may be used for fill,

               construction, road beds, etc. limits the discussion.

               However, where available and practical, beneficial use as a

               disposal option, even for small quantities, should not be

               dismissed.

                   Moreover, the costs of dewatering, processing and

               4.-.ransportation for use in abeneficial mode are very high.

               As noted above, the availability of sites for treatment and

               processing of dredged materials is extremely limited.

                   Additional options include subaqueous pits (nearshore

               containment) or containment islands and the various subsets

               of these two approaches, such as sand mining, confined

               disposal facilities, etc. At the request of the Dredged

               Materials Management Team, the Port Authority of New York

               and New Jerseys Engineering Department prepared an

               evaluation of several proposals for the disposal of

               contaminated dredged material in subaqueous pits and


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                 containment areas. (A slummary of those proposals, as well.

                 as the other options heretofore mentioned, is.contained in

                 Appendix E of this Report.)

                     At this stage of the inquiry, subaqueous pits appear to

                 be the most promising of the foregoing options. However,

                 several challenges arise out of the information provided by

                 the Port Authority.

                     The Governor has defined the Team's mission as one of

                 resolving the dredged materials disposal challenge in the

                 near time-frame. Certainly, the economic interests, as

                 projected by the Port Authority, labor groups, and the

                 private sector operating in and around the Port, militate

                 for an early, rather than later, resolution of the problem.

                   . Development of a majority of the proposals considered

                 thus far, including subaqueous pits would, under normal

                 circumstances, well exceed the time-frame established for

                 the Dredged Materials Management Team's mission. Indeed, in

                 the time normally expected to construct the proposed

                 demonstration pit, which would provide a capacity of 1/4

                 million cubic yards, the Port will have "accumulated" four

                 and one-half years of sediment at 6 million cubic yards per

                 year.

                     Secondly, the costs of each of the solutions presented

                 represent a significant issues whose early resolution is

                 necessary to meet a challenging timdframe. A demonstr  ation

                 pit, as engineered (preliminary estimate which includes

                 preliminary analysis and design for a full scale pit) by the


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               Part Authority of New York and New Jersey could require $6

               million and four years to construct. A full scale

               subaqueous pit could cost as much as $77 million.

                    While many individuals and interests (not involved in

               this current analysis by the Dredged Materials Management

               Team) have suggested that a containment island may be the

               solution, the figures presented to the Team indicate that a

               small containment island with a.capacity of less than 9

               million cubic yards (less than two year's dredging

               requirement) could cost as much as $256 million to

               construct. These projections may vary widely depending on

               such facts as a full scale engineering study would reveal.

                    Furthermore, the Team has yet to review funding

               mechanisms for the necessary studies and development of

               disposal alternatives. Moreover, the mechanisms for

               constructing, owning, operating and paying for such

               facilities will require an intensive review of the affected

               agencies, the relevant legislative and regulatory

               requirements, and the availability of funding sources.

                    Finally, while decontamination through remediation

               technology may in the future provide a means of reducing, in

               each Category, the contamination levels of dredged spoils,

               the state of the art has not advanced to the point where it

               can be considered a viable option in the short term. As

               Appendix F reflects, a number of approaches are currently

               under study and/or are being.-tested., The bottom line, as

               expressed in the suminary of the recent Conference on the


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               Remediation of Sediments, sponsored by the Institute of

               Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers, "Remediation

               technology requires years of further development,

               demonstration and pilot-scale testing to become practical

               and successful.113 Furthermore,.decontamination may not

               result in a final disposal option, but simply a means of

               improving the acceptability of existing options.

                    Decontamination also raises other legislative and

               regulatory issues. For example, legislation may be required

               to allow the disposal of the waste stream produced by

               decontamination processes. Currently, such waste streams

               are considered "waste" under Federal regulations and may not

               be disposed of in the ocean.

                    Moreover, much like other disposal options, remediation

               technology may well require significant land acreage for

               processing. This fact will continue to  be an extremely
               vexing and limiting factor.,

                    E.   findings'


                         1.   The Team has a very preliminary estimate of

               the magnitude of the disposal problem. According to the

               USACE, for Category 3 material which cannot be dumped in the

               ocean, approximately 1.75 million cubic yards are awaiting

               disposal at a non-ocean alternative disposal site. There

               are 3.36 million cubic yards of Category 2 material that


               3 Summary Document, Conference on the Remediation of
               Sediments, pg. 8, sponsored by Rutgers, SUNY Stony Brook
               PANY/NJ.


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                will require disposal and there are 2.52 million cubic yards

                of Category I material that can still be disposed of at the

                Mud Dump.

                          2.   The extent of the contamination problem is

                most critical in Reach A of the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine

                Terminal. There is approximately 400,000 cubic yards of

                category 3 material in this reach that must be dredged but

                cannot be disposed of in the ocean. At Reaches B, C, and D

                approximately 50,000 cubic yards of Category 2 materials

                need to be dredged.  Maersk, Inc. has about 10,000 cubic

                yards at Berth one that need to be dredged.

                         3.   There is a need for better data on the

                quantity and quality of sediments located in berthing areas

                and shipping channels@.

                         4.   There needs to be a centralized location for

                all the technical information pertaining to dredging.

                Currently, various agencies have compiled informbtion; these

                include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army

                Corps of Engineers, New Jersey Department of Environmental

                Protection, and the Port Authority of New York and New

                Jersey. In addition, many private companies have been

                required to conduct studies and have their own reports  that

                should be part of a centralized information system. The

                Governors Team should facilitate transmission to an

                appropriate body all dredging-related information which

                would form the basis for establishing the State of New

                Jersey as a world center for dredging technology and


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                information transfer.

                          5.   While Decontamination technology will not be

                available in the short-term, it should be evaluated by the

                Team so that short-term recommendations recognize that

                decontamination will be part of a long-term solution.

                Further information on decontamination technology will be

                included in the final report.





































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               CONCLUSION AND PROJECTIONO

                    The purpose of this Interim Report is to present an

               outline of the issues which must yet be confronted by the

               Dredged Materials Management Team, and the underlying

               subtext of those issues. The process, in its nascent

               stages, could not be expected to produce a final

               recommendation.

                    On the other hand, in a relatively short period of

               time, the members of the Dredged Materials Management Team

               have been exposed to a considerable amount of material much

               of which is highly technical in nature and much of which has

               taken several decades to collect. The Port of New York and

               New Jersey is comprised of 750 miles,of waterfront and 2,600

               acres of marine facilities, supported by 240 miles of

               Federally maintained channels with over one million linear

               feet of berthage. The USACE since 1977 has been looking at

               alternative means-for the disposal of dredged materials. No

               final solution has yet been proposed which satisfies

               everyone.

                    Therefore, it is clear to even the most casual observer

               that the task faced by Governor Whitman's Dredged Materials

               Management Team is a daunting one, and much work remains to

               be done.  Included within the scope of future review are:

                         1.   Requirements for further evaluation of the
                              dredged material
                         2.   Necessity for funding of further research
                         3.   Volume reduction and methods of achieving
                              reduction



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                          4.   The volume of material that must absolutely
                               be dredged in a 0-3 year period
                          5.   Prioritization of sites that need to be
                               dredged
                          6.   Innovative on-site containment at applicant-
                               owned facilities
                          7.   Legislative changes necessary to implement
                               recommendations
                          8.   Regulatory changes necessary to implement
                               recommendations
                          9.   Continued development of the necessary
                               criteria for water-based and land-based
                               solutions
                          10.  Decontamination technologies not only to deal
                               with the dredged materials, but also any
                               waste stream which may result from the
                               treatment process
                          11.  Funding for the construction of disposal
                               options
                          12.  Funding for operations and maintenance of
                               disposal options
                          13.  Role of tipping fees 'and the funding of
                               disposal options
                          14.  Availability of Federal/State funding for the
                               construction and development of disposal and
                               treatment facilities
                          15.  Availability of private sector contributions
                               to construction and O&N costs
                          16.  Waivers and/or legislative relief necessary
                               for the following:
                               a.   Lease/Purchase of riparian rights.
                               b.   Lease/Purchase/Construction of disposal
                                    sites
                               C.   Disposal of waste stream
                               d.   Development of public/private
                                    partnerships
                               e.   Creation of joint authorities for
                                    construction operations and maintenance
                          17.  Discussion of which agency or agencies (new
                               or established) should be tasked with the
                               leadership role in implementing the
                               recommendations
                          18.  Harbor Estuary Project CCMP actions that may
                               augment Team recommendations
                          19.  Reduction of pollution from CSO and non-point
                               source discharges



                    In conclusion, any strategy(s) developed and

               recommended by the Dredged Materials Management Team must

               first address the issues outlined above, then must achieve


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               consensus among the diverse interests affected by, and

               vitally interested in, continued dredging operations. Such

               strategy(s) will require careful and meticulous crafting.

               It is for this purpose that the Dredged Materials Management

               Team was established.




















































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                       Christine Todd Whitman
                       Cvvernor. State ofiYew Jersey

                       Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                       Assemblyman. District I I                                                                             REVISED
                       James A. Capo
                       NY Shipping Assoc.. Inc.                                                                   MEETING MINUTES
                       Albert Cemadas
                       Ind. Longshormen's Association                                                                          OF THE
                       Dr. Angela Cristird
                       Ramapo College of NJ                           GOVERNOR'S DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                       Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.
                       Senator, District 13
                       Ullan Lburdl                                                                                      JULY 20, 1994
                       Port Authority of NY & NJ
                       Frank M. McDormgh. Eq.                                                                                 10:00 AM
                       Kenney, Gr= McDotmgh 6 Stevens
                       Harry A. McFmft                                              GOVERNOR'S OFFICE -- NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
                       Assemblyman. District 28

                       M. Brian Maher
                       Maher Taminais. Inc.
                       Lewis J. Magy                                  Chairman Corodemus opened the meeting at 10: 10 am and provided a
                       NJ Dept of Environmental pwwn         briefoverviewofthe establishment of the Dredged Materials Management
                       Edwartl T. O'Conw, Jr.                Team by Governor Whitman in June of this year. He explained that the goal
                       Senator. District 31                  of the Team is to develop short-term solutions to the dredging crisis and make
                       Andrew L Strauss                      recommendations to the Governor by December.
                       That for ft)hc LVW
                       Dennis J. Sus*owskL F%.D.                      Each Team member introduced themselves and provided information on
                       Hudson River Fwndation for Science    their background, interest, and involvement with dredging issues.
                       Environmental Reseatck Inc.

                       Jawas T. B. Trip
                       Ewitonmenial Del@nse Fund hic.                 Mr. William Muszynski, Deputy Regional Administrator of the U.S.
                       Crthia A. ro                          Environmental Protection Agency, Region II described the Dredge Materials
                       Clean Ocean Action                    Management Forum that began in June of 1993. The U.S. Army Corps of
                                                             Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State
                                                             Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New Jersey Dept. of
                                                             Environmental Protection began a process to address the problem of
                                                             contaminated sediments within the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.
                                                             The Forum has 13 Federal agencies as participants, along with two bi-state
                                                             agencies, 14 city and county agencies, and 39 citizen groups.

                                                                      Subcommittees of the Forum focus on various aspects of dredging,
                                                             including a Dredging, Transport and Disposal Technologies Workgroup, a
                                                             Disposal Criteria Workgroup, a Mud Dumpsite Closure Workgroup, a New
                                                             Oceans Disposal Site Designation Work-roup, a Containment Facilities
                                                             Workgroup, a Decontamination Technologies Workgroup, and lastly, a Site for
                                                             Decontamination Technolocyies Workgroup. The Decontamination
                                                             Technologies Workgroup and Site For Decontamination Technologies
                                                             Workgroup were subsequently combined.

                                                                      Three meetinas of Forum participants have been held. The Forum has
                                                             been moved under the auspices of the National Estuary Program--the NY/NJ
                                                             Harbor Estuary Program. This program will issue a draft Comprehensive
                                                             Conservation and Management Plan by October 26; nine public. hearings will
                                                             be held on the CCMP.

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                        Two more meeting of the Forum will be scheduled. On August 10, 1994, a meeting of
                   Forum Chairs will be held to accept comments on the "straw proposal." (Copies of the
                   Straw proposal were provided to Dredge Materials Management Team Members at the
                   meeting.) Forum V will be held in the Fall of 1994. The straw proposal provides a
                   dual-track approach, which provides for ocean disposal for a period of nine years while
                   non-ocean disposal alternatives are designed and implemented. It is the intention of the
                   U.S. EPA to keep the Forum as open process, subject to public comment. The straw
                   proposal does not designate a new ocean disposal site.

                        Colonel York, US Army Corps of Engineers, provided a briefing on the USACE
                   dredging initiatives. The Corps favors a containment island for dredged materials and has
                   conducted extensive research into the development of containment facilities. Members of
                   the Team requested information on federal dredging needs for channels and federal
                   facilities. This information will be presented at the next meeting.

                        Commissioner Shinn, NJDEP--provided a brief history of the Department's policies
                   and programs related to dredging. His agency favors a containment island and the use of
                   aeotextiles in containing dredged matenials. Commissioner Shinn related his experience as
                   a Freeholder in Burlington County in the development of a solid waste facility. Consensus
                   building over a 10 year period lead to the development of a facility and plan to handle
                   Burlington County's solid waste. A similar process could be used here, to develop a plan
                   for contaminated sediment disposal.

                        Ms. Lillian Liburdi, Director, Port Authority, spoke on   the need for a short term
                   solution for disposal of Category III materials. This is a top priority.

                        She. then focused on the need to implement the Toxics Module of the NYINJ Harbor
                   Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Stopping pollution
                   at its source is critical to keeping contaminants out of dredged materials. Non-point
                   sources of pollution and CSOs should be cleaned up. Many of the toxics found in
                   sediments come from CSO discharges. States should take legal action against chronic
                   polluters.

                        Governor Cuomo (NY) has also set up a steering committee on dredged materials. It
                   would be good for the NY and NJ committees to meet and discuss short term solutions.

                        Ms. Liburdi then distributed information tables and maps to Team members outlining
                   the status of pending dredging permits. The volume of dredged materials from the
                   passenger terminals alone is 300,000 cu. yds./year., Because some facilities have not yet
                   filed applications to dredge, the Port Authority is unsure of the total volumes that will
                   need to be.dredged this year; as much as 150,000 cubic yards from Howland Hook - more
                   may need to be dredged.

                        Dr. Angela Cristini from Ramapo College provided information on 10 years of
                   research on blue claw crabs and toxics in crab tissues. Dioxin bioaccumulates in crab
                   tissues, in both the hepatopancreas and the muscle, to levels that exceed the FDA criteria
                   of 10 pptr. Citizens in neighboring communities cannot take advantage of the crab
                   resource, because they are too contaminated. While most marine organisms store -
                   pollutants in fatty tissue, which can be removed before cooking and preparation (e.g. fish),
                   crabs have very little lipid; therefore, most pollutants accumulate in the hepatopancreas
                   and there is not much that can be done with cooking and preparation to remove pollutants.











                      As a comparison, data from 1982 shows that carp had 200-210 pptr. dioxin, striped
                 bass had 23-27 pptr. dioxin (whole body), and blue claw crabs from the Hackensack River
                 had 1,063 pptr. dioxin (whole body). Dr. Cristini's advice is that no one should eat blue
                 claw crabs from Newark Bay. Crabs taken from Sandy Hook Bay shOUld be cleaned and
                 the hepatopancreas removed and not eaten, prior to cooking.

                      The next meeting date was set as Monday, August 1, at 10:00 am in the Governor's
                 Office in Newark. The focus of the meeting will be on containment and upland disposal.
                 Jim Tripp of EDF suggested that the Team look into commenting as a group on the EPA's
                 straw proposal. The Chairman asked that agenda items be submitted to his office to the
                 attention of Jennifer DiLorenzo. He also added that he would like committee members to
                 make the meetings a priority on their schedule in order to keep the momentum and level
                 of work on target to meet our December goal.

                      Team members again expressed an interest in,obtaining better information on the
                 volumes of dredged materials for pending projects. Ms. Lillian Liburdi, and Colonel York
                 were asked to- provide that information.
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                      The meeting was adjourned at 12 noon.









                                            AGENDA




                              Dredged Materials Management Team
                                        July 20, 1994
                                          10:00 a.m.




               Opening Remarks - Chairman Corodemus


               Introduction of Team Members



               Goals for the Team/Timetable for Finding Solutions
                                  Chairman Corodemus



               Briefing on Dredging Issues:

                   Bill Muszynski - EPA Deputy Regional Admin. Region II

                   Colonel Thomas York - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

                   Robert C. Shinn, Jr.,   Commissioner,NJDEP


               Status of Dredging Permits   Port Authority


               Status of Research on Contaminant Levels - Dr.-Crisiini


               Legislative Initiatives - N.J. Legislators


               Housekeeping Items:

                        Minutes
                        Agenda Items
                        Meeting Materials
                        Best Point of Contact
                        Fax & Phone



               Set Next Meeting Date   Place ?


               Adjourn






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                        MATERIALS
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                        Christine Todd Whitman
                        Governor, State of New Jertsey                                                                       Meeting Minutes
                        Steven J. Corodemus, Chairman
                        Assemblman. District I I                                                                               Meeting #2
                        James A. Capo
                        N Y Shipping Assoc., Inc.                                                        Dredged Materials Management Team
                        Albert Cernadas
                        Intl Longshormen's Association                                                                      August 10, 1994
                        Dr. Angela Cristini
                        Ramapo College of NJ
                        Joseph M Kyrillos. Jr.
                        Senator. District 13                                The meeting began at 10: 10 am and minutes of the July 20 meeting were
                        Lillian Liburdi                                approved with revisions.
                        Port Authoriy of Ny & NJ
                        Fkrank M. McDonough, Esq.                        Discussion of upland disposal sites began with a presentation by Mr. Larry
                        Kenney. Gross McDonough Stevens              Schmidt of the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection. Nationwide, 350
                        Harry A. McEnroe                             million cubic yards of dredged material is excavated each year. Much of this is
                        Assemblyman, District 28                     hydraulically pumped to open water disposal areas (250 million cubic yards).
                        M. Brian Maher                               Approximately 40 million cubic yards of dredged material nationwide is
                        Maher Terminals. Inc.                        disposed of in upland facilities.
                        Lewis J. Nagy								 
                        NJ Dept of Environmental Protection					  
                        Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.                          In the Delaware River, approximately 8 million cubic vards are dredged
                        Senator, District 31                         per year, and 4,000 acres of land has been used for upland disposal sites in
                        Andrew L Strauss                             New Jersey. Mr. Schmidt showed diagrams and photos of two Delaware River
                        Trust for Public Land                        disposal sites. Private operators remove mud by using clam shell dredges and
                        Dennis J. Suszkowski Ph.D.                   transports the material via barges and scows. The dredge bottom dumps into a
                        Hudson River Foundation for Science
                        Environmental Research,Inc.                  rehandling basin; thus, the materials must be handled twice. The White's
                        James T. B. Tripp                            Basin disposal site has the appearance of being an "environmental treasure" in
                        Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.             that wetland vegetation and native species quickly take up.residence at tile site
                        Cynthia A. Zipf                              after disposal. operations.
                        Clean Ocean Action
                                                                         For the New York Harbor, an extensive search for upland disposal sites
                                                                     was undertaken by the Corps in the mid-80's. The lack of suitable land is
                                                                     critical.  Exclusionary  criteria   avoided wetlands  and  residential
                                                                     neighborhoods. The Corps study identified 200 sites in New Jersey and New
                                                                     York that might potentially be available for upland disposal of contaminated
                                                                     sediments. These sites were screened and narrowed to 3 sites in New Jersey;'
                                                                     Belford, Elizabeth, and the Raritan Center. All of these sites are now subject
                                                                     to development pressure.
																  
                                                                         Another site in the Harbor is a privately owned site in Sayreville proposed
                                                                     for operation by Disch Construction. This facility is a diked upland disposal
                                                                     area formerly used by the Corps. Applications are now pending for permitting
                                                                     the Disch facility. The DEP is reviewing the application for a waterfront
                                                                     development permit and a water pollution control discharge permit. Problems
                                                                     with this site involve adjacency to residential property.

                                                                         Landfill cover is another potential use of dredged materials. Delivery of
                                                                     dredged spoils to landfills is estimated to cost approximately $28.00 per cubic
                                                                     yard. Clean fill costs about $7.00 per cubic yard. Category 3 materials could
                                                                     be used at some landfills; those having liners, leachage collection and
                                                                     treatment systems.
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                      The National Lead Site was also discussed. This property is in the process of
                 remedial cleanup, and there may be potential of this site to be used for upland disposal of
                 dredged material. This site is on theRaritan River in Sayreville.

                      There was a general consensus that the study on upland sites needs to be updated.
                 Criteria are needed for the types of dredged materials that can be used on landfills. There
                 are several issues that must be addressed when considering the use of a landfill site,
                 including, pumping, dewatering, and trucking.

                      Following the presentation from NJ DEP, Ms. Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action
                 presented an overview of a subaqueous borrow pit/nearshore containment area within
                 Newark Bay, adjacent to Port Authority property. The Port Authority will provide,
                 engineering plans and cost estimates to the Team at the next meeting.

                      Ms. Jennifer DiLorenzo from Assemblyman Corodemus' Office presented an
                 overview of an island-like confined disposal facility in Newark Bay, adjacent to Port
                 Authority Facilities. The Port Authority Will provide engineering plans and cost estimates
                 to the Team at the next meeting.

                      The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer then presented information on federal dredging
                 projects. Colonel York and Mr. Joe Seebode provided information packets and CAD
                 maps of federal project sites. Of seven projects involving Category I material, two have
                 already been completed.

                      Colonel York discussed the Claremont/Jersey Channel. Approximately 3 million
                 cubic yards of sediment need to be dredged. This material is likely to fail tests for ocean
                 disposal.

                      A second site, MOTBY, has two reaches that need to dredged. One reach passed
                 ocean dispos 'al-criteria tests and one reach failed. MOTBY has an upland disposal site
                 available, but the permit expired on July 27th. There is an urgent need to expedite permit
                 approvals. The elevation of the disposal is ten feet, and steel sheeting and a linincr are
                 used to contain contaminated material.

                      A third site, at the Earle Naval Station needs dredging for 4 millioft cubic yards of
                 sediment. Testing is now underway.

                      Overall, the USACE regulates the dredging of approximately six million cubic yards
                 of sediment per year. Permits are pending for about 1 to 1-1/2 million cubic yards of
                 material to be dredged for private interests, and permits are pending for 4-1/2 million
                .cubic yards for federal dredging.

                      Over the years 1984-1991, approximately 5.5 to 6 million cubic yards of dredged
                 material went to the Mud Dump for ocean disposal.

                      Following these presentations, a video on the use of aeotextile material was shown.
                 Geotextiles are used to contain contaminated dredged material and are being tested by the
                                                                                             P
                 USACE in Mississippi. Tests are still underway to determine the leaching rates, if any,'
                 from geotextile bags.

                      The next meeting date was set for August 22, 1994 at 10:00 am at the Governor's
                 Office in Newark.













                                            AGENDA


                                          MEETING #2


                               DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                        AUGUST 1, 1994



                             GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-NEWARK, NEW JERSEY



                                           10:00 AM



                   1.   opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                   2.   Approval of Minutes of July 20 meeting

                   3.,  Discussion on Objectives of the Team-Chairman Corodemus

                   4.   Discussion of Upland Proposal

                             a.   Presentation by NJDEP

                             b.   Subaqueous pit/nearshore containment area

                             C.   Containment Island proposal

                             d.   Sanitary landfill cover

                             e.   National lead site

                   5.   Presentation on Dredging projects by USACE-Colonel York

                             a.   Claremont/Jersey Channel

                             b.. MOTBY


                             C.   Earle Naval Station

                   6.   Video on geotextile containers--Matt Masters
                        Port Authority

                   7.   Discussion on EPA straw proposal

                   8.   Next meeting date






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                         MATERIALS
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                         Christine Todd Whitman
                         Governor. State of New Jersey
                         Steven J. Corodemus, Chairman                                                                             MEETING MINUTES
                         Assemblyman. District I I
                         James A. Capo                                                                                                     MEETING #3
                         NY Shipping Assoc, Inc
                         Albert Cernadas                                                            DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                         intl. Longshoremen's Association
                         Dr. Angela Cristini
                         Ramapo College of NJ                                                                                         AUGUST 22, 1994
                         Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.
                         Senator. District 13
                         Lillian Liburdi                                          Chairman Corodemus opened the meeting at 10: 15 am. Minutes were
                         Port Authority of NY & NJ                      distributed from the August I meeting and the Chairman asked members to
                         Frank M. McDonough, Esq.                       review them for approval later during the meeting.
                         Kenney. Gross. McDonough & Stevens
                         Harry A. McEnroe                                        Mr. Larry Schmidt, NJDEP, led  a discussion on upland disposal sites,
                         Assemblyman, District 28                     providing additional information on potential sites that were first identified at
                         M. Brian Maher                               the August 1 meeting.
                         Maher Terminals. Inc
                         Lewis J. Nagy
                         NJ Dept of Environmental Protection                      Mr. Schmidt discussed the application that NJDEP has received from the
                         Edward T. O'Connor. Jr.                       Warren Disch Construction Company. The application is for a lease
                         Senator, District 31                          agreement for dredged material disposal in Sayreville. The source of the
                         Andrew L Strauss                              dredged material is from private interests throughout New York Harbor,
                         Trust for Public Land                         particularly berthing areas. Approximately 10,000-20,000 cubic yards are
                         Dennis J. Susakowskl, Ph.D.                   expected to be dredged. There are potential problems with the use of this site,
                         Hudson River Foundation for Science           which was formerly used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a dredge
                         Environmental Research Inc.
                         Jams T. B. Trip                               spoil disposal site. The system involves a series of pools that allow for spill
                         Envvironmental Defense Fund inc.              over and settlement; ultimately the supernatant is redischarged into tile bay. A
                         Cynthia A. Zipt                               decision on the need for further treatment is still pending.
                         Clean Ocean Action
                                                                                Assemblyman Mikulak and the Mayor of Sayreville asked questions of
                                                                      NJDEP concerning the status of the application. The application is not quite
                                                                      complete. There is only 1000 feet between the Main Street houses and the
                                                                      dredge spoil site. The Mews townhouses are less than 300 feet from the site.
                                                                      (Attached is background information on the application and maps of the site.)

                                                                                The National Lead Site is undergoing ECRA cleanup. Much of the
                                                                      cleanup plan is completed or underway. This may be a potential site for
                                                                      contaminated dredged materials disposal.

                                                                                The next upland disposal site discussed was Allied Chemical in Elizabeth.
                                                                      This site is not on any remediation lists. This Port Elizabeth site is 106 acres
                                                                      assessed at $4.7 million. It is also adjacent to IKEA and a development, called
                                                                      Orion, will be built nearby-- 166 acres -of retail stores. There is a 3 % sales
                                                                      tax--companies can defer remediation until development occurs.
                                                                                Lillian Liburdi (Port Authority) noted that she has budgeted $250,000 for
                                                                      an update of an upland site study. The funds will be split between the states of
                                                                      New York and New Jersey.



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                        Larry Schmidt then continued with a summary of landfill cover regulations. New
                   Jersey regulations require dewatering for use as solid waste cover. New York City does
                   pay for landfill cover. Hackensack has little need for the use of dredge spoils as landfill
                   cover. Middlesex County is using dewatered sewage sludge for landfill cover. The U.S.
                   Army Corps of Engineers has a complete report on the use of dredge spoils as landfill
                   cover.

                        Discussion followed on the quantities of sediments that must be dredged from the
                   Port. The Port Authority indicated that the volume of material in Reach A that must be
                   dredged is a half million cubic yards of Category 3 material. Reaches B & C have about
                   400,000 cubic yards of Category 2 material that must be removed.

                        Mr. John Tavalero, USACE provided estimates of the quantities of sediment that
                   need to be dredged. For all categories, 7.6 million cubic yards of sediment need to be
                   dredged. After a two year period, the quantities change. This is because the rate of
                   siltation increases, not decreases. Federal projects are now- being tested to determine
                   which category their sediment falls into. A disposal site is also available in Long Island
                   Sound, but only materials dredged west of the Throggs Neck Bridge can be disposed of in
                   the Sound. The Port Authority is not yet testing Newark and Elizabeth sediments. The
                   testing of Howland Hook sediments will take place next year.

                        Mr. Bob Goode of the Port Authority presented information on containment facilities
                   in Newark Bay. These included a pit, a combinatiort pit/containment facility, and an
                   island confined disposal facility. Attached are engineering specifications, and cost
                   estimates. The island is the most expensive, and pit, least.

                        The Team then heard a presentation on Amphipod Testing Protocols and were
                   provided with information on testing procedures. EPA believes that former problems with
                   ammonia toxicity have been removed and that confidence in testing procedures has been
                   restored.

                        Dr. Cristini reported on the Pruell Study that indicates that bioaccumulation of dioxin
                   at the mud dump has been significant. Uptake of contaminants has increased and has not
                   reached a steady state.

                        The U.S. EPA/Corps Technical Guidance Manual is now being reviewed. The
                   manual will not be finalized for I to 2 years and should.not affect the deliberations of the
                   Team.

                        A mission statement to be forwarded to the U.S. EPA concerning the role of the
                   Governor's Dredged Materials Management Team was approved. The statement will be
                   worked into the rewrite of the US EPA/USACE straw proposal.

                        An interim report to the Governor on the deliberations of the Team to date will be
                   prepared for Team members to review by the September 19th meeting.

                        The New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection has begun an in-house Dredging
                   Group. The purpose of this group is to review and expedite permitting for dredging
                   proposals and remediation projects.

                        The next meeting date was set for Tuesday, September 6 at 10:00 am at the
                   Governor's office in Newark. The following meeting will be held on September 19 at
                   10:00 am at the BayWay refinery in Linden. Both meetings win focus on sediment
                   'decontamination technology and siting.

                        The meeting was concluded at 12:20 pm.













                                           AGENDA


                                         MEETING #3


                              DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                       AUGUST 22, 1994



                            GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-NEWARK, NEW JERSEY



                                          10:00 AM



                  1.   Opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                  2..  Approval of Minutes of August 10 meeting

                  3.   Discussion on upland disposal Site: Larry Schmidt, DEP

                            a. Sayreville-Disch Construction site
                            b. Allied Chemical Site/National Lead Site
                            c. sanitary landfill cover--cost estimates
                               and feasibility

                  4.   Engineering and cost estimates for subaqueous pit
                       /nearshore facility: Port Authority

                  5.   Engineering and cost estimates for island confined
                       disposal facility: Port Authority

                  6.   Update on Amphipod Testing protocols: USEPA

                  7.   Update on status of Corps/EPA Technical Guidance
                       on Testing in Non-ocean Waters (Gold Book EPA)

                  8.   Mission statement for Team

                  9.   Preparation of an interim report to Governor Whitman

                  10.  NJ DEP--In House Dredging Group--Lew Nagy

                  11.  Next Meeting Date





                        DREDGED
                        MATERIALS
                           MANAGEMENT
					TEAM
					  401 East State Street, CN 402 Trenton NJ 08625-0402   (609)292-2885	







                        Christine Todd Whitman
                        Governor. State ofNew Jersey

                        Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                        Assemblyman, District I I

                        James A. Capo
                        NY Shipping Assoc., Inc
                        Albert Cemadas                                                                                    MEETING MINUTES
                        Inti. Longshoremen's Assoctation

                        Dr. Angela Cristini
                        Ramapo College of NJ                                                                                       MEETING #4
                        Joseph M. Kyrillos. Jr.
                        Senator District 13                                               DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM

                        Lillian Liburdi
                        Part Authority of NY & NJ                                                                            SEPTEMBER 6, 1994
                        Frank M. McDonough, Esqq.
                        Kenney. Gross. McDonough & Stevens                                 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
                        Harry A. McEnroe
                        Assemblyman. District 28
                        M. Brian Maher                                     Chairman CorodemuS began the meeting at 10:05 am. He made a brief
                        Maher Terminals. inc.                     statement about the meeting's agenda, which focused on decontamination
                        Lewis J. Nag						   
                        NJ Dept of Enironmental Protection        technology. Meeting minutes from the August 22, 1994 meeting were then
                        Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.                   approved.
                        Senator, District 31					   
                        Andrew L Strauss                             Dr. Tucker from the New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection gave a
                        Trust for Public LAnd                     broad overview of the decontamination technologies available.   Most
                                                                        		                                                                                                    
                        Dennis J. Susowsid, Ph.D.                 remediation of contaminated sediments has been at land-based sites.
                        Hudson River Foundation for Science &        
                        Environmental ReseArch. Inc.              Remediation is dependent upon the types and concentrations of contaminants
                        Jams T. B. Tripp                          found in a particular sediment. Better data is needed on the quality and
                        Environmental Defense Fund Inc            quantity of contaminants found in NY/NJ Harbor sediments. Remediation at
                        Cynthla A. Zipf                           a site is important, but contaminants must be reduced or removed at their
                        Clean Ocean Action                        source. The question remains whether to treat the most toxic sediments first or
                                                                  remediate those that may have potential for reuse.
                                                                           Dr. Tucker provided information on the technologies available.
                                                                  Dechlorination may cost up to $200.00 per ton. For chlorinated organics,
                                                                  technology options include segregation  and then     decontamination.
                                                                  Segregation is generally by extraction. Chlorinated organics are the most
                                                                  difficult contaminants to remove because they are hydrophobic.
														   
                                                                           Ultra-viotet light can be used to photo-degrade dioxin. Extraction may be
                                                                  followed with use of UV light. Thermal desorption can also be used.
                                                                  Incineration is available but is generally opposed by the PUblic.
											   
                                                                           There needs to be a central repository of information on the types and
                                                                  quantities of contaminants in sediments. The Squibb Study Summarizes many
                                                                  sources of data, Maxus also has reports from their studies as does Tetra Tech.
											    
                                                                           John Tavalero, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicated that toxics are
                                                                  being modeled for, the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary. The Corps collects data from
                                                                  all dredging applicants. EPA also has this data in addition to data from their


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                  own studies. William Muszynski, U.S. EPA discussed the REMAP study, which is@ an
                  effort to qualify and quantify contaminants in Harbor sediments. There is also a Corps
                  study of contaminants in the Passaic River. Killam Associates has done a dioxin data
                  study. Dr. Kahn of Rutgers indicated that early efforts were made to develop a systematic
                  coring study after it was first discovered that dioxin from Diamond Shamrock had
                  contaminated Passaic River sediments.

                      Cindy Zipf inquired about the strategies for remediation. Dr. Tucker responded by
                  saying that characterization plus a combination of remediation technologies should apply.
                  The prerequisite is to characterize sediments, then set a time table for remediation.

                      Bill Muszynsld (USEPA) indicated that we must first decide what questions the
                  sampling strategy is going to answer. Sampling for dredging purposes is different than
                  sampling for deep remediation. REMAP is sampling for shallow contaminants for biota
                  concerns. Sampling for dredging purposes and Passaic River remediation requires a
                  different strategy.

                      Bill Muszynski provided information on. the status of BCD (Base-Catalyzed
                  Dechlorination) decontamination technology. It will take approximately six months to
                  determine what type of pilot project will be needed for BCD decontamination technology.
                  The goal is to set a pilot project size. Issues to be addressed include: volumes of
                  sediments, dewatering, cost effectiveness, wastewater treatment and runoff. Cindy Zipf
                  questioned what the end product of BCD would be. Is the end product a waste product or
                  can there be some beneficial reuse? Larry Schmidt of NJ DEP responded by saying that
                  the chemical characterization of the end product will determine whether or not the end
                  product can be reused. Dr. Tucker indicated that there may be some beneficial reuse
                  potential, similar to what has been done with beneficial reuse of sludge in the Pinelands.

                      The next presentation was by Chuck Wilde of BioGenesis, Inc., BioGenesis has a
                  system that removes organics from soils. It has been used in Thunder Bay Harbour,
                  Ontario to remove PCB's and PAH's from sediments. This project was reviewed by
                  Environment Canada. A prototype machine is available that cleans 7 yards of
                  contaminated sediment per hour, removing 95 % of organics and metals.

                      The process has also been used at an USEPA SITE (Superfund Innovative
                  Technology Evaluation) program. The process is an ex-situ, on site extraction technology
                  for organic pollutants and metals. The process uses surfactant blends, water, heat, mixing,
                  and friction to clean soils. Costs range from $70 to $140 per ton. The system separates
                  contaminants and does not allow readsorption to soil particles. Pilot models could be used
                  in.series to allow for more cleaning and better efficiency.

                      Jim Tripp questioned why it was better to have material in the water phase. The
                  BioGensis system is an extraction process and the water phase would then make materials
                  available for some other type of treatment. (A 10 MGD Wastewater Treatment Facility?)

                      John Tavalero asked what the state of the sediment is at the end of the process?
                  Biogensis leaves the sediment at 20-30% water. The surfactant will be in the sediment, but
                  it is 100% biodegradable.
                      Costs of the system range from $60 to $75/ day'for a capacity of 10,000 yards per day,
                  or $50 to $150 per ton. The system will W*ork better in Bay water due to the natural
                  bioremediation effects on residuals. Metals are removed at a rate of 30-40%. At a site in
                  Alameda, lead is pretreated by chelating prior to the BioGenesis system.










                       Dr. Ronald Scrudato of SUNY Oswego presented information on photocatalytic
                  degradation of chlorinated organics that has been undertaken at the SUNY Environmental
                  Research Lab. The reaction is as follows:

                                   Humics

                             Light       Ti02 -      OH -        (PCB)
                                          I
                                         Uri
                                               (PCB) CO 2 + C I


                  Degradation results from photo, oxidation of contaminants such as PCBs, pesticides, and
                  PAH's. Dioxin is reduced from 10 ppm to 1 ppm over a 10 hour period. Titanium Oxide is
                  the catalyst that is used. It is very expensive but. can be recovered for reuse. The higher
                  the chlorination, the greater the adsorption to particulates:        and the longer the
                  photodegradation process. At the NPL site, soil at 32 ppm PCBs was reduced to 3 ppm
                  PCBs after 60 hours using UV light. The key in the process is the availability of catalyst
                  and light.

                       The Pilot scale reactor at SUNY can handle 450-500 gallons of a liquid slurry. It is a
                  closed system, where volatiles are trapped. A mobile reactor is also available.

                       In the NY/NJ Harbor, photocatalytic degradation could be used in shallow water
                  environments. Lagoons would be ideal for this process to be used.

                       Dr. Peter Day of Rutgers University presented information on bioremediation.
                  Bioremediation allows for degradation of-

                             BTEX,
                             PAH's,
                             Phthalates, and
                             nitrogen compounds.

                  The  research at Rutgers focuses on the isolation of microbial strains      that speed up
                  transformation chlorinated compounds to less toxic forms. Forced evolution strains has
                  been successful. The focus of the research has been on maximizing the capacity of
                  naturally occurring organisms to degrade compounds.

                       Dr. Day also spoke on the use of plants--phytoremediation-to remove heavy metals
                  from soils. Plant roots absorb metals from soils which move to above ground leaves and
                  shoots. Plants can have a high capacity to absorb metals. Mustard plants are halophytic
                  and can absorb contaminants in 10-14 days. The life cycle of the plant is 3-4 months from
                  seed to seed. Phmgmites may be a good plant for phytoremediation of NY/NJ Harbor
                  sediments.

                       The last presentation was by Dr. Peter Kahn of Rutgers University. He spoke on the
                  human health effects of dioxins. There are 75 different dioxins and 12 are considered
                  dangerous. In addition, there are also certain diobenzofurans, co-planar PCBs, and
                  chlorinated naphtalenes that are toxic to humans@

                       Most research has focused on the effects of these contaminants in wildlife or in
                  laboratory mts. The most severe effects occur at puberty. PCB's have caused sexual
                  dysfunction in alligators from Lake Apopca, FL.









                       Dioxins have been shown to be toxic to immune systems, especially in developing
                  young (of both humans and wildlife). Children in Times Beach, Mo. that were exposed to
                  dioxin have immune disorders.

                       Dioxin is an endocrine disrupter and hormone mimetic. It causes liver damage in
                  most species. It, also causes neurological, and psychological disorders. It can cause kidney
                  damage and chloracne--a skin disorder.

                       Dioxin causes cancer, and promotes carcinogenesis of other toxins. Responses to
                  dioxin exposure varies from individuals to individual. Sources of dioxins to humans are
                  food related. Since dioxins are soluble in fats, they can be found in dairy, meat, and fish
                  products.

                       Selected populations are at risk for toxics exposure. In the Great Lakes, exposure has
                  resulted in poorer mental capacity in children. In Newark Bay, we need to:

                       I .   determine who is most directly affected, such as subsistence fishermen, and

                       2.    The levels of contaminants moving up the food chain.

                  Prudent public policy must be adopted in the absence of accurate scientific information.
                  The public must be involved in decision making. Levels of contamination in sediments in
                  Newark are greater than those found in the Great Lakes.

                       Bioavailability of dioxins need to be determined. The nature of the soils at the former
                  Diamond Shamrock Plant kept much of the dioxin bound. Dredging of contaminated
                  sediments may make dioxin more bioavailable. Data on blue claw crabs does show that
                  dioxin is bioavailable from Harbor sediments.

                       The Chairman concluded the meeting by asking members to identify possible sites for
                  decontamination technologies and bring suggestions to the next meeting on September
                  19th. This meeting will be held at the Bayway Refinery in Linden, NJ.

                       The meeting was adjourned at 1: 15 p.m.













                                             AGENDA


                                           MEETING #4


                                DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                        September 6, 1994


                              GOVERNOR*S OFFICE-NEWARK, NEW JERSEY



                                             10:00 AM



                    1.   Opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                    2.   Approval of Minutes of August 22 Meeting

                    3.   Discussion.on Decontamination Technology/other
                         non-ocean disposal alternatives

                         a.   Overview of Decontamination Technologies
                              Available                Dr. Robert Tucker

                         b.  Status of BCD Decontamination Technology
                                                       US EPA


                         c.  Enviro-Tech Marketing, Inc./Bio Genesis
                             Enterprises, Inc.         Chuck Wilde

                         d.  Photocat alytic Degradation of Contaminated
                             Solids                    Dr. Ronald Scrudato
                                                       Env. Res. Center
                                                       SUNY Oswego

                         e.  An Overview of Microbial  Degradation of
                             Contaminated Sediments    Dr. Peter Day, Rutgers
                                                       AgBio Tech Center

                    4.   Siting of Decontamination Facilities
                                                       Chairman Corodemus

                    5.   Discussion of Human Health Effects of Dioxin
                                                       Dr. Peter-Kahn
                                                       Rutgers

                    6.   Next Meeting Date and Location





                                                                                    Figure # 5
                                1992 Waterborne' Commerce
                         for the Most Used Federal Channels
                       in the Port of New York and New Jersey

                       Federal Channel                  Traffic Tonnage             Depths in Feet
                                                         (Thousands of               below IVILW
                                                          Short Tons)
                                                                                Control         Project

            NY and NJ Channels                                                  20 (AK)          30(AK)
            (Arthur Kill and Xill Van Kull)                  80,117            40 (KVK)        45 (KVK)
            Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels                   2,977                 26             40
            Bronx River                                         226                 6              10
            Buttermilk Channel                               26,089              32/35           36/40
            East River                                       28,778              35/40           35/40
            Flushing Bay                                      1,958                                15
            Gowanus Canal                                     2,175                 22             30
            Hudson River Channel                             16,616                 45             47
            Hackensack River                                  2,035.                18             30
            Hudson River (NYC to Albany)                     15,149              14/32           14/32
            Jamaica Bay                                       1,025                              12/20
            Anchorage Channel                                96,515              30/45           30/45
            Newark Bay                                       22,804              35/40           35/45
            Newtown Creek                                     1,283                 10             23
            Passaic River                                     5,023                 7              30
            Port Chester Harbor                                 308                 3              12
            Raritan River                                     2,520                 17             25
            Sandy Hook Channel                                1,200                 30             35
            Shrewsbury River                                    171                 2              6
            Westchester Creek                                   255                                12
            East Chester Creek                                1,194                 8              10
            Coney Island Creek                                  689                 12             12
            East Rockaway Inlet                                 .962                12             1 2
            Raritan River to Arthur
            Kill Cutoff Channel                              .1,947                 20             20
            Lower Bay Channels (Ambrose,
            Main Ship and Sandy Hook)                        75,531              30/45           30/45

                  TOTAL                                    387,547

                      Latest Surveys Not Yet Finalized.

                       Source: 1. Waterborne Commerce of the United States, 1992
                                  Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
                                2. Project Maps Book, Department of the Army,
                                  New York District
                                3. New York District, Operations Division
                     Prepared by: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey August 18, 1994




                                                                              Figure # 6


                Dredged Materials Management Team


         'Hon. Steven J. Corodemus                          Hon. Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.
         Assemblyman, District I I                          Senator, District 31

         Mr. James Capo                                     Mr. Andrew L. Strauss
         President                                          New Jersey Project Manager
         New York Shipping Association                      Trust for Public Land

         Mr. Albert Cernadas                                Mr. Dennis J. Suszkowski, Ph.D.
         International Longshoremen's Association           Hudson River Foundation for
                                                            Science & Environmental Research, Inc.
         Dr. Angela Cristini
         Ramapo College of New Jersey                       Mr. James T. B. Tripp
                                                            Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.
         Ms. Judy Jengo
         Policy Advisor                                     Ms.Cynthla A. Zlpf
         Governor's Office of Policy @& Planning            Clean Ocean Action

         Hon. Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.                       Support Staff
         Senator, District 13
                                                            Mr. William Muszynski
         Ms. Lillian Liburd!                                U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
         The Port Authority of NY and NJ
                                                            Col. Thomas York
         Mr. Frank M. McDonough, Esq.                       U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
         Kenney, Gross, McDonough & Stevens                 Ms. Jennifer D!Lorenzo
         Hon. Harry A. McEnroe                              Chief of Staff
         Assemblyman, District 28                           Office of Assemblyman Corodemus
                                                            Ms. Beverly Fedorko
         Mr. M. Brian Maher                                 Special Assistant
         President, Maher Terminals, Inc.                   NJDEP Office of the Commissioner

         Mr. Lewis J. Nagy                                  Ms. Barbara Marshall
         Assistant Commissioner                             Support Assistant
         for Policy and Planning, NJDEP                     NJDEP Office of the Commissioner




                                                                                Appendix E


























                                               INTERIM REPORT



                                 DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM








                                             NOVEMBER 22,1994











                   H.   DR. ANGELA CRISTINI, RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
                        1.    "An Alternate Approach for New Jersey a
                        Disposal Plan for Dredged Materials 1994-2005".

                        2.    Letter from Army Corps of Engineers to Dr.
                        Angela Cristini, dated November 30, 1994
                        concerning her conceptual plan.

                        3.    Response, dated December 6, 1994, from Dr.
                        Angela Cristini on conceptual plan.

                        4.    Results of testing by Dr. Cristini.

                   1.   SEPARATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC. -
                   presentation to the Dredged Materials Management Team,
                   dated December 6, 1994.

                   J.   NATURAL RESOURCE DYNAMICS, INC. - Letter from
                   Sylvester J. Fletcher, Certified Professional Soil
                   Scientist concerning his ideas for disposal, dated
                   December 13, 1994.











                                          APPENDIX D-3
                           POTENTIAL DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES/
                                       PROJECTS/PROPOSALS
                                     ADDITIONAL REFERENCES



                     "STATE OF NEW JERSEY"

                     Modification to the Amendment offered by Mr. Menendez
                     of New Jersey, Plan for Deployment of Defense
                     Environmental Technologies for Dredging Reauirements of
                     Dual-Use Ports.


                     OTHER SOURCES


                     A.   AMBOY AGGREGATES - Proposal by Amboy Aggregates to
                     Construct Dredge Material Borrow Pits, presented July
                     14, 1994.

                     B.   BAYKEEPER, NYINJ HARBOR, AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY

                          1.    Contained Upland Disposal of Contaminated
                          Dredge Spoil, memorandum dated September 6, 1994.

                          2.   Willner, Andrew. Baykeeper/ALS Suggestion
                          for Compensation for Shallow Water Habitat Loss
                          Due to Alternatives to Ocean Disposal of
                          Contaminated Dredge Spoils, dated October 11,
                          1994.


                     C.   BIOGENESIS ENTERPRISES, INC.      Presentation for
                     the Dredged Materials Management Team, September 6,
                     1994.


                     D.   CLEAN OCEAN ACTION - "An Alternate Proposal for
                     the Disposal of Contaminated Dredged Material",
                     undated.


                     E. FISHERMEN'S DOCK CO-OPERATIVE, INC. - "A Dredge
                     Spoils Solution", undated%

                     F. OPPENHEIMER ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY      Letter and C.V.
                     advising of compatibility with bioremediation'product,
                     dated November 21, 1994.

                     G. DAMES & MOORE

                          1.   Dredged Materials Management Statement of
                          .Qualifications.

                          2.   Letter to Assemblyman Corodemus on Pror)osed
                          Feasibility Assessment for a Dredged Sediment
                          Treatment and Handling Facility on Staten Island,
                          New York.






              Residuals/Met Metcalf &           Extraction process    Concentrated-   *Recyclable
              als             Eddy: METALEX     using leaching and    contaminants    oil
                                                electroprecipi-       in oily         *Recyclable
                                                tation to extract     sludge          metals
                                                and recover metals

              Residuals/Org SRS: BCD            Thermal-chemical      Concentrated    *Dechlorina
              anics                             treatment, uses       contaminants    ted oil
                                                heat and reage t      in oily
                                                to cause              sludge
                                                dehydrohalen-
                                                genation reaction

              Residuals/      SUNY Oswego:      Degradation system    Concentrated    *Dechlorina
              organics        Photocatalytic    using titanium        contaminants    ted oil
                              Degradation       oxide as a            in oily         *Recyclable
                                                ca talyst to          sludge          titanium
                                                degrade                               oxide
                                                chlorinated
                                                organics

              Water           Metcalf &         oil/water             Contaminated    *Clean
                              Eddy:             separation, with      water           water
                              Water             additional                            *Recyclable
                              Treatment         filtering as                          filter
                                                required                              material
                                                                                      *Recyclable
                                                                                      oil







             REQUIREKENT
             #2-.
             Material
             Treatment


             STEPS           VENDORL          TECHNOLOGY TYPE/     INCOIKIN        PROVIDES
                             TECHNOLOGY       PRINCIPLES/CONTAKI   MATERIAL
                                              NANTS

             Fines           biogenesis:      Sediment washing     Contaminated    *Clean
                             Sediment         using water and      fines           sediment
                             Washing          biosurfactants in                    *Treatable
                                              a modular unit, to                   Water
                                              remove organic and                   *Treatable
                                              meta:l contaminants                  residuals
                                              from fines. .
                             SRS: Thermal     Thermal treatment
                             Desorption       uses high            Contaminated    *Clean Soil
                                              temperature          fines
                                              (between 2000 and
                                              10000 F.) to
                                              achieve removal of
                                              organic
                                              contaminants.

             Sands/Gravels BioCops:           Bioremediation       Contaminated    *Clean soil
                             Bioremediation   using microbial      sands and
                                              addition to treat    gravels
                                              organic
                                              contaminants

                             BioGenesis:      Soil washing using   Contaminated    *Clean soil
                             Soil Washing     water and            sands and       *Treatable
                                              biosurfactants in    gravels         water
                                              a modular unit, to                   *Treatable
                                              remove organic and                   residuals
                                              metal contaminants

                             Rutgers:         Use of plants to     Concentrated    *Clean soil
                             Phytoreme-       absorb metals from   contaminants
                             diation          soils                in oily
                                                                   sludge






                                                     APPENDIX D-2
                                            TREATMENT TRAIN INTEGRATION:

               .REQUIREMENT #1:
               Initial Material
               Handling


               STEPS                VENDOR/                 TECHNOLOGY TYPE/            PROVIDES
                                    TECHNOLOGY              PRINCIPLE

               Project              Metcalf & Eddy:         Project management of       *Single entity
               Management           NJ-based multi-         sediment remediation        responsible for
                                   -disciplined staff       facility                    entire project

                                    Dames & Moore:          Management of a land-       *Site for pilot-
                                    Sediment Management     based facility for          scale treatment
                                    Facility                decontaminating material    train.
                                                            from small projects.

               Dredging/Sediment    Metcalf  & Eddy:        Innovative bucket for       *Sediment
               Management           @Cable -Arm             dewatering while            dewatered to
                                    Clamshell               dredging.                   50-80W.

               Oversize/Debris      Metcalf &   Eddy:       Soil scalping- separates    *Oversize material
               Screening            HYDROSEP                and removes oversized       *Smaller material
                                                            material                    for further'
                                                                                        processing

               Particle-size        ABE: Soil Washing       Cellular flow concept-      *Stratified
               Separation/Volume                            i'on exchange and           material
               Reduction                                    filtering                   *Treatable water

                                    Metcalf & Eddy:         Modular system: uses        *Treatable fines
                                    Soil Washing            screening and hydraulic     *Sands/gravels
                                                            classification to reduce    *Treatable water
                                                            volume of soil to be
                                                            treated.








              train capable of decontaminating the sediments in the NYINJ
              area. This information is by no means exhaustive, including
              only those representations made to the Team.             But it
              demonstrates that there is technology available to design,
              integrate, and cost out a pilot-to-full-scale treatment
              facility.   According to the presentation made by Metcalf &
              Eddy, a full-scale sediment management facility, utilizing
              conventional    management    and   treatment   methods,     with
              infrastructure in place, can be operational within three to
              six months. Pilot testing and evaluation of the innovative
              technologies outlined by the Team could be initiated at the
              facility within three months, with results and conclusions
              available within twelve months.      Integration of successful
              technologies into full-scale production could be (with vendor
              cooperation) completed within eighteen months.













                                         APPENDIX D-1
                                DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES


                I. BACKGROUND: Practical Technolocry Integration
                                  for Sediment Decontamination

                     The vendors, academics, and members of industry that made
                presentations to  the Dredged Material Management Team (Team)
                demonstrated that there are a variety of viable solutions for
                contaminated sediment management currently available.        The
                sediments in the waterways of NYINJ contains a wide variety of
                contaminants, including "contaminants of concern" such as
                dioxins/furans, PCB's, and heavy metals, which make the
                material unacceptable for unrestricted ocean disposal.
                Several of the presenters provided examples of technologies
                that have proven successful in either removing these
                contaminants from sediment or destroying them.

                     It  is possible, upon reviewing the technologies
                presented, to configure systems which are cost effective for
                sediment containing even the worst@ contaminants.           When
                configuring a system, costs associated with each technology
                must be considered, and each component must be the most
                efficient as well as effective for the cost. The concept of
                volume reduction is a sensible approach, provided the
                objective of the system is to reserve the most expensive (per
                cubic yard) processes f or the smallest amount of material.
                The. pricing supplied by each vendor may often include services
                which are necessary to the vendor's technology, but are also
                included in other vendor's p     .ricing, creating a pricing
                overlap.   A working integration plan would identify and
                reconcile such situations, and determine which vendor can best
                perform that service.

                     A material handling facility incorporating a
                decontamination treatment train provides an ongoing and
                progressive solution to the management of contaminated
                sediment.  It also provides maximization of limited funds,
                considering it has the longest lifetime and the largest
                capacity (when compared to containment-oriented solutions).

                     The technologies that are summarized below have been
                proven at pilot scale or larger, and have supporting
                documentation available'. The table which follows categorizes
                the technologies, and is intended to suggest a variety of
                combinations which would be applicable to a managed treatment



                 The exception is ABE, which based its presentation on the
                principles of its historical mining technology, rather than
                company research.









               Cost per CYD is  $45-90 (price is for treatment of remaining
               sediment - after volume reduction process).

               Metcalf & Eddy:  Water treatment

               High-efficiency  oil/water separator, followed by high rate
               filters, and granule -activated carbon. M&E has been operating
               water treatment systems similar to this operation for over 90
               years.
               Throughput rates 0-2,000 gallons per minute.
               Cost - $.10 per 1,000 gallons.

               Rutgers: Phytoremediation

               Removal of heavy metals from soil through planting halophytic
               plants (such as mustard) , which can absorb contaminants in 10-
               14 days. Use of this method requires ample groundspace for
               planting.
               Costs were not presented.

               SRS: Thermal desorption

               Treatment  using   high   temperatures   to   remove    organic
               contaminants from soils.     Material must be dewatered for
               treatment to be economically feasible - moisture content will
               impact price per CYD.
               Throughput rates are 5-10 tons per hour.
               Cost per CYD $50-100.

               SRS: Base-catalyzed dechlorination

               Treatment uses heat (650-800 F.) and catalyst to completely
               dehalogenate material being treated.       Process parameters
               include moisture content, reagent dosage, metal content, clay
               content, and target level of treatment objectives.-
               Throughput rates are 5-10 tons per hour.
               Cost per CYD $80-140 (price includes thermal component).

               SUNY Oswego: Photocatalytic degradation

               System uses light plus catalyst (titanium oxide) to degrade
               chlorinated organics.   The catalyst is recovered and reused
               in the system.       Process parameters include level of
               chlorinated- adsorption to particulates, which increases the
               length of the photodegradation process.
               Throughput rates are variable, based on the vessel size.
               Pilot-scale reactor at SUNY can handle 450-500 gallons of
               slurry.
               Cost per CYD $250-300.









                Throughput rates at 7 CYD per hour with pilot-scale unit, 50
                CYD per hour for production-scale unit.
                Units can be paralleled for high production rates.
                Costs are estimated at $35-90 per CYD.

                Proven    at   pilot-scale,    Environment    Canada,     Wastewater
                Technology Centre.

                Dames & Moore: Sediment,Management Facility

                Material handling and decontamination of dredged material at
                an upland site with ultimate disposal of cleaned material At
                Fresh Kills Landfill.

                Throughput rates will vary depending on which treatments are
                used. Expected capacity is 300,000 to 500,000 CYD.
                Costs are estimated'to be $68-70 per CYD.


                Metcalf & Eddy: Project Management

                NJ-based staff, including environmental,scientists, regulatory
                experts,    civil   engineers,.   chemical    engineers,     process
                specialists, project managers, construction managers, dredge
                specialists, and wetlands experts. Capability for oversight
                and management proven at previous sediment remediation
                projects: Dade County, FL; Meyers Superfund Site; NJ, River
                Raisin, Detroit, Michigan.
                Costs based on pers-onnel usage.


                Metcalf & Eddy: Cable-Arm Clamshell

                Technology for precision dredging utilizing satellite
                positioning, and dewaters material during dredging. Used at
                production rate at River Raisin, Detroit, Michigan.
                Throughput rate of dredging is 100 CYD per hour/per bucket.
                Cost per CYD $8-15.

                Metcalf & Eddy:     HYDROSEP (including Soil/Sediment Washing
                module)

                Water-based material handling system applied to dredge spoils
                to remove oversize material, separate sands and gravels from
                fines for further treatment..
                Throughput rate is $25-50 CYD per hour/per train.
                Cost per CYD $30-60.

                Metcalf & Eddy: METALEX

                Removal of metals from volume-reduced residual material using
                technologies which M&E currently has on-line. These systems
                provide metals in a form suitable for recycling.
                Throughput rate is based on feed.









                                          Appendix D

               I.   Vendors and Technologies Presented
                    to the Dredged Materials Manacrement TeaM2

               ABE: Soil Washing

               Cellular flow concept soil stratified system.       Uses an ion
               exchange system and carbon- f iltering and treatment with
               company-developed chemical solutions.

               Throughput rates are estimated to be 500-2500 gallons of
               slurry per minute - however, barge overflow and contact water
               issues are not addressed, which will greatly reduce quoted
               rates.
               Costs are estimated at $57-60 per.cubic yard (CYD)3
               ABE requires guarantee of one million CYD's per year.

               Bio Coips: Bioremediation

               Remediation of dredged material using micro-organisms to
               biodegrade organic contaminants within a relatively short
               period of time. The system has been used commercially, and
               is currently being tested by the Port Authority of NY and NJ
               on local sediments at the request of the Dredged Material
               Management Team.

               Throughput rate is variable, depending on available' vessel
               space.
               Costs are estimated at $52-60 per CYD.

               BioGenesis: Qoil Washing w/Biosurfactant

               Modular system for treatment of sand/gravel in a washing unit
               using biosurfactants to remove contaminants. System can be
               adapted to treat oversize material.

               Throughput rates are 30-50 CYD per hour           units can be
               paralleled for higher production rates.
               Costs are estimated at $35-90 per CYD.
               Proven at production scale, USEPA S.I.T.E. Program.

               BioGenesis: Sediment Washincr with Biosurfactant

               Treatment of fines in a washing   unit using biosurfactants to
               remove contaminants.




               2 See Appendix D-3 for additional proposals reviewed by the
               team.









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            The Honorable Steven J. Corodemus
            December 21, 1994
            Page 3


            I Would like to suggest that 'the potential to use Federal Superfund or New
            Jersey Spillfund monies, to offset the cost of dredge spoil decontami nation
            should be looked Into. I say this because I am convinced that by this
            method, responsible parties could be compelled to reimburse these funds
            expended in the acceleration of the dredged spoil decontamination
            process.

            Needless to Say the costs associated With this type of activity cannot be
            bome by local level government, nor do I believe can we look to the Port
            Authority of New York and New Jersey to pay the Cost. The funds for this
            project must come from the Corps of Engineers, special Federal legislation
            or the State since it is obviously a regional problem if not a national issue.

            Again In closing, I would like to tn   ank you for your work in this very
            important Issue, and I will continue to support viable options, as I become
            aware of them.

            Plea keep me apprise        f pla to proceed and expedite the necessary
                      program, as- t ey d     op.

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             C;      e Honorab          Ine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey
                  Glenn A. Grant, Business Administrator
                  Alvin L. Zach, P.E, Department of Engineering
                  Jeanne Fox, Regional Administrator, USEPA
                  Colonel Thomas York, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
                  Robert Shinn, Commissioner, NJDEP
                  Lillian Liburdl, Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey
                  Gerard McKenna, NAT Consortium
                  Keith Jones, Brookhaven National Laboratory




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             The Honorable Steven J. Corodemus
             December21,1994
             Page 2



             Mat the efficacy of these technologies can be determined. The Consortium
             of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Stevens
             institute has already expressed Interest in monitoring and evaluating these
             technologies. This process can also determine what processes might be
             most cost-effective for cleaning up abandoned industrial sites, such as the
             Diamond Shamrock site in Newark, in addition to c1redged material cleanup.
             I also believe that some suitable locations for a decontamination facility
             could be found in some under-utilized areas of Port Newark or some other
             port locations In the region. This would*be ideal, clue to the ability to off-
             load barges and because of the required utility infrastructure. I also
             strongly support the siting of a research and development facility In Port
             Newark, in order to Implement -the existing interagency Agreement
             between the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Rensselaer Polytechnic
             institute Environmental Partnership witli the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
             and the Environmental Protection Agency. Since the borrow pits and some
             of the heaviest contaminant levels are in Newark Bay and the lower Passaic
             River, which must also be dredged in the near term, I believe the Port
             Newark location should be the center of research amd development
             activities. Also, this would enable the Consortium I previously mentioned to
             got involved in the activities which would ensue from this process.

             It will be important to find uses for the dredge material that cannot be
             disposed of in the ocean. Some material may be used for lnterjm and daily
             cover at landfills. Some of the material could be used to create wetlands
             and parks, as well as to raise properties, which are located in flood hazard
             zones, above the 100 year flood elevation. Other uses of the dredged
             material could be for bricks, cement and possibly asphalt. There are
             locations in Newark that ourEngineering Department Is currently evaluating
             for these purposes, and I hope that other localities In New York and Now
             Jersey will do likewise. I know that one of the key elements of
             decontamination will be to the ability of any operator of a decontamination
             facility to expeditiously secure sites for placement of the decontaminated
             dredge material. A determination must be made by the U.S. Army Corps of
             Engineers.and the Environmental Protection Agency as to what criteria will
             be utilized for disposal of the dredged materials in the ocean. I would also
             add, that while some dredged materials may be unsuitable for ocean
             clisposal, the dredged material may contain contaminant levels below the
             action. level for New Jersey soil criteria usage.



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                                         APPENDIX  B






                                       SHARPE JAMES
                                              MAYOR
                                        NEWARK,NEW JERSEY
                                              07102


             December 21, 1994


             The Honorable Steven J. Coroclemus, Chairman
             Dredged Materials management Tearn
             NeW Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
             401 East State Street
             CN 402
             Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402

             Dear Chairman Corodemus:

             I very much appreciated your meeting with me In Newark to disCuss the
             problem of dredged sediments from the Passaic River basins. As a followup
             to the presentation you made, I am offering the following comments in
             support for the efforts you and the Dredged Materials management Team
             have made, in what we all hope will be a definitive resolution to the current
             environmental quagmire on the dredging of harbors In our area.

             I would like to Set forth some options, which I endorse and wholeheartedly
             support, that I believe will resolve the decontamination and disposal
             concerns related to dredging. I believe that sub-aqueous borrow pits are
             environmentally sound choice for the category three dredged material that
             cannot go into the ocean disposal site, because of high levels of
             contaminants. in this regard, I also hope that New York will site a location
             and not rely solely on Newark Say or New Jersey locations. I also feel very
             strongly that a host municipality free for Newark must be provided in the
             event the Newark Say sites are selected. As you are aware, the borrow pits
             will essentially be an aquatic landflll within the corporate boundaries of the
             City of Newark and in. that regard be no different than an upland landfill
             which provides a host fee to the municipalities where they are sited. The
             amount of the fee-must be negotiated but should not be less than that
             provided for other landfills.

             I would also Support construction and operation of a decontamination
             facility in Newark. The near term implementation, as well as the
             technological effectiveness and cost efficiency must of course first be
             considered. Soil washing, as well as other bio-remediation technologies are
             methods, which I believe would meet this criteria. I know that your team
             is actively looking into these and other technologies, and If they meet the
             criteria, I would support their Implementation. My hope in this respect is
             that a near-term operation for clecontamination will commence as
             expeditiously as possible. Technologies can be tested at such a facility so
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                        15. "Deadly dioxin, dumping of dredge spoils must
                        be stopped", September 21, 1994 (Editorial).

                        16. "Option  offered to ocean dumping", September
                        28, 1994.

                        17. "Ban on  ocean disposal of harbor sediment
                        won't be advised", October 12, 1994.

                        18. "Dredge-spoil study group forms to find
                        solutions", October 16, 1994.

                        19. "Toxic island isn't dredging answer", (Letter
                        to Editor from Ernest L. Oros, Assemblyman, 19th
                        District.)

                        20. "Seeking common ground on dredging", (Article
                        by Joseph Sapia, Press Freehold Bureau) no date
                        shown..


                   K.   Estuary News: "The Delaware Estuary: Discover its
                   Secrets", Volume 5:1, Summer, 1994.

                   L.   Shepard's, Environmental Liability. Enforcement
                   and Penalties Reports, article entitled "EPA Issues
                   Multimedia Sediment Strategy for.Public Comment",
                   ,November, 1994.








                        9. "Task force gets a close look at material
                        dredged from Bayway harbor", September 20, 1994.

                        10. 11DEP assailed for stalling dredge plan",
                        September 20, 1994.

                        11. "State still trawling for long-term solution
                        to dumping of silt", September 25, 1994.

                        12. "Underwater pits called answer for port
                        dredging woes", October 12, 1994.

                        13. "P.A. sees dredge delays leaving it stuck in
                        the mud within 18 months", October 28, 1994.


                   J.   Asbury Park Press


                        1.   119 years of expanded dumping proposed"

                        2.   "Burial pit among options for disposal of
                        dredge spoils", June 26, 1994.

                        3.   "Dredging group assigned to dig up viable
                        solutions", June 28, 1994.

                        4.   "Not dredging ports is risky for state", July
                        8, 1994 (Viewpoint,.by John L. Clearwater.)

                        5.   "Land for dredge site explored by panel",
                        July 21, 1994.

                        6.   "Dredge spoil island considered"

                        7.   "Activists unite in effort to sink continued
                        ocean dumping", August 3, 1994.

                        8.   "Environmentalists, fishermen appeal ocean
                        dumping rulings", August 5, 1994.

                        9.   "Bacteria unlikely cure- all for harbor",
                        August 10, 1994.

                        10.  "Island made of dredge spoils reconunended",
                        August 16, 1994.

                        11. "Dredging work has Sea Bright residents.
                        fuming", August'19, 1994.

                        12. "Shore swimming bans traced to heavy rains",
                        August 26, 1994.

                        13. "Port dredging needs solutions", September 6,
                        1994.

                        14. "Belmar gets mixed news from river dredge
                        tests", September 13, 1994.









                          2.   "Corodemus to convene first meeting of Dreged
                          Materials Management Team", July 21, 1994.

                          3.   "Dredged soil solution cannot be clutching at
                          'straw proposals"', August 14, 1994.

                    D.    Staten Island Advance - "Proposal to dump sediment
                    draws opposition", November 10, 1994.

                    E.    The Philadelphia Incruirer -

                          1'.- "Residents concerned about disposal of silt",
                        .July 10, 1994.

                          2.   ItNew life scuttles up the Delaware River",
                          July 2, 1994.

                    F.    Burlington County (N.J.) Times - "For lake
                    cleanup, dredging woes", July  6, 1994.

                    G.    The Times - "New tactics aimed at tainted tracts",
                    August 18, 1994.

                    H.    The New York Times Metro

                          1.   "New island is proposed for Harbor", July 13,
                          1994.

                          2.   "Developers-seek profits in polluted land"
                          September 6, 1994.

                    I.    The Star Ledger -

                          1.   "Dredge go-ahead, court rebuffs environmental
                          objections", June 29, 1994.

                          2.   "Several proposals aim at easing dredging
                          crises", July 13, 1994.

                          3.   "Return to power, Salem 2 nuclear plant back
                          in service after river dredging", July 13, 1994.

                          4.   "Dredging plan for port draws mixed reviews",
                          July 15, 1994.

                          5.   "P.A. cites a wide range in cost of harbor
                          dredge disposal plans", August 23, 1994.

                          6.   "Lack of DEP permit postpones plan to dump
                          dredging in Sayreville", August 25, 1994.

                          7.   I'Dredging solution stuck in the silt", August
                          29, 1994. (Letter to the Editor).

                          8.   "Dredging panel examines solutions to
                          contaminated harbor sediment", September 7, 1994.










                   M.   AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. Dredging
                   '94: Proceedings of the Second International
                   Conference on Dredging and Dredged Materials Placement,
                   Volumes 1 & 2, New York.

                   N.   SOPP, R.F., et al. - "Recent Sediment and
                   Contaminant Distributions in the Hudson Shelf Valley".
                   In: NOAA Technical Report, NMFS Manuscript #TR10056-2,
                   Effects of the Cessation of Sewage Sludge Dumping in
                   the 12 mile Site, Proceedings of the 12 Mile Dumpsite
                   Symposium, Long Branch, NJ, June 18-19, 1991.

                   0.   CORBITT, ROBERT A. (Ed.) - Standard Handbook of
                   Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill, Inc. 1990.

                   P.   MALCOLM PIRNIE, Inc. - Draft Report-Evalution of
                   Innovative and Past Track Decontamination Technologies
                   for the NYINJ Harbor Sediments, August, 1993.

                   Q.   METCALF & EDDY -Hazardous Waste Seminar, 1994.
                   Fiddler's Elbow, Bedminster, New Jersey.

                   R.   SCHUBEL, J.R., P.A. CHIN & A. POLLICE - Report of
                   the Not Just Another Dredging and Disposal of
                   Contaminated Sediments Workshop, State University of
                   New York at Stoney Brook Marine Sciences Research
                   Center, COAST Institute and the Institute for Urban
                   Ports and Harbors, and Rutger's University Institute of
                   -Marine and Coastal Sciences, May, 1994.

                   S.   TETRA TECH - Options for Treatment and Disposal of
                   Contaminated Sediments from the New York/New Jersey
                   Harbor, Final Report-prepared for the Department of the
                   Army, New York District.

                   T. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES - 111992
                   Dredging and Disposal Survey", Joseph J. Birgeles,
                   Chairman, Harbors, Navigation and Environment
                   Committee, dated September, 1992.

                   U.   "Contaminated Dredged Material Disposal: A Short-
                   term, Non-Structural Alternative", presented December
                   13, 1994.

             V.    NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLES

                   A.   The Record, "Bill pushes_Newark Bay Dredging",
                   September 13, 1994.

                   B.   The Home News, "Dredging company fighting dumping
                   ban", September 23, 1994.

                   C.   Courior-Post -

                        1.  "Township Dredging Area Lake", July 8, 1994.









                        2.   Memo on testimony given by President of NY
                        Shipping Association with attached testimony.

                        3.   Memo to Governor concerning needed dredging
                        at NWS Earle.

                   B.   MAXUS ENERGY CORPORATION - Presentation given by
                   Richard McNutt, President, September 19, 1994.

                   C.   NEW YORK SHIPPING ASSOCIATION, INC. - Letter from
                   James Capo, President requesting full review of issues
                   of dredging and dredged material disposal.

                   D.   NEW JERSEY MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION - Letter from
                   Administrator expressing views of Association, dated
                   August 12, 1994.

                   E.   GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA - Letter from S.
                   Thomas Gagliano expressing views of firm.

                   F.   CHRIS' LANDING - Notice concerning dredging at
                   Gunning Island..

                   G.   CONCERNED CITIZENS OF BENSONHURST - Copy of
                   "Locations of Existing Borrow Pits" with attached
                   letter from The Assembly of the State of New York and
                   Petition against dumping toxic material in the borrow
                   pits off of Coney Island.,

                   H.   NJ POLLUTION RESPONSE - Nonvoint Source Pollution
                   and Stormwater Utilities - Workshop offering and
                   attached report on Storm Water Utilities and the Public
                   Education Process, Robert F.'Grimes, September 27,
                   1994.


                   I.   TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AUTHORITY, INC. - Cover
                   letter and Report entitled - Intermodal Coordination
                   Study: A Survey and Consultant Recommendations on
                   Containerized Transporation in Northern New Jersey.


                   J.   INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
                   Collection of letters, news articles, etc. pertaining
                   to dredging needs of the Port of New York and New
                   Jersey, from William F. Zenga, Business Manager, Local
                   25, Marine Division, AFL-CIO.

                   K.   NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE FOR ACTION - Presentation to
                   the Governor's Dredged Materials Management Team,
                   October 11, 1994.

                   L.   FRANK M. McDONOUGH - Memorandum and presentation
                   to Dredged Materials Management Team entitled
                   "Agencies/Commissions/Authorities with Jurisdiction
                   over Port Newark/Elizabeth-New York/New Jersey Harbor",
                   dated December 1, 1994.










              III. BI-STATE INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES/AGENCIES


                   A.   THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY

                        1.   Letter from the Director of PANY/NJ with
                        attachment concerning their knowledge of Port
                        operations, dated September 21, 1994.

                        2.   Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the
                        Year Ended December 31, 1993.

                        3.   Regional Economy: Review 1993, Outlook 1994
                        for the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Region.

                        4.   Proceedings-of the Regional Policy
                        Roundtables: Prospects and Strategies for the
                        Twenty-First Century, The World Trade Center, New
                        York City, 1994.

                        5.   "Port Authority Update on the Use of
                        Geocontainers for Isolating Dredged Materials",
                        October 6, 1994.

                        6.   Dredging: What is the Best Approach for New
                        Jersey?, Presented at the October 27, 1994 meeting
                        of the Dredged Materials Management Team,
                        Honorable Steven Corodemus, Chairman.

                        7.   "Preliminary Evaluation of the Regulatory
                        Permitting Requirements for an Upland Confined
                        Disposal Facility to be Located in Sayreville,
                        Middlesex County", Report with attached diagrams,
                        undated.


                        8.   Draft Report- Newark Bay Subaqueous Borrow
                        Pit Demonstration Project, July, 1994.

                        9.   Review of current dredging projects, undated.

                        10. Review of "Potential for Upland Disposal
                        Options in the New York.Harbor Region", undated.

                        11. "Estimate of Dredged Material Quantities by
                        Category", current dredging project requirements
                        and permits, August 22, 1954.

                        12. Location Plan, Pier Facilities, undated.



                  IV.   OTHER SOURCES


                  A.    MARITIME RESOURCES COUNCIL

                        1.   Memo on Media Coverage of Dredging Issues to
                        members of the Maritime Advisory Council, dated
                        June 16, 1994.











                          9.    "Development and Demonstration of Dredged
                          Material Containment Systems Using Geotextiles",
                          undated.


                     STATE GOVERNMENT


                     A.   NEW JERSEY SENATE

                          1.    Senator James McGr eevey, draft legislation on
                          dredging, dated September 6, 1994.

                          2.    Senator Robert Singer, "A Supplemental Act
                          for the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences:
                          Harbor Mapping Project", introduced October 17,
                          1994.


                     B.   NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                     1995 Project Priority List-New Jersey Wastewater
                     Treatment Financing Program

                     C.   NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR       Letter to
                     Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus from Commissioner
                     Calderone on employment impacts of dredging impasse on
                     the State's economy. 1994.

                     D.   RUTGERS UNIVERSITY -


                          1.    Conference on the Remediation-of Sediments,
                          Guidance Document, sponsored by the Institute of
                          Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers - The State
                          University of New Jersey and the Port Authority of
                          New York/New Jersey, September 14, 1992. 1

                          2.    Conference on the Remedia@ion of Sediments,
                          Summary Document, sponsored.by the Institute of
                          Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers - The State
                          University of New Jersey and the Port Authority of
                          New York/New Jersey, May 4-6, 1992.

                          3.    Conference on the Remediation of Sediments.
                          Summary Document, sponsored by the Institute of
                          Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers - The State
                          University of New Jersey and the Port Authority of
                          New York/New Jersey, November 17-18, 1992
                          conference.


                     E.   STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO, THE
                     ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER - "Photocatalytic
                     Degradation of Contaminated Solids, an Update", August,
                     1994.


                     F.   GREEN PORT PROPOSAL IN DOD.AUTHORIZATION - Summary
                     and Modification to the Amendment Offered by Mr.
                     Menendez of New Jersey.










                   C.   NEW JERSEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT TRUST

                        1.   Annual Report - 1993.

                        2.   Project Priority Lists: New Jersey
                        Wastewater Treatment Financing Program, 1994.

                        3.   NEW JERSEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT TRUST -
                        Memoranda on availability of funds through Trust
                        and steps to show eligibility of financing.

                   D.   DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

                             Letter from W.E. Franson, Capt. U.S. Navy,
                        dated September 21, 1994 concerning dredging at
                        NWS Earle.


                   E.   U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS


                        1.   Managing Dredged Material, an Evaluation of
                        Disposal Alternatives in-the New York-New Jergey
                        Metropolitan Region, Dr. Joseph O'Connor, New York
                        University, Institute of Environmental Medicine,
                        Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Tuxedo, New
                        York, December, 1989.

                        2.   Final Supplemental Environmental ImT)act
                        Statement: Use of Subaaueous Borrow Pits for the
                        Disygsal-of Dredged Material from the-Port of Now
                        York - New Jersey, January, 1991.

                        3.   Draft Guidance for Performing Tests on
                        Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal, New
                        York District, US Army Corps of Engineers,
                        December 18, 1992.

                        4. Chart and Synopsis entitled "Federal Channel
                        Maintenance Dredging History from 1984 through
                        1993", undated.

                        5. Summary entitled "Section 405 of WRDA 1992
                        Sediment Decontamination Technology", undated.

                        6. Maps entitled "Delaware River Dredging Disposal
                        Study", dated June, 1984.

                        7. Letter dated November 14, 1994 concerning
                        PANY/NJ's presentation on October 27, 1994.

                        8.   "Fact Sheet", from Thomas A. York, Col. En.
                        Commanding.













                                       APPENDIX A


                                       REFERENCES



                   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT


                   A.   Draft legislation providing for dredging
                   alternatives and decontamination technology funding in
                   the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, by Franks, Robert A.
                   1993.


                   B.   UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                        1.   Straw Proposal, Dredged Materials Management
                        Forum, July 7, 1994.

                        2.   Revised Straw Proposal, Dredged Material
                        Management Forum, September 20, 1994.

                        3.   Comments to Straw Proposal.

                        4.   Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for
                        Ocean Disposal: Testing Manual, USEPA-053/9-
                        91/001, 1991.

                        5. Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated
                        Sediments (ARCS) Program: Final Summary Report,
                        USEPA 905-S-94-001, 1994.

                        6. "EPA Calls for New Dioxin Data to Complete
                        Reassessment Process", Environmental News,
                        September 13, 1994.

                        7.   "Dioxin Facts, New Initiatives", September,
                        1994.


                        8.   "Health Effects of Dioxin and Dioxin-like
                        Compounds", undated.

                        9.   Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds,
                        Wetlands Division, Regulatory Branch '- Excerpts
                        from Guidelines and Draft Inland Testing Manual,
                        undated.

                        10. "Application Evaluation Process", diagram of
                        Process, undated.





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                        Christine Todd Whitman
                        Governor, State of New Jersey

                        Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                        Assemblyman. District I I
                        James A. Capo
                        NY Shipping Assoc, Inc
                        Albert Cernadas                                                                                      MEETING MINUTES
                        lntL Longshorernens Association
                        Dr. Angela Cristini                                                                                          MEETING #5
                        Ramapo College of NJ
                        Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.
                        Senator. district 13                                                     DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM
												  
                        Lillian Liburdi
                        Pon Authority of MY& NJ                                                                             SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
                        Frank M. McDonough, esq.
                        Kenney, Gram McDonough & Swum                                           BAYWAY REFINING COMPANY, LINDEN, NJ
                        Harry A. McEnroe							  
                        Assemtblyman. District 28				  
                        M. Brian Asher                                      Chairman Corodemus opened the meeting at 10:05 a.m. The Chairman
                        Maher Terminal Inc                          remarked that this meeting would focus on sediment decontamination, borrow
                        Lewis J. Nagy                               pit construction, and dioxin studies. He also announced that the draft interim
                        NJ Dept of Environmental Protection         report was being sent to all Team members for their review. Minutes of the
                        Edward T. O'Connor, if.						   
                        Senator, District 31                         September 6th, 1994 meeting were approved.
												   
                        Andrew L Strauss 					 	
                        Trust for Public Land                            Dr. Michael DeLuca (Rutgers University) made a presentation on two
                        Dennis J. Susdtowsld. WD.                   conferences that were held in 1992 on the remediation of contaminated
                        Hudson River Foundation for Science &       sediments. These were sponsored by Rutgers Univ., the State University of
                        Environmental Research. Inc                 New York at Stony Brook, and the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey.
                        James T. B. Trip											  
                        Environmental Defense Fund Inc.             Copies of conference proceedings had previously been provided to all Team
                        Cynthia A. Zlpf                             members.
                        Clean Ocean Action						  
                                                                            The first conference focused on Bioremediation. It was determined that
                                                                   the cost effectiveness of bioremediation is limited. Processes are very
                                                                   expensive. Some examples show that PAH's can be successfully broken down
                                                                   in the labs and that there are comparable remediation time frames in both the
                                                                   lab and the field. Bioremediation is not a panacea for all contaminated
                                                                   sediment.problems. There are specific treatments for specific compounds.
														   
                                                                            The second conference focused, on physical and chemical remediation of
                                                                   sediments. EPA's ARCS program (Assessment and Rernediation of
                                                                   Contaminated Sediments) involves bench scale tests of solvent extraction,
                                                                   thermal desorption, and wet-air oxidation techniques--primarily for PCB and
                                                                   PAH remediation. BCD--Base Catalyzed Dechlorination seems to be a
                                                                   promising technique. In Europe, flotation is used to separate sand from silt
                                                                   prior to treatment. In Great Britain, microorganisms are used to immobilize
                                                                   and localize metal ions from solution which are then separated with a high
                                                                   gradient magnetic separation technique.
													   
                                                                            In Europe, some nations have developed long-term management plans
                                                                   with a partnership between government,  private  industry, and
                                                                   public/environmental groups. Short-term tradeoffs include borrow pits, lined


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                 land containment areas, or undersea confined disposal facilities (CDFs). There have also
                 been some limited successful beneficial use projects using dredged materials for growing
                 trees and shrubs.

                      Dr. DeLuca put forth some recommendations to the Team. These included funding
                 the Undersea Research Program at Rutgers, which is studying the Mid-Atlantic Bight. He
                 also recommended that the COAST committee begin working to coordinate programs
                 between New York and New Jersey to prevent contamination. He also announced that a
                 consortium, between Rutgers Univ., Stevens Institute of Technology, and NJIT, has been
                 forced to find innovative techniques to remediate contaminated sediments. He also
                 supported legislation by Senator Singer, which would.provide $300,000 for supplemental
                 sampling and identification of sources and sinks of contaminants in New York Harbor. A
                 comprehensive survey of sediments can be accomplished by sharing costs with the U.S.
                 Geological Survey.

                      Key to resolving the contaminated sediment issues in Europe was the setting of a plan
                 with specific dates for milestones of achievement. This ensured progress while still
                 allowing continued use of a dumpsite. Bioremediation funding was also an important
                 component of the long-term management plan.

                      Michael Beversluis from' ABE Environmental presented information on the soil
                 washing technique that is available from his company'. The process involves using a clam
                 shell dredge to remove contaminated sediment at a rate of 150 cubic yards/hour. The
                 rernediation will be done on barges; this precludes the need for a land site. The sediment
                 is cleaned by an ion. exchange system and carbon filtering and treatment with
                 company-developed chemical solutions. To speed up the process, 1-6 barges co         ,uld be
                 used. Ultimate disposal is in a containment island or ocean, depending on state and
                 federal guidelines. The capacity is 500-2500 gallons/minute. Offloading is included.
                 There is the potential for containment in geotubes.

                      The cost for this process is $38-$53/ton depending on levels of contaminants. This
                 cost includes the dredging process and disposal. Data on performance is not currently
                 available. The process is patented and the process data shows that removal is at 99.999%
                 of cleanup standard. Mr. Beversluis proposed a six month pilot study and provided a copy
                 of ABE's proposal.

                      Mr. Brad Simek, from Amboy Aggregates, a sand and gravel mining company
                 established in the mid 1930's, made a proposal to mine sand from New York Harbor for
                 borrow pits to hold contaminated sediments.

                      Sand is mined using a hopper dredge, and transported to the South Amboy facility.
                 From there, trucks and barges are used to send sand to construction industries. The pits
                 dug could be used for contaminated sediments. The company currently holds state and
                 federal permits to mine federal channels and the Ambrose Channel for sand.
                      Amboy Aggregates pays $1 million in royalties to the state of New Jersey to mine
                 sand. This money is used by the state for education purposes. Sand is a valuable res 'ource
                 and construction costs of the pits is kept down since the-company sells sand. There is no
                 cost to taxpayers.

                      Ellis Vieser asked about the volume of sediments handled and the depth to which the
                 company could dig. Mr. Simek replied that 2 million cubic yards of sand are dredged










                   per year and that the depth of dredging is from 100-110 feet deep. Cindy Zipf asked about
                   a market for clay. Mr. Simek replied that there is currently no market for clays.

                        Mr. Hank VanHandle-Manager of Environmental and Engineering Services at the
                   Bayway Refining Company in Linden, described actions that the company has taken to
                   contain contaminated sediments on its property. The company created a lined 6-foot deep
                   confinement area to temporarily contain materials dredged from their berths in 1993.

                        DEP required the company to do a study on sediment resuspension. The study
                   revealed that the resuspension of sediments caused by the movement'of vessels was equal
                   to the resuspension by dredging operations. In addition, it revealed that water quality in
                   the Kill Van Kull has improved greatly, and that there is a wide variety of marine life now.
                   The company has an application pending with the U.S. Corps of Engineers and NJDEP to
                   address redeposition of silt within current docking berths.

                        The depth at Bayway berths is 36 feet; 42 feet is needed for their vessels. Lightering is
                   now being done at the Verrazano; dredging would eliminate the need for lightering.

                        Mr. VanHandle said that the facility needs to know what the end points are going to
                   be for decontamination technology before they proceed with this option. The sediment
                   testing at Bayway revealed that there was 100 ppm of arsenic, and the standard is 26 ppm.
                   There was 25pptr dioxin, the standard is 10pptr. (However there is really no NJ State
                   standard for dioxin.) Decontamination standards should be set based on comprehensive
                   risk assessments.

                        Dennis Suszkowski questioned. Bayway as to their strategy for source reduction for oil
                   products. Mr. VanHandle indicated that there was an audit, a Bi-State Audit of oil
                   products in the Harbor from air sources and stormwater runoff. This revealed that non
                   point source pollution was the most significant cause of oil products to the Harbor.
                   Sources such as 2 cycle outboard motors, which put oil in the water must be abated.

                        Mr. VanHandle said that all sheens on the Kill must be reported to'DEP and the
                   Coast Guard. Bayway has a permit pending for surface water runoff. Moses Creek is
                   dammed and 99% of the facility stormwater is discharged there.

                        Assemblyman Corodernus questioned the frequency of soundings taken at berths and
                   the costs. Mr. VanHandle replied that soundings are taken quarterly using Sonar and that
                   the costs are several thousand dollars. The soundings are taken in one day.

                        Rick McNutt, from Maxxus Energy made a presentation on the status of cleanup at
                   the Diamond Alkali plant. Carol Dinkins, Esq. provided background information on the
                   site. Diamond Alkali incorporated in the 1920's in Delaware and until the 1960's,
                   operated the 80 Lister Avenue site in Newark. In the late 60's, the name was changed to
                   Diamond Shamrock. In the late 80's, the name changed again to Diamond Chemical.
                   Then the company was bought by Occidental. Occidental is the signatory for the
                   Superfund cleanup consent decree with the U.S. EPA. Occidental is also the signatory for
                   the consent decree on studies required on the Passaic River. Maxxus Energy conducts
                   these studies for Occidental, including workplan and remediation studies.











                        Rick McNutt explained that all activities on the site are governed by consent decree.
                   The site has been environmentally secure since 1983. The site is covered with geotextile
                   material, fenced, and guarded. Surface water runoff is controlled. Dioxin is insoluble,
                   therefore, there is no groundwater contamination nor migration. EPA monitors the site
                   each week.

                        Maxxus has conducted extensive testing for Occidental. Sediment sampling, radio
                   dating, and bathymetric studies have been conducted. Samples have been taken at 92
                   locations and 73 cores have been taken ranging from 5 to 20 feet in depth. Analysis was
                   done on sediment chemistry. There were 348 chemical samples taken and analyzed for
                   192 different chemicals and metals, including PAHs, PCBs, Hg, Pb, Cd, dioxin, DDT,
                   Chlordane, and Dieldrin. This information has been published in 19 manuscripts, and is
                   the most comprehensive chemical analysis of the estuary to date.

                        The results show that lead has dropped off significantly in sediments over the past
                   several years. Arochlor 1254 dropped off in the 90's.

                        Bathymetry information has revealed which areas of the Passaic are sites of
                   accumulation and scouring. The Lower Passaic River has not been dredged since 1949;
                   therefore, contaminants from Diamond Alkali are covered and not available to biota.
                   Natural siltation in the river creates a cap to contain contaminants.

                        Chemical analysis reveals that dioxins come from a variety of sources in the Harbor.
                   Dioxin is created in combustion and industrial processes. It is present in sewage sludge. It
                   is also generated by burning wood, metallurgical processes, and at petroleum refineries.
                   EPA has reports on dioxin generating sources.

                        Maxxus has identified 300 facilities on the Passaic that may produce dioxin.
                   Congeners from the different sources are identifiable in the River. All information that
                   Maxxus has collected has been released to EPA.

                        The consent order requires investigation of sediment contamination in the Lower
                   Passaic, risk assessments, and a workplan for remediation. The Workplan has been
                   submitted to EPA. Cleanup at the 80 Lister site is on schedule.

                        A summary of Mr. McNutt's. presentation is attached to these minutes.

                        Mr. William Muszyns1d, described EPA's new draft report on dioxin. After 3 years of
                   study, it reaffirms the link between dioxin and cancer. There are also non-cancerous
                   adverse effects.

                        Copies of general information were provided to Team members as well as a form to
                   receive full copies of the dioxin report.

                        Dr. Cristini questioned when the ecology report would be ready? Mr. Muszynski
                   replied that the report would be ready within one year.
                        A hearing will be held in Newark and New York to provide information to the public
                   and to gather technical information on dioxin.

                        Chairman Corodemus set the next meeting date as, Tuesday, October 11, 1994 at
                   10:00 am in Newark, at the Governor's Office. Following lunch, the Team was taken on a
                   Tour of the Bayway Refinery/Containment Facility. The Tour concluded at 2:30pm.










                                           AGENDA


                                         MEETING #5


                             DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                     SEPTEMBER 19, 1994


                                          10:00 AN


                                  BAYWAY REFINING COMPANY
                               1100 ROUTES 1 and 9 NORTHBOUND




                 1.   Opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                 2.   Approval of Minutes from the September 6, 1994 meeting

                 3.   Presentations on Decontamination Technology

                      a.   Report on Conferences on Remediation of
                           Sediments
                           Dr. Michael De Luca, Rutgers Univ.

                      b.   ABE Environmental - Michael Beversluis


                 4.   Presentation of Borrow Pit Construction
                           Amboy Aggregates    Brad Simek, Vice President

                 5.   Dredging Strategies at Bayway Refinery
                           Hank VanHandle


                 6.   Presentation of Dioxin Studies

                      a.   Maxus Energy, Rick McNutt

                      b.   U.S. EPA, William Muszynski
                           New Report on Dioxin

                 7.   Next Meeting Date
                           Focus on Source Reduction of Contaminants

                 8.   Tour of the Bayway Refinery/Contairanent Facilities.


             Please note lunch will be served during the meeting. Coffee and
             tea will also be available before and during the meeting.





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                         Christine Todd Whitman
                         Governor. State of New Jersey
                         Steven J. Corodernus. Chairman                                                                      MEETING MINUTES
                         Assemblyman District I I
                         James A. Capo                                                                                              MEETING #6
                         NY Shipping Assoc. Inc                                               DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                         ANA Cernadas
                         Intl. Longshoremen's Association                                                                      OCTOBER 11, 1994
                         Dr. Angela Cristird
                         Rarnapo College of HJ
																     
                         Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.
                         Senator. District 13                                                               GOVERNORS OFFICE, NEWARK, NJ
																    
                         LEM Liburd
                         Port Authority of NY & NJ                                          Assemblvman Corodemus opened the meeting at 10:10 a.m.
                         Frank M. McDonmgh, Esq.                    Meeting minutes were approved.
                         Kenney, Gross McDonough & Stevens							   
                         Harry A. McEnroe                                                 Dr. George Korfiatis, Director, Center for Environmental
                         Assemblyman. District 28                    Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology spoke about a proposed
                         M. Brian Maher                             Sediment & Dredged Materials Technology Institute consisting, of the Steven's
                         Maher Terminal. Inc.                                                         			
                         Lewis J. Nagy                              Institute, NJIT, and Rutgers University. The purpose of this Institute would be
                         NJ Dept of Environmental Protection          to conduct studies to facilitate development and implementation of sediment
                         Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.                    and dredged material technologies and management strategies.
                         Senator, District 31									   
                         Andrew L Strauss                                       The objectives for this Academic Research Consortium would be to
                         Turst for Public Land                           provide resources and technical support and advice to the State of New Jersey
                         Dennis J. SuszkowsKft.D.                  on dredging and dredging technology and remediation. It would also conduct
                         Hudson River foundation for Science         public outreach and education programs, foster collaboration between
                         Environrnental Research. Inc               industry, government, the private sector and public interest groups for the
                         James T. B. Tripp							  
                         Environmental Defense Fund Inc.                   development of cooperative solutions for dredging issues. It would also
                                                                                                                                                                   
                         Cynthia A. Zipf                             become a clearinghouse of information on dredged materials management and
                         Clan Ocean Action                          technology.
													   
                                                                                          The need for this Institute is apparent. The Environmental impact
                                                                    of contaminated sediments cannot be ignored.
                                                                    Research/technology/development/evaluation/ demonstration can be
                                                                    conducted through the institute. Right now there is no focused
                                                                    science/engineering research on dredging issues. New Jersey's economy is
                                                                    threatened if we don't formulate and implement environmentally sustainable
                                                                    practices.
														   
                                                                    Benefits of a Research Institute include:
												   
                                                                    1.        A focused institute on dredging as a New Jersey resource and nationally
                                                                              recognized authority on remediation.
														   
                                                                    2.        A vehicle to attract federal research funds to New Jersey
													   
                                                                    3.        Foster government/industry collaboration.
														    
                                                                    4.        Promote environmental technology development in New Jersey.
												  
                                                                    5.        Provides fast track deployment of new technologies.
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                  Each Division will be responsible for the following:

                       Environmental Technologies Division - Stevens
                       Fate and Transport of Pollutants - Rutgers
                       Characterization and Environmental Effects of Contaminants -
                         NJIT


                  Resources from each division include:

                       Center for Environmental Engineering - Stevens
                       Center for Marine and Coastal Sciences - Rutgers
                       Hazardous Substance Management Research Center - NJIT

                  Costs:

                             Start up costs for each division will be $200,000 for a total of $600,000.
                  Additional funding will be provided through research grants.

                             Dr. Dennis Suszkowski discussed sources of contaminants and controls to the
                  Harbor Estuary. Source reduction is key to avoiding contamination of harbor sediments in
                  the long term. Dr. Suszkowski is chairing a work group of the Harbor Estuary Program to
                  explore source reduction.

                                   SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION REDUCTION PLAN

                                  1. IDENTIFY CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN
                                    2. IDENTIFY AND QUANTITY SOURCES
                                     3. IDENTIFY SOURCE REDUCTION

                             The plan would include the development and application of simple models as a
                  preliminary assessment of Harbor-wide reductions in contamination in relation to the
                  Long-term Dredging Plan. A Full assessment of the plan would involve a long-term
                  modelling effort. After estimating chemical load reductions, a program would be
                  developed to track and cleanup contaminants, abate combined sewer overflows, institute
                  pollution'prevention programs  and inventory waste sites. Finally, the source reduction
                  plan would need to be implemented.

                             The USACE has a. system-wide model in development that explores toxics. The
                  model will help identify which sources can be reduced and the expected resulting
                  reduction of contaminants in sediments.

                             Sources of contaminants included PCB's from municipal sewage treatment
                  plants - a high percentage. Sources of mercury need to be identified. There has been no
                  quantification of PAH's in the estuary. Dioxin is not even tested for at sewage treatment
                  plants. EPA has identified PCB's at the outfall.

                             There is a limited data base due to problems with data collection techniques.

                             Larry Schmidt asked about quantification of atmospheric deposition. Dennis
                  responded by saying that the surface area of the harbor is small when compared with the
                  drainage area. Therefore contaminants from drainage areas are more significant. Mario
                  DelVicario, mentioned that EPA will be able to provide atmospheric deposition
                  information for the modeling effort. Andy Strauss suggested that significant sources
                  should be identified and litigated - such as the Kimbuc Landfill.







                        Rick McNutt (Maxxus) and Tony Wolfskill (Wood-Clvde) provided information
               on point and non-point sources of contaminants to Newark Bay. Newark Bay acts as a
               collection basin for non-point sources of pollution. Sedimentology of Newark Bay is
               identified in a publication entitled, "An Urban Estuarine Bay."

                        Dioxins/metals/organies are generated as follows:

                   1.   Combustion Sources of Dioxin by Volume of dioxin generated.

                        Hospital Waste Incineration - 59%
                        Municipal Waste Incineration - 35%
                        Non-ferrous metais smelting/refining - 15%

                   2.   Number of Facilities:

                        Hospitals - 36
                        Coal Combustion - 42
                        Smelting - 16

               Fuel combustion: Sources of dioxin include:

                        403,979 airplanes burning fuel through Newark since 1992

                        400,000 homes burning home heating fuel

                        2,240,670 cars registered burning fuel.

               Dioxin is generated by traffic around the Bay:

                        1, 118 ng of dioxin/day is generated. over a 10-mile stretch of Turnpike. This is a
               calculation for cars typically passing Interchange 14A (East & West) on NJTPKE.

               Quantification of sources is needed to input into models -
                        Metals -
                        TMDL's - 47,240 lbs/year are loaded to Newark Bay and its tributaries:

               Metal:       Cu Hg Ni Pb
               lbs/day      61   12   21   35
               Atmospheric deposition and stormwater runoff included:

                        Organics represent the weakest data base. (584 sources have been identified in
               a five-county area surrounding Newark Bay). Reported accidental spills are high variable.
               Consistent releases are probably more significant in terms of impacts on biota than
               catastrophic spills.
                        Point sources of discharges to Newark Bay include - publicly owned treatment
               works - POTW's. Loads to the New York/NJ Harbor are:

                        Cu - greater than I ton/day
                        Pb - 327.81 kg/day

               CSO Loads:

               NJ - 26 billion gallons per year.
               New York - 74 billion gallons/year

               Total: 100 Billion gallons/year.
               EPA's CSO control policy should be implemented by 1997.






                                    Ellis Vieser and Dirk Hoffman provided information on federal funding
                      available through the Waste Water Treatment Trust. This organization has funded 296
                      projects totalling $2,900,000 as the financing arm of the federal government since 1985.
                      $100 million was turned back to the federal government this year due to a lack of
                      participation by municipalities.

                                    Andy Willner - provided information on mitigation for proposed dredging
                      containment facilities. Criteria and methodology for mitigation projects needs to be
                      established. A mitigation fund needs to be developed to purchase significant sites. The
                      acreage recommended is 2:1 or 3:1 formula.

                                    The fund should consist of monies that applicants contribute to polluters fine
                      monies. This could be similar to the NJ Environmental Endowment Fund.

                                    Tucker Lambkin of Multi-Modal Technologies and the Wrench Transportation
                      System Companies provided a proposal to ship Category 3 materials to a triple lined
                      landfill in Virginia.

                                    The meeting concluded at 2:00 p.m., prior to discuss of the interim report due to
                      a fire drill.,

                                    The next meeting will be held on October 27, 1994, at 9: 00 a. m. at MOTBY.






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                          Christine Todd Whitman
                          Governor. State of New Jersey
							  
                          Steven J. Corodemus, Chairman
                          Assemblyman. Distnct I I
                          James A. Capo
                          NY Shipping Assot. Inc
                          Albert Cemadas                                                                                                   AGENDA
                          Intl. Longshoreman's Association                                                                               MEETING #6
                          Dr. Angela Cristini                                                  DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                          Ramapo College of NJ                                                                                   OCTOBER 11, 1994
                          Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.
                          Senator, District 13                                                 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
                          Lillian Liburdi
                          Port Authority of MY & NJ
                          Frank M. McDonough, Esq.
                          Kenney, Gros& McDonough  &  Stevens                1.         Opening Remarks--Chairman Corodemus
                          Harry A. McEnroe							  
                          Assemblyman. District 28                            2.         Approval of Minutes from the September 19, 1994 meeting
                          M. Brian Maher									  
                          Maher Terminal Inr                                  3.         Presentations on Contaminant Source Reduction
                          Lewis J. Nag											   
                          NJ Dept. of Environmental protection                             a.          Dennis Suszkowski, Ph.D., Hudson River Foundation-Sources
                          Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.									    
                          Senator. District 31                                                      of Contaminants and Controls/Harbor Estuary Program
																	    
                          Andrew L Strauss										   
                          Ttust forPublic Land                                              b.          Rick   McNutt,    Maxxus-Chemical  fingerprinting and
                          Dennis J. SuszkowskL MD.                                                      industrial/other sources
                          Hudson River Foundation for Science &								  
                          Environmental Research Inc                                     C.          Ellis S. Vieser, Pres. NJ Alliance for Action and Michael
                          James T. B. Tripp                                                           Barrett,  Chair, NJ Pollution RESPONSE-wastewater
                          Environmental Defense Fund, Inc										   
                          Cynthia A. Zipf                                                            treatment and non-point source pollution control
                          Clem Ocean Action										   
                                                                              4.         Potential mitigation sites within the Harbor--Andy Wilner,
                                                                                         BayKeeper.
																		    
                                                                              5.         Discussion and comments on interim report.
																	   
                                                                              6.         Next meeting date--October ?, 1994-MOTBY
																			   
                                                                                                     Focus on capping and cap integrity
  																			
																			
																
																		  
                                                                              ****Please Note: Only team members or their official representatives will
                                                                              be seated at the table. Non-team members will be recognized at the
                                                                              discretion of the chair.
															    
															  
																  
															  
															  
															  
														  
															  
																	  
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                        Christine Todd Whitman
                        Governor, State of New Jersey                                                                  MEETING MINUTES

                        Steven J. Corodemus, Chairman
                        Assemblyman, District I I                                         DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                        James A. Capo
                        NY Shipping Assoc.. Inc.                                                                         OCTOBER 27, 1994
                        Albert Cernadas
                        IntL Longshumen's Association                                      MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL, BAYONNE, NJ
                        Dr. Angela CftW
                        Ramapo Coifege of NJ
                        Joseph AL Kyrfflos. Jr.
                        Senator. District 13
													    
                        Lillian Lib
                        Port Authority of NY & NJ                         Assemblyman Corodemus began the meeting at 9:25 a.m. Minutes of the
                        Ftank M. McDonough. E".                 October 11, 1994 meeting were approved. MOTBY Brigadier General Boyd
                        Kenney, Gioss. McDonough F, Stevens     King welcomed Team members to MOTBY and spoke about the containment
                        Harry A. Mduft                          of dredged material from MOTBY facilities. Assemblvman Corodemus
                        Assemblyman, District 28                thanked Colonel York for his efforts to host the team it MOTBY.
                        M. Brian Maim
                        Maher Temunais. Inc
                        Lewis J. MW                                      The focus of the meeting was on capping. Mario DelVicario (USEPA)
                        NJ Dept. of Environmentai protection    discussed capping at the mud dump site. Approximately 465,000 cubic yards of
                        EdwaW T. O'Connor, Jr.                  fine grained dredged material (equal to 149 barge loads) were dredged from
                        Senaw District 31                       the Port of Newark/Elizabeth terminal facility. The duration of disposal
                        Andrew L Straw                          activities for this project was 34 days.
                        Trust for Ribhc Land
                        Dennis J. SusowsK P.                           The disposal strategy selects locations having water depth greater than 75
                        Hudson Rive Foundation for Science &            feet. Dredge barges dispose of material in set lanes. A bathymetry survey is
                        Environmental Research Inc                  underway to identify capping areas at the mud dump.
                        James T. B. Tripp
                        Environmental Defense Fund Inc
                        Cynthia A- Zlpf                                  The permit by USACE and EPA for the Port Newark/Elizabeth project
                        Clean Ocean Action                        required a cap 5 times the volume of material dredged on a I x 2 mile area.
                                                                Barges placed materials in the middle of the lane for a general spread of
                                                                materials. The highest peak was 9 feet. The USEPA and USACE are doing a
                                                                follow up study of dioxin at the mud dump through sampling.
													   
                                                                         Over the past 10 years several bathymetry studies, remote surveys and
                                                                fissue analyses have been conducted at the mud dump. Lessons to be learned
                                                                include: not using a widespread mound, greater control over transits of scows,
                                                                increased law enforcement efforts, and use of borrow pits would better contain
                                                                contaminants.
													   
                                                                         The volume of material needed for capping must be more clearly defined.
                                                                The cap required is usually 2: 1; however, the last project (Port
                                                                Elizabeth/Newark) required a 5:1 cap. Sand caps usually cost $5.00 per cubic
                                                                yard.
      													  
                                                                         Lillian Liburdi commented that the process and practices vary between
                                                                dredging projects. Complications arise due to a lack of coordination between
                                                                different agencies. A management coordinator is needed. The Port
                                                                Newark/Elizabeth project dredged Reaches B, C, and D to the face of the
                                                                berth. Sand was required for capping this project.
															   
                       											  
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                       Dr. Angela Cristini of Ramapo College reviewed data pertaining to dioxin
                  contamination at the mud dump. Samples at the mud dump showed high levels of dioxin.
                                                                                         Z@
                  The data indicated that there were 229 samples having 41 pptr dioxin and 63 samples
                  having dioxin levels of 45 pptr.

                       Despite capping, dioxin is still bioaccumulating. Bioaccumulation factors are up. to
                  about 24. Data indicates that dioxin in the plume from the Passaic is responsible for some
                  of the bioaccumulation. Defacto capping may not be efficient enough to prevent
                  bioaccumulation. Storm events, barging and capping errors allow dioxin to be available in
                  the biota. The highest values of dioxin in the samples were found outside the mud dump
                  especially outside capped areas. The capping procedure smothers biota. Expansion of the
                  mud dump using category 1 materials will allow the capping of hot spots of contaminants.

                       Questions arose from Team members as to migration of dioxin through the cap. Data
                  presented by EPA indicated that this is not a concern. Dispersion is not an immediate
                  water quality concern.

                       Lillian Liburdi of the Port Authority provided information on projected dredging
                  needs of the Port until the year 2000. The Port Authority estimates that 42.6 million cubic
                  yards of material wi'11 need to be dredged between the years 1994 to 2000. The cost per
                  cubic yard for the Port Newark/Elizabeth project was $35. Earlier dredging projects cost
                  $4-8 cubic yards.

                       Tom Wesson and Ray King of BioCops, Inc. have a- microbial degradation process to
                  treat sediments contaminated with dioxin and hydrocarbons. The treatment would be
                  done as barges are loaded. In 24 hours, contaminants are at a non-detectable level. The
                  process uses oxygenated water tQ increase the microbial degradation rate. Samples of the
                  microbes will be provided to the Port Authority for independent testing on contaminated
                  sediment dredged from the Port.

                       Representatives of Metcalf and Eddy provided a technical overview of their dredging
                  and soil remediation processes. Metcalf and Eddy have considerable experience with
                  dewatering sediments and treating various contaminants. In addition, their wastewater
                  engineering capability allows them to treat any waste stream from any processes that they
                  may use to decontaminate sediment. The costs for treatment range from $20 to $40 per
                  ton. Volumes of sediment that can be treated range from 100 - 200,000 tons.

                       Lillian Liburdi commented that there must be a cataloging and characterizing of
                  sediments. Priorities need to be set in terms of investing in alternative containment
                  facilities. Priorities also need to be set for decontamination processes; possible funding
                  for these sources can be from. Economic Development Agency funds.

                       Following the meeting, Team members toured MOTBY to view the containment of
                  dredged materials from ship berths. This project involved dredging and disposal of
                  sediments behind a retaining wall.
                       The next meeting is scheduled for November 22, 1994, 10 a.m., at the National Marine
                  Fisheries Service in Sandy Hook.






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                      Christine Todd Whitman
                      Governor, State of New Jersey

                      Steven J. Corodemus, Chairmen
                      Assemblyman District I I
                      James A. Capo
                      NY Shipping Assoc., Inc.
                      Albert Cenudas                                                                                                MEETING MINUTES
                      Intl. Longshoremens Association
                      Dr. Angela Cristini                                                             DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                      Ramapo College of NJ
                      Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.                                                                                              OCTOBER 27, 1994
                      Senator, District 13
																			   
                      Lillian Liburdi
                      Port Authority of NY & NJ                                                      MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL, BAYONNE, NJ
                      Frank  M. McDonough, Esq.
                      Kenney, Gross McDonough & Stevens

                      Harry A. McEnroe
                      Assemblyman District 28
                      M. Brian Maher                                             Assemblyman Corodemus began the meeting.at 9:25 a.m. Minutes of the
                      Maher Terminals, Inc.                            October 11, 1994 meeting were approved. MOTBY Brigadier General Boyd
                      Lewis J. Magy                                    King welcomed Team members to MOTBY and spoke about the containment
                      NJ Dept ofEnvironmental Protection                of dredged material from MOTBY facilities. Assemblyman Corodemus
                      Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.                            thanked Colonel York for his efforts to host the team at MOTBY.
                      Senator, District31

                      Andrew L. Strauss
                      Trust for Public Land                              The focus of the meeting was on capping. Mario DelVicario (USEPA)
                      Dennis J. Suszkowski, Ph.D.                    discussed capping at the mud dump site. Approximately 465,000 cubic yards of
                      Hudson River Foundation for Science &          fine grained dredged material (equal to 149 barge loads) were dredged from
                      Environmental Research, Inc.                   the Port of Newark/Elizabeth terminal facility. The duration of disposal
                      Jams T. B. Tripp                               activities for this project was 34 days.
                      Environmental Defense Fund Inc
                      Cynthia A. Zipf                                       The disposal strategy selects locations having water depth greater than 75
                      Clean Ocean Action                               feet. Dredge barges dispose of material in set lanes. A bathymetry survey is
                                                                       underway to identify capping area at the mud dump.
                                                                            The permit by USACE and EPA for the Port Newark/Flizabeth project
                                                                       required a cap 5 times the volume of material dredged on a 1 x 2 mile area.
                                                                       Barges placed materials in the middle of the lane for a general spread of
                                                                       materials. The highest peak was 9 feet. The USEPA and USACE are doing a
                                                                       follow up study of dioxin at the mud dump through sampling.
                                                                                 Over the past 10 years several bathymetry studies, remote surveys and
                                                                       tissue analyses have been conducted at the mud dump. Lessons to be learned
                                                                       include: not using a widespread mound, greater control over transits of scows,
                                                                       increased law enforcement efforts, and use of borrow pits would better contain
                                             				     contaminants.  

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                        The volume of material needed for capping must be more clearly defined. The cap
                   required is usually 2: 1; however, the last project (Port Elizabeth/Newark) required a 5: 1
                   cap. Sand caps usually cost $5.00 per cubic yard.

                        Lillian Liburdi commented that the process and practices vary between dredging
                   projects. Complications arise due to a lack of coordination between different agencies. A
                   management coordinator is needed. The Port Newark/Elizabeth project dredged Reaches
                   B, C, and D to the face of the berth, within 25 feet. Sand was required for capping this
                   project.

                        Dr. Angela Cristini of Ramapo College reviewed data pertaining to dioxin
                   .contamination at the mud dump. Samples at the mud dump showed high levels of dioxin.
                   The data indicated that there were 229 samples having 41 pptr dioxin and 63 samples
                   having dioxin levels of 45 pptr.

                        Despite capping, dioxin is still bioaccumulating. Bioaccurnulation factors are up to
                   about 24. Data indicates that dioxin in the plumefrom the Passaic is responsible for some
                   of the bioaccumulation. Defacto capping may not be efficient enough to prevent
                   bioaccumulation. Storm events, barging and capping errors allow dioxin to be available in
                   the biota. The highest values of dioxin in the samples were found outside the mud dump
                   especially outside capped area . The capping procedure smothers biota. Expansion of the
                   mud dump using category 1 materials will allow the capping of hot spots of contaminants.
                        Questions arose from Team members as to migration of dioxin through the cap. Data
                   presented by EPA indicated that this is not a concern. Dispersion is not an immediate
                   water quality concern.
                        Lillian Liburdi of the Port Authority provided information on projected dredging
                   needs of the Port until the year 2000. The Port Authority estimates that 42.6 million cubic
                   yards of material will need to be dredged between the years 1994 to 2000. The cost per
                   cubic yard for the Port Newark/Elizabeth project was b5K Earlier dredging projects cost
                   $4-8 cubic yards. The most important point was that there would be a shortfall in the
                   capacity of the proposed borrow pit and containment facilities that have been discussed by
                   the team to date. Therefore, there is a need to move as expeditiously as possible to
                   implement alternatives.

                        Tom Wesson and Ray King of BioCops, Inc. have a microbial degradation process to
                   treat sediments contaminated with dioxin and hydrocarbons. The treatment would be
                   done as barges are loaded. In 24 hours, contaminants are at a non-detectable level. The
                   process uses oxygenated water to increase the microbial degradation rate. Samples of the
                   microbes will be provided to the Port Authority for independent testing on contaminated
                   sediment dredged from the Port.

                        Representatives of Metcalf and Eddy provided a technical overview of their dredging
                   and soil remediation processes. Metcalf and Eddy have considerable experience with
                   dewatering sediments and treating various contaminants. In addition, their wastewater
                   engineering capability allows them to treat any waste stream from any processes that they
                   may use to decontaminate sediment. The costs for treatment range from $20 to $40 per
                   ton. Volumes of sediment that can be treated range from 100 - 200,000 tons.








                      Lillian Liburdi commented that there must be a cataloging and characterizing of
                 sediments. Priorities need to be set in terms of investing in alternative containment
                 facilities. Priorities also need to be set for decontamination processes; possible funding
                 for these sources can be from Economic Development Agency funds.

                      Following the meeting, Team members toured MOTBY to view the containment of
                 dredged materials from ship berths. This project involved dredging and disposal of
                 sediments behind a retaining wall.

                      The next meeting is scheduled for November 22, 1994, 10 a.m., at the National Marine
                 Fisheries Service in Sandy Hook.














                                               AGENDA


                                             MEETING #7


                                 DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                          OCTOBER 27, 1994


                                              9:00 AM


                               MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL BAYONNE, NJ



                    1.    Opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                          a.   Welcome by MOTBY

                    2.    Approval of Minutes from the October 11, 1994 meeting

                    3.    Focus On Capping Integrity

                          a.   Status of CAP at Mud Dump--Bill Muszynski-US EPA

                          b.   Contamination at the Mud Dump--Dr. Angela Cristini
                               Ramapo College

                          C.   Research on Capping--Dr. Michael DeLuca
                               Rutgers University

                    4.    Port Authority Presentation on Future Port Dredging
                          Needs--Sediment Quantity /Quality--Lillian Liburdi

                    5.    Sediment Remediation--Ray King--BIOCOPS, Inc.

                    6.    Sediment Remediation--Michael W. Warminsky--
                          Metcalf and Eddy

                    7.    Next Meeting Date

                    8.    Lunch--Buy your own at the Officer's Club

                    9.    Boat Tour of the MOTBY



                PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!!

                Please Dress Accordingly!



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                         Christine Todd Whitman
                         Governor. State of New Jersey                                                                              MEETING MINUTES

                         Steven J. Corodemus, Chairman
                         Assemblyman Disthct I I                                                   DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM

                         James A. Capo
                         MY Shipping Assoc.. Inc.                                                                                   NOVEMBER 22, 1994
                         Albert Cemadas
                         Inti. Longshorernens Association                              NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, SANDY HOOK
                         Dr. Angela Cristini
                         Ramapo Cotlege of NJ
                         Joseph ivL Kyfillos, Jr.                                Chairman Corodemus began the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Anne Studholme,
                         Senator, District 13                           Lab Officer for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) welcomed
                         Uilian Lburdi
                         Port Authority o(NY & IYJ                      Team members. The new lab building on federal property is state-owned
                         Frank M. McDono*, Esq.                         space and is shared between the state and NMFS. The Port Authority has also
                         Kenney, Gross. McDonough        Stevens        provided funding for the new facilities. A research program document was
                         Harry A. McEnroe                               made available to Team members. A NMFS program focuses on fish ecology
                         Assembiyman. District 28                       and habitat restoration.
                         M. Brian Maher
                         Maher Terminals. Inc                                    Assemblyman Corodemus gave preliminary remarks and then began a
                         Leris J. Kag                                  discussion of a local dredging problem in the Shrewsbury River. Mayor
                         NJDkpL of Enuironniental AotecUon             Charles Rooney of Sea Bright discussed problems with the dredged disposal
                         Exhard T. VConw, Jr.
                         Senator. Dism 31                               site on Gunning Island, and resulting noise and odor problems. The site is
                         Andrew L Strauss                               used for dredged spoils from local marinas and permits have been issued by
                         Trust for RibLic Land                          the state.  Mr. Bernie Moore and Mr. Kurt Kalb of NJ DEP indicated that an
                         Dennis J. SusAwskL Ph.D.                      inspection of the Gunning Island site had been undertaken by the
                         Hudw River Foundabort kr Scowe &               Department's Division of Law Enforcement. The inspection indicated that this
                         Environrytental Researck Inc.                  information would be available to the Team by the next meeting. Mayor
                         James T. B. T*                                 Rooney indicated that the island is now a commercial site that is causing
                         Environmentai Delense Funct kic
                         Cynthia A. Zipf                                problems for Sea Bright residents. Assemblyman Corodemus indicated that he
                         Clean Ocem Action                              would hold a meeting with Mayor Kuhlman of Rumson, Mayor Rooney, and
                                                                        Mayor Sodano, of Monmouth Beach; residents, and the state DEP to resolve
                                                                        .the problems associated with this dredged materials disposal site.

                                                                                 Chairman Corodemus, Assistant Commissioner Lew Nagy, and Mr. John
                                                                        Tavalero, US Army Corps of Engineers discussed the Dredging '94 conference
                                                                        that was held in Florida from November 13-16. The meeting was sponsored by
                                                                        the American Society of Civil Engineers. They spoke about the nation-wide
                                                                        and world-wide issues surrounding dredging practices. There needs to be a
                                                                        greater sharing of information so that there is no duplication of research
                                                                        efforts so that there is better technology transfer. In the U.S., 95 % of the
                                                                        dredged material is clean and 5 % is contaminated. The Port of New York and
                                                                        New Jersey have the most severe contamination problems, having 2-3 % of the
                                                                        contaminated sediments in the Port. The conference proceedings are covered
                                                                        in two volumes, "Dredging '94." John Tavalero, indicated that the Corps has
                                                                        $50,000 for the dissemination of public education information regarding
                                                                        dredging.



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                        Next, the minutes of the October 27, 1994 meeting were approved with revision. The
                   interim report was released to all committee members. Additional copies are available
                   upon request.

                        The firm of Dames & Moore made a presentation to the committee on an alternative
                   plan for the disposal of dredged material. Mr Richard Cobb described the urgency for a
                   dredged disposal alternative. Jack Koczan, P.E. presented information on Dames &
                   Moore's proposal to determine the feasibility of a dredged sediment treatment facility at
                   their LNG tank site in western Staten Island. An 85-acre bermed area is available for
                   storage, dewatering, or materials handling.

                        After decontamination, the sediment would be used for landfill grade change and
                   cover at the Fresh Kills landfill. The firm anticipates that a full scale operation could
                   handle 300,000 to,500,000 cubic yards of dredged material unsuitable for ocean disposal.
                   This proposal would cost about $68-$70 per cubic yard. Implementation of this project
                   would have a two year time frame.
                        Chairman Corodemus then introduced Mr. William Zenga, Business Manager for the
                   International Union of Operating Engineers; Allen Francis, Local Union 25; and Mr.
                   Brian Lindholm, Executive Vice President of Weeks Marine. They discussed dredging and
                   dredging technology. Mr. Zenga indicated that the Port is losing business due to the
                   inability to dredge. Shoaling in the Port causes dangerous groundings. He believes that a
                   resolution of this problem is needed immediately.

                        Brian Lindholm described current dredging projects that are now being undertaken
                   by Weeks Marine. They are conducting the beach replenishment project along Monmouth
                   Beach and the northern New Jersey Shore. Mr. Lindholm described current dredging
                   equipment and locations around the country where they are now in use. Technology to
                   pump dredged materials down to the bottom on a borrow pit is currently available. -

                        Mr. Dennis Suszkowski questioned the depth to which dredging could take place. Mr.
                   Lindholm responded by indicating that there is no limit to the depth which can be dredged
                   by mechanical means. Hydraulic dredging is limited to depths of 110 feet. The use of an
                   air lift makes dredging easier at greater depths.

                        Other types of dredges that can be used are the Grab dredge which is used in England
                   and Holland, and the sled dredge which is operated by divers underwater. Cameras can be
                   mountdd on this equipment.

                        Mr. Ray King of BioCops, Inc. indicated that they have provided samples of their
                   microbes to the Port Authority for testing on Port sediments. They would be ready to start
                   a decontamination project on barges in thirty days. The cost would be $30 to $40/ton.
                   Chris Zeppie at the Port Authority is overseeing the testing work.

                        Mr. Roy Stoecker from EPA provided information to the Team on siting methodology
                   for containment islands. Their system has been done for the Port to locate candidate
                   sites. This study must be updated. The siting process excluded existing disposal sites and
                   recreational fishing grounds. The study takes into consideration surficial sediments and
                   atmospheric dispersion. The maximum depth considered was 60 feet. Cindy Zipf
                   questioned whether storm conditions were taken into account. Mr. Stoecker responded by
                   saying that a 100 year storm was considered.








                      Dr. Angela Cristini provided a plan of action for the disposal of contaminated
                 sediments. This plan calls for complete containment of category I and II sediments by the
                 year 2000.

                      Ciny Zipf made the point that there is currently no hold up of permits for dredging in
                 the Harbor. The Clean Ocean Action lawsuit was lost, although it is being appealed.
                 Therefore, applications should be processed by the USACE and USEPA. There is no
                 holdup on permits for dredging for the Town of Belmar.

                      Lillian Liburdi indicated that the sediments from Howland Hook hsvr fsilrf toxicity
                 tests due to PAH contamination.

                      The Chairman concluded the meeting at 12:30 p.m. The next meetings dates were set
                 for December 6th, December 13th, and December 20th. The meeting on December 6th
                 will be held in the Port and focus on funding for alternatives.

                      Following the meeting, Anne Studholme conducted a tour of the new Sandy Hook
                 Lab facilities.





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                           Christine Todd Whitman
                           Governor, State of New Jersey                                                                MEETING MINUTES REVISED

                           Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                           Assemblyrnan. District I I                                               DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                           James A. Capo
                           NY Shipping Assoc.. Inc.                                                                                 NOVEMBER 22, 1994
                           Albert Camadas
                           Inti. Longshoremen's Association                            NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, SANDY HOOK
                           Dr. Angela Cristini
                           Ramapo College of NJ

                           Joseph M. KyrUlos. Jr.
                           Senator. District 13                                  Chairman Corodemus began the meeting at 10:00 a. m. Anne Studholme,
                           Ulian Lburdi                                 Lab Officer for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) welcomed
                           Port Authority ofNY 6 NJ                     Team members. The new lab building on federal property is state-owned
                           Frank M. McDonough, Esq.                     space and is shared between the state and NMFS. The Port Authority has also
                           Kenney, Gross. McDonough        Stevens      provided fundincr for the new facilities. A research program document was
                                                                                                        g                                                                                 0
                           Harry A. McEnroe                             made available to Team mernbers. A NMFS program focuses on fish ecology
                           Assernblyman. District 28                    and habitat restoration.
                           M. Brian Maher
                           Maher TerminaLs. Inc.                                 Assemblyman Corodemus gave preliminary remarks and then began a
                           Lewis J. Nag
                           W Dept ofEnvironmenral Protection            discussion of a local dredging problem in the Shrewsbury River. Mayor
                           FAward T. O'Connor, Jr.                      Charles Rooney of Sea Bright discussed problems with the dredged disposal
                           Senator, Distnct 31                          site on Gunning Island, and resulting noise and odor problems. The site is
                           Andrew L Strom                               used for dredged spoils from local marinas and permits have been issued by
                           Trust for ALbffc Larw                        the state. Mr. Bernie Moore and Mr. Kurt Kalb of NJ DEP indicated that an
                           Dennis J. Suszkowsld, Ph.D.                  'inspection of the Gunning Island site had been undertaken by the
                           Hudson River Fbundationfor5cmce&             Department's Division of Law Enforcement. The inspection indicated that this
                           Environmental Research, Inc.                 information would be available to the Team by the next meeting. Mayor
                           James T. B. Trip                                                                                                                                                              C@
                           EnvummenW Defense Fund Inc                   Rooney indicated that the island is now a commercial site that is causing
                           tynthla A. Zlpf                              problems for Sea Bright residents. Assemblyman Corodemus indicated that he
                           Clem Ocean Action                            would hold a meeting with Mayor CaRman of Rumson, Mayor Rooney, and
                                                                        Mayor Sodano, of Monmouth Beach; residents, and the state DEP to resolve
                                                                        the problems associated with this dredged materials disposal site.

                                                                                 Chairman Corodemus, Assistant Commissioner Lew Nagy, and Mr. John
                                                                        Tavalero, US Army Corps of Engineers discussed the Dredging '94 conference
                                                                        that was held in Florida from November 13-16. The meeting was sponsored by
                                                                        the American Society of Civil Engineers. They spoke about the nation-wide
                                                                        and world-wide issues surrounding dredging practices. There needs to be a
                                                                        greater sharing of information so that there is no duplication of research
                                                                        efforts so that there is better technology transfer. In the U.S., 95 % of the
                                                                        .dredged material is clean and 5 % is contaminated. The Port of New York and
                                                                        New Jersey have the most severe contamination problems, having 2-3% of the
                                                                        contaminated sediments in the Port. The conference proceedings are covered
                                                                        in two volumes, "Dredging '94. " John Tavalero indicated that the Corps has
                                                                        $50,000 for the dissemination of public education information regarding
                                                                        dredging.







                                                                                                                          Pnnted m Recvc1ed Paper








                      Next, the minutes of the October 27, 1994 meeting were approved with revision. The
                  interim report was released to all committee members. Additional copies are available
                  upon request.

                      The firm of Dames & Moore made a presentation to the committee on an alternative
                  plan for the disposal of dredged material. Mr Richard Cobb described the urgency for a
                  dredged disposal alternative. Jack Koczan, P.E. presented information on Dames &
                  Moore's proposal to determine the feasibility of a dredged sediment treatment facility at
                  their LNG tank site in western Staten Island. An 85-acre bermed area is available for
                  storage, dewatering, or materials handling.

                      After decontamination, the sediment would be used for landfill grade change and
                  cover at the Fresh Kills landfill. The firm anticipates that a full scale operation could
                  handle 300,000 to 500,000 cubic yards, of dredged material unsuitable for ocean disposal.
                  This proposal would cost about $68-$70 per cubic yard. Implementation of this project
                  would have a two year time frame.

                      Chairman CorodenILIS then introduced Mr. William Zensra, Business Manager for the
                  International Union of Operating Engineers; Allen Francis, Local Union 25: and Mr.
                  Brian Lindholm, Executive Vice President of Weeks Marine. They discussed dredging and
                                                                                                      0
                  dredging technology. Mr. Zenga indicated that the Port is losincy business due to the
                                                                                 In
                  inability to dredge. Shoaling in the Port causes dangerous -roundin-s. He believes that a
                                             I                                       I'D
                  resolution of this problem is needed immediately.

                      Brian Lindholm described current dredging projects that are now being undertaken
                  by Weeks Marine. They are conducting the beach replenishment project along Monmouth
                  Beach and the northern New Jersey Shore. Mr. Lindholm described current dredging
                  equipment and locations around the country where they are now in use. Technology to
                  pump dredged materials down to the bottom on a borrow pit is currently available.

                      Mr. Dennis Suszkowski questioned the depth to which dredging could take place. Mr.
                  Lindholm responded by indicating that there is no limit to the depth which-can be dredged
                  by mechanical means. Hydraulic dredging is limited to depths of 110 feet. The use of an
                  air lift makes dredging easier at greater depths.

                      Other types of dredges that can be used are the Grab dredge which is used in England
                  and Holland, and the sled dredge which is operated by divers underwater. Cameras can be
                  mounted on this equipment.

                      Mr. Ray King of BioCops, Inc. indicated that they have provided samples-of their
                  microbes to the Port Authority for testing on Port sediments. They would be ready to start
                  a decontamination project on barges in thirty days. The cost would be $30 to S40/ton.
                  Chris Zeppie at the Port Authority is overseeing the testing work.

                      Mr. Roy Stoecker from EEA provided information to the Team on siting
                  methodology for containment islands. Their system has been done for the Port to locate
                  candidate sites. This study must be updated. The siting process excluded existing disposal
                  sites and recreational fishing grounds. The study takes into consideration surficial
                  sediments and atmospheric dispersion. The maximum depth considered was 60 feet.
                  Cindy Zipf questioned whether storm conditions were taken into account. Mr. Stoecker
                  responded by saying that a 100 year storm was considered.









                      Dr. Angela Cristini provided a plan of action for the disposal of contaminated
                  sediments. This plan calls for complete containment of category 11 and III sediments bv
                  the year 2000.

                      Cindy Zipf made the point that there is currently no hold up of permits for dredging
                  in the Harbor. The Clean Ocean Action lawsuit was lost, although it is being appealed.
                  Therefore, applications should be processed by the USACE and USEPA. There is no
                  holdup on permits for dredging for the Town of Belmar.

                      Lillian Liburdi indicated that the sediments from Howland Hook have failed toxicity
                  tests due to PAH contamination.

                      The Chairman concluded the meeting at 12:30 p.m. The next meetings dates were set
                  for December 6th, December 13th, and December 20th. The meeting on December 6th
                  will be held in the Port and focus on funding for alternatives.

                      Following the meeting, Anne Studholme conducted a tour of the new Sandy Hook
                  Lab facilities.













                                            AGENDA


                                          MEETING #8


                              DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM


                                      NOVEMBER 22, 1994


                                           10:00 AM


                             NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES LABORATORY


                                        Sandy Hook, NJ




                   Welcome   Anne Studholme, National Marine Fisheries Service

                   1.   Opening Remarks - Chairman Corodemus

                   2.   Minutes approval

                   3.   Discussion of Dredging '94.'Conference
                        Chairman Cordemus
                        John Tavalero
                        Lew Nagy

                   4.   Discussion of Gunning Island Dredging
                        NJDEP - Bernie Moore

                   5.   Focus on Dredging & Dredging Technology
                        Jack Koczan -.; Dames & Moore
                        Brain Lindholm - Weeks Marine


                   6.   SAREX System - Joseph DeFranco

                   7.   Next Meeting Date

                   8.   Tour of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory





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                           MA
                                     ,jERIALS
                                         V-7


                                                 L@ 401 East State Street, CN 402, Trenton, NJ 08625-0402                     (609) 292-2885



                           Christine Todd Whitman
                           Governor, State of New Jersey

                           Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                           Assemblyman. District I I                                                                                  MEETING MINUTES

                           James A. Capo
                           NY Shipping Assoc. Inc.                                                   DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM
                           Albert Cemadas ,
                           Intl. Longshoremen's Association                                                                             DECEMBER 6, 1994
                           Dr. Angela Cristird
                           Ramapo College of W                                                   SEAMEN'S TRAINING INSTITUTE, PORT NEWARK
                           Joseph M. Kyriflos. Jr.
                           Senator, District 13

                           Man Lax"
                           Port Authority of NY 6 W
                           Frank M. McDormgh. Esq.                                 Chairman Corodernus, began the meeting at 9:50 am with opening
                           Kenney. Gross. McDonough G Sitevens           remarks. Reverend Jean Smith welcomed Team members to the. Seamen's
                           Harry A. McEnroe                              Church Institute.
                           Assemblyman. District 28
                           M. Brian Maher                                          Minutes of the November 22, 1994 meeting were approved with revisions.
                           Maher Terminals. Inc.
                           Lewis J. rugj
                           NJ Dept. of Enuironinental protection                   Team Member Frank McDonough, Esq reviewed agencies, commissioner,
                           Edward T. O'Connor, Jr.                       and       authorities with jurisdiction over Port Newark/Elizabeth and the New
                           Salator, wtdct 31                             York/New Jersey Harbor. A copy of his review is attached of particular
                           Andrw L Strauss                               interest is the COAST (Clean Ocean and Shore Trust) Committee. COAST
                           TrtW for ALbk Land                            has a broad mandate over the natural resources of the New York/New Jersey
                           Dennis J. Suszkowsid, Ph.D.                   Harbor and would have the authority to oversee implementation of the final
                           Hudson Rbw l'bundation for Science            recommendations of the Governor's Dredued Materials Management Team.
                           Enotronmental Research, Inc

                           James T. B. Trip
                           Environmental Delinse Fund Ine                          The Tidelands Resource Council is an independent body under the
                           Cynthia & ZW                                  Department of Education.                                            The Council's primary function is the
                           Clean Ocean Action                            administration of riparian lands of the State. From the Team's perspective,
                                                                         any construction of alternative disposal facilities may require an application to
                                                                         this Council for a grant or lease of the riparian rights.

                                                                                   Bernie Moore, NJ DEP provided an update on dredging activities at
                                                                         Gunning Island in the Shrewsbury River. He concluded that the dredged
                                                                         materials placed on Gunning Island are not contaminated. In addition, the
                                                                         dredging operation was carried out in compliance with Permits issued by the
                                                                         Department's Bureau of Coastal Regulations. Lastly, all dredging covered
                                                                         under the issued permits has been completed. There are not permits pending
                                                                         that will be acted upon on 1995.

                                                                                   The Team then turned towards funding options for disposal alternatives.
                                                                         Jennifer DiLorenzo of Assemblyman Corodemus' staff provided information
                                                                         on federal legislation being sponsored by Congressman Bob Franks (attached)
                                                                         that would provide $175 million for decontamination technology and
                                                                         non-ocean disposal alternatives for contaminated sediments. The funding
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                      Another bill (S. 1532), sponsored by Senators Singer and Kyrillos, provides $81,000 as
                 the state matching funds for US. Geolo@ical Survey funding for' mapping and profiling of
                 harbor sediments by depth. The research program will be undertaken by Rutgers
                 University. The bill statement will be reviewed by Dr. Michael DeLuca to clarify the
                 scope of the research that will be undertaken

                      Lillian Liburdi (PANY/NJ) discussed the possibility of fees that could be
                 implemented to fund alternatives for disposal of contaminated sediments. Direct taxes,
                 payments in lieu of taxes. and tipping fees might be implemented. First, basic questions
                 must be answered as to the availability of federal funds, ownership of the alternative
                 disposal site, and liability. No fees should be implemented without consideration as to
                 potential negative impacts on the ability of port businesses to stay competitive.

                      The Port Authority has, in coordination with the American Association of Port
                 Authorities, conducted a survey of fees for dredging around the country. A new fee
                 structure is being proposed by the State of Massachusetts that is under review by
                 PANY/NJ. Some states use aeneral fund monies for port dredging, while others have a
                 dedicated fund. In addition, some states assess fees for all port users for maintenance
                 dredging. There may be potential for a trust fund for dredging purposes.

                      With respect to contaminated sediments, penalties for polluters are assessed for
                 natural resources damages. Fines can be used for mitigation of impacts. The Dutch use
                 this approach. The federal Superfund program assesses cleanup costs, not fines to
                 polluters, Lillian further stated that legislation would be necessary to designate the Port
                 Authority as a Natural Resource Agency Trustee by the state

                      Brian Maher stated that tax dollars, rather than fees, should be used for dredging
                 needs. In Baltimore, the Port Authority is tinder the control of the state and receives tax
                 dollars for dredging.

                      There may also be potential for redirecting state dollars collected for law enforcement
                 purposes back to dredging needs. There is a trend to move to direct funding of the
                 NJDEP rather than fund programs through fees and fines.

                      Andy Strauss commented that there is a lack of predictability and reliability of
                 funding flow when using fines to fund dredging needs without reliable funding it is difficult
                 to back revenue bonds. For example, the Trust for Public Lands has been a Natural
                 Resources Agency Trustee and waited for 10 years of litigation and two years of
                 paperwork before receiving any monies under this program for land preservation
                 purchases.

                      Jim Capo indicated that there may be funding under the. Intermodal System for
                 dredging. The need to dredge is critical for the Port of New York and New Jersey.
                 Because the profit margin for each container is small, real profits are realized through
                 volume.

                      Chairman Corodemus called upon Ellis Vieser, Chairman of the New Jersey
                 Wastewater Treatment Trust to discuss the potential use of State Revolving Fund monies
                 for dredging purposes. A memo from Dirk Hoffman, PE. indicated SRF funds have been
                 used by the State of Washington for dredging and/or disposal of dredged materials on the
                 West Coast. The statute controlling Trust operations must be amended to permit the
                 financing of dredging and dredge disposal projects.







                        The discussion then turned toward prioritization of sites that need to be dredged. A
                   rating formula may need to be developed. Jim Capo stated that as a practical matter, it is
                   difficult to set a rating system. The first industry than can't get a ship in, is the first to
                   leave.

                        John Tavalero indicated that this is not a prioritization process, but a rationing of the
                   use of a disposal site. Delaying dredging increases the risks of danger and ultimately
                   increases the volume of material that needs to be dredged. There isn't much to be gained
                   by delaying dredging. In a sense, the permit application process serves as a prioritization
                   process.

                        Dr. Cristini pointed out that if you have many applicants, some system must be used
                   to determine which dredging projects can be deferred with the least risk.

                        Lillian Liburdi said that there are many port users/interests that are dependent upon
                   a viable port. Economic priorities are difficult to assess. Disposal options are not
                   available at this time. There is not a real time option for Reach A nor for Howland Hook.
                   There is a need to find an acceptable upland site.

                        Cindy Zipf questioned the critical nature of dredging. In the time since the 7 permits
                   were issued to applicants, only 3 have been dredged. What is the reason for this?

                        John Travalero indicated that there were environmental constraints for dredging on
                   the Hudson River. For example, dredging could not be done during striped bass spawning
                   and migration periods. Therefore, the applicants had to wait before beginning dredging
                   operations.

                        Next,  a presentation was made to the Team on the SAREX decontamination
                   technology system. The presentation was made by William J. Sheehan and Coleman King
                   of Separation and Recovery. Systems, Inc. A package of informational materials was
                   provided to each Team member. The company can provide a system of dredged materials
                   recycling.   Technologies available include thermal desorption, soil washing, and
                   Base-Catalyzed Dechlorination (BCD). The processes can be linked to provide the best
                   treatment possible. The system has been used around the country and worldwide.

                        The next meeting of the Team will be held on December 13, 1994 at 10:00 am at the
                   Governor's Office in Newark. The Team will begin to make its final recommendations to
                   the Governor.












                                           AGENDA


                                         MEETING #9


                              DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM


                                      DECEMBER 6, 1994


                     SEAMAN'S TRAINING INSTITUTE, PORT NEWARK/ELIZABETH


                                           9:30 AM



                  1.   Opening Remarks -- Chairman Corodemus

                  2.   Approval of Minutes from the November 22, 1994 meeting

                  3.   Authorities having jurisdiction over the Port of
                       NY/NJ--Frank McDonough, Esq.

                  4.   Funding -- Chairman Corodemus

                       a.   Federal--Congressman Franks
                       b.   State--Senator Kryillos/Assemblyman Corodemus
                       C.   Tipping fees--Port Authority

                  5.   Prioritization of dredging sites

                  6.   SARAX Process system--Separation and Recovery Systems,
                       Inc.


                  7.   Boat trip for committee members only.














                                            AGENDA


                                          MEETING #10


                               DREDGED MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TEAM



                                      December 13, 1994


                                           10:00 AM


                                GOVERNOR- S OFFICE, NEWARK, NJ,


                   1.   Opening Remarks-Chairman Corodemus

                   2.   Approval of Minutes from,the December 6, 1994 Meeting

                   3.   Amercian Association of Port Authorities Survey
                        Lillian Liburdi

                   4.   Team Recommendations for the Final Report
                        Chairman Corodemus


                   5.   Other Issues


                   6.   Next Meeting






                         DREDGED
                         MATERIALS
                            MANAGEMENT
                                 TEAM
                                        401 East State Street, CN 402. Trenton, NJ 08625-0402     (609) 292-2885



                         Christine Todd Whitman
                         Governor. State of New Jersey

                         Steven J. Corodemus. Chairman
                         Assemblyman. District I I
                         James A. Capo
                         NY Shipping As=, Inc.
                         Albert Cemadas                                                                                             Meeting Minutes
                         Intl. Longshoremens Assoczation
                         Dr. Angda Cri"                                              Governor Whitman's Dredged Materials Management Team
                         Rarnapo College of PU
                         Joseph OL Kyrfts. Jr.                                                                                   December 10, 1994
                         senator, District 13

                         Lillian Uburdi
                         Port Authority OW & NJ                                                                                              10:00 am
                         Frank M. McDonough, Esq.
                         Kenney, Gross. McDonough        Stevens                                            Governor's Office, Newark, New Jersey
                         Hamy A. McEnroe
                         Assernblyrnan. District 28
                         M. Brian Maher                                          Chairman Corodemus began the meeting at 10: 15 am. After the
                         Maher Tenninali Inc.                          Chairman's brief remarks, the minutes of the December 6th meeting
                         Lewis J. MM                                   were approved with minor revisions.
                         NJ Dept. of Envuorunental ftiection
                         Edward T. O'Conaw, Jr.
                         Senator, District 31                                    Joe Birgles, PANY/NJ, provided Team members with copies of a
                                                                       report by the American Association of Port Authorities, entitled the
                         And" L Stroun                                 Sol
                         Trust thr PUbbc Land                              992 Dredging and Disposal Survey." The report revealed the dredging
                         Dennis J. Sus*owskl, Ph.D.                    practices and dredged materials disposal costs around the nation.
                         Hudson River Foundation for Scienoe
                         Environmental Research. Im                              The state of Massachusetts has a tax rebate plan to offset the federal
                         Jams T. B. Tfop
                         Enudonmental Delew Fund Inc                   tax collected as a harbor maintenance fee. Approximately $55 million
                         Cynthia A. Zipf                               annually is collected by the federal government, under the Harbor
                         Clean Ocean Action                            Maintenance Act; approximately $25 million is received from New York
                                                                       and New Jersey. Yet only $15 million is received back in our Port for
                                                                       Harbor maintenance. Thus PANY/NJ only gets half of what is paid into
                                                                       federal Harbor Maintenance Fund.

                                                                                 There is approximately $300 million excess in federal coffers.
                                                                       However, it is already committed for certain projects. In 1993, the
                                                                       dredging projects that. were paid for by the Port Authority caused a $34
                                                                       million loss in the Port's budget.

                                                                                 Ellis Vieser, representing Jim Capo, indicated that what is needed is
                                                                       a Director of Ports and Terminal within the state of New Jersey. Some
                                                                       states have this position in their Departments of Transportation. Other
                                                                       states have free sediment disposal sites--provided by the federal
                                                                       government.

                                                                                 In Maryland, the State Treasury funds ports and dredging projects.
                                                                       In Seattle, tax revenues provide for dredging and Port development
                                                                       projects. There is no legal mechanism that allows the PANY/NJ to
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                  financial means to pay for dredging. The state and federal government will have to pay.
                  The Port Authority has been seeking funding for dredging through the reauthorization of
                  the Water Resources and Development Act. There is also potential for funding for
                  dredging through ISTEA.

                       The Team then turned toward a discussion of the final recommendations for the
                  Team Report:

                       The Team favored the creation of borrow pits, in Newark Bay as a viable short-term
                  solution for the containment of contaminated dredged materials. In addition, there was a
                  proposal for the use of geo textiles to contain contaminants in natural depressions in the
                  Bay. These geotextile bags would then be capped.

                       There was considerable discussion on whether or not a full Environmantal Impact
                  Statement would need to be undertaken to construct these borrow pits. Workshops with
                  community leaders on dredging would help to determine potential opposition to these
                  proposed pits in Newark Bay.
                       A discussion on upland sites revealed that most Team members would like to see
                  upland sites listed as potential short-term solutions for sediment containment. Sites
                  suggested included the LNG site. In addition, innovative projects like the Bayway project
                  and MOTBY should be encouraged in the final report.

                       The Team's consensus also included a designation of the Port Authority as the lead
                  agency in pursuing permitting -of the borrow pits.

                       Funding options should include potential use of ISTEA funding, direct appropriations
                  by the state, and the Wastewater Treatment Trust Fund. It was agreed that federal
                  ftinding should be vigorously pursued.

                       A discussion of volume reduction indicated that there needs to be a modelling of the
                  watershed. Dennis Suskowski said that control of sediments from agricultural areas by
                  reforestation reduces sediment runoff. In Port Newark, the Hudson River is a source of
                  Port sedimentation. In addition, hydraulic studies and channel realignments will help with
                  reducing the volume of materials that must be dredged.

                       The final report should also include a discussion on reduction of sources of toxics to
                  the estuary. Point and non-point sources of pollution to the Harbor need to be better
                  controlled. The Harbor Estuary Program's CCMP needs to be implemented. Ellis Vieser
                  indicated that a survey he conducted revealed that most households would be willing to
                  pay $50 to control non-point sources of pollution.

                       Decontamination technology also needs to be pursued. Funding and resources should
                  be dedicated to decontamination technology. The Team decided to list available
                  technologies and information on technologies that have been presented to the Team in the
                  final report. Decontamination technology was generally considered to be part of a
                  long-term, rather than a short-term solution.

                       There is a series of steps in decontamination technologies:

                       1. volume reduction
                       2. treatment
                       3. residuals handling






                There is a potential for treatment trains to be linked. There should be an end product that
                is clean enough for ocean disposal. The term "treated waste" should not be applied to
                decontaminated sediment. The disposal of decontaminated sediment should not be
                limited. It should be considered a recycled material. In Pennsylvania, regulations allow
                for the reuse of dredged materials. Bioremediation doesn't change the characteristics of
                sediment.

                     Cindy Zipf indicated that the Forum has $6 million for decontamination technology.
                The state should play a greater role in the Forum's Decontamination Technology Work
                Group. Contractual problems should be avoided in funding decontamination projects.

                     Further discussion ensued on upland disposal. The Hackensack/Meadowlands
                Development Center has an immediate need for final landfill cover. Liberty State Park is
                currently trucking in fill at a cost of $20 - $30/cubic yard. There is a need for a land use
                standard for dredged materials. Some dredged spoils could meet landfill cover criteria.

                     Other potential upland sites include the Newark Arts Center and Allied Junction.
                These dredged materials are not phytotoxic so it can be used on land and revegetated,
                although not for farmland.

                     Dennis Suskowski indicated that a study undertaken by the USACE indicated that
                upland disposal is costly and that there are a very limited number of landfills available.
                The biggest problem with dredged sediment is salt content. The daily and interim covers
                in landfills could be dredged sediment, but the final cover must be vegetated.

                     New York City used dredged materials mixed with soil for cover at the Staten Island
                Landfill. However, New York State DEC changed regulations so that the City could no
                longer exercise this practice.

                     There may be the potential for use of dredged materials in highway construction. The
                State DEP is looking at soil standards for agricultural purposes. DEP will also be issuing a
                report on roadways and waste reuse.

                     Research needs were then discussed. The Rutgers/Stevens/NJIT consortium on
                dredging and dredging technology needs to be funded. A special fund should be
                established for research needs. Waste materials funds could provide a challenge and
                matching monies for research.

                     The Coast (CLEAN OCEAN AND SHORE TRUST) Committee should be the
                vehicle by which to implement the Team's recommendations. The COAST committee
                could also assist with regulatory barriers between state, federal and local agencies.

                     The final report should also indicate a need for leadership on dredging issues. A
                project manager needs to be designated to ensure that dredging projects proceed in a
                timely manner. Perhaps a dredging entity within the Executive Branch could be
                established.

                     The Team's meeting concluded at 12:30 pm. The next meeting w    ill be held in
                January. The draft final report will be circulated to all members before the next meeting.











                                   FINAL REPORT OF THE
                                        GOVERNOR'S
                             DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM



                 INTRODUCTION  ..........................................   1


                RECOMMENDATIONS


                     Background   .......................................   4

                     I. Disposal Alternatives     ........................  5


                           A.  Borrow Pits   .............................  5
                           B.  Geotextile Bacrs with   CaT)s  ...............6
                           C.  Upland Containment    ...................... 6
                           D.  Innovative Short Term Options     ...........6
                           E.  Recycling  ...............................   6

                     ii. Permitting Proceps     ..........................  7

                     III. ComT)lementary and Supplemental Management
                           Technicrues  ..................................  7


               IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DREDGED MATERIALS
               MANAGEMENT TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS     .......................  8

                     I.    The New York and New Jersgy
                           Port Authority  ...............................  8

                     II.."New Jersey-New Ygrk Clean Ocean and
                           Shore Trust Committee  ....... i ............... 8

                     III. Port Dredging Prglects Officer     .............. 9


                     IV-. Conclusions   ..................................  9


               ILLUSTRATIONS

                  Figure. 1 - Federal Channels and Port Facilities

                  Figure 2 - Transportation Modes into Region

                  Figure 3 -   Subaqueous Pit, Map and Cost Evaluation Proposal,
                               Area #1

                  Figure 4 -   Subaqueous Pit, Map and Cost Evaluation Proposal,
                               Area #2

                  Figure 5 -   1992 Waterborne Commerce Survey

                  Figure  6 -  Listing of Team Members












               APPENDICES


                 Appendix A - Reference List and Documents Reviewed

                 Appendix B -  Letters From Local Officials In Support Of
                               Recommendations

                 Appendix C -  Dredged Disposal Schemes in Newark Bay

                 Appendix D -  Outline of Pilot Projects and Full Scale
                               Applications.

                      D1 - Decontamination Technologies: Background

                      D2 - Treatment Train Integration

                      D3 - Potential Decontamination Technologies:
                           Additional References

                 Appendix E - Text of Interim Report

                 Appendix F - Team Meeting Minutes












                                        Final Report of

                         The Governor's Dredged Material Management Team

              Introduction

                    The Dredged Materials Management Team (the Team) was a
              Task Force established by Governor Christine Todd Whitman in
              June of 1994 to identify short-term (0-3 years) solutions for
              the disposal of contaminated dredged material from the New
              Jersey side of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
              Historically,    dredged material     (both contaminated and
              uncontaminated) has been disposed of at the federally
              designated Mud-Dump Site, located 5.5 miles off Sandy Hook,
              New Jersey (Figure 1).      Levels of contaminants in dredged
              material, such as PCB's, PAH's, heavy metals, and in
              particular, dioxin, have precluded continued dumping of
              certain Port sediments at the Mud-Dump, Site.

                    The Governor appointed Dredged Materials Management Team
              members   representing    a   broad   spectrum   of    business,
              environmental, legislative, and scientific interests to meet
              in an effort to foster public involvement in identifying
              short-term    solutions;    team   members    served     without
              compensation. (See Figure 6)

                    The Team held 10 meetings between July, 1994 and
              December, 1994 and has completed recommendations within the
              six month time frame set by the Governor. The Team, s mission,
              to help the Port continue to function while protecting the
              ocean, has been fulfilled, over the short-term, by identifing
              potential non-ocean disposal alternatives.          The final
              recommendations of the Team are summarized in this report.
              The Team's mission is consistent with the Governor's
              commitment to maintaining and expanding New Jersey's economy,
              which hinges on the continued viability of maritime shipping
              of dry goods and petroleum products and preservation of the
              fishing and tourism industries.

                    It is the intent of the Team that these alternatives,
              coupled with measures to meet immediate needs, will allow the
              Port to continue to operate safely and efficiently during the
              time it will take 'to identify and implement longer-term
              dredged material disposal alternatives. The Port is vital to
              our region's economy and must be kept open through necessary
              dredging projects. Figure 2 shows that container ships have
              a great capacity for carrying cargo; one ship replaces 1,000
              railroad cars or 2,000 trucks.

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                     The Team's earlier, Interim Report (included in the
               Appendix), entitled, "Dredging - - What is the Best Approach
               for New Jersey?" provides information on the scope of dredging
               needs in the Port of New York/New Jersey. It also states the
               rationale for dredging, including job protection and economic
               development, as well as environmental, health, and safety
               considerations. The Interim Report summarizes the findings of
               the first four Team meetings; this final report summarizes the
               last six Team meetings.

                     Chairman   Corodemus    and   Team   members   have    also
               participated in a number of unfunded research activities
               during the course of their deliberations, which included tours
               of the following facilities:

                     1.   Hart-Miller Dredged Materials Containment Island in
                          Baltimore;

                     2.   Military Ocean Terminal. in Bayonne (MOTBY) near-
                          shore contaminated sediment containment facility;

                     3.   Port Newark/Elizabeth industries and container
                          ships;

                     4.   Tosco-Bayway Refining Company's upland disposal
                          site;

                     5.   National Marine Fisheries Service Lab in Sandy
                          Hook;

                     6.   Marine Spill Response Corporation vessel Responder;
                          and

                     7.   Buzzelli Catch Basin, Jersey City, used to control
                          non-point source pollution to Port waterways and
                          sediments.

                     In addition, several Team members traveled to the
               American Society of Civil Engineer's "Dredging '9411 conference
               in Florida      to learn about state-of-the art dredging
               technology and sediment remediation techniques.

                     The Dredged Materials Management Team has succeeded in
               reaching a consensus that underwater borrow pits, constructed
               in the Port of Newark, are the best non-ocean short-term
               solution for the disposal of contaminated dredged material
               from the Port.    In addition, the Team has identified other
               short-term solutions, including upland disposal and geotextile
               bags,   that    should   be   utilized.       Several    sediment
               decontamination technologies appear promising, and should be
               part of the State's long-term management plan for dredged
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                    The next phase in dredged material management will be
               implementation of the Team's recommendations. Permitting the
               proposed facilities should be a priority among State and
               federal   agencies.      Funding    for   implementing    these
               recommendations should be provided under State/federal cost
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                                       Recommendations


                          The Governor's Dredged Material Management Team

               Background

                    This Report presents the conclusions and   recommendations
               of the Dredged Material Management Team. The   Team's mission,
               was to identify short term, environmentally sound, and
               economically viable management options for the disposal of
               contaminated (Category II and Category III) dredged material
               f rom the New Jersey side of the Port of New York and New
               Jersey to help the Port to continue to function.

                    The Team arrived at its recommendations after considering
               almost two dozen separate and distinct, but inter-related
               issues. The review focused on non-ocean disposal alternatives
               and included the requirements for further evaluation of
               dredged material, the necessity for the funding of research
               concerning the classification of sediments and potential
               sediment decontamination technologies,      the quantity of
               material to be dredged in the designated time frame, reduction
               of volumes and methods to achieve reduction.

                    The Team al'so examined the prioritization of sites that
               require dredging, innovative on-site containment technologies
               at applicant-owned facilities, continued development of the
               necessary criteria for water-based and land-based solutions,
               and decontamination technologies designed to reduce sediment
               contamination, the volume of dredged material, and the waste
               streams resulting from sediment treatment processes.

                    The   Team    reviewed    legislative   and     regulatory
               requirements, waivers and/or legislative relief necessary to
               implement the Team's recommendations, funding for the
               construction of disposal options, operations and maintenance
               (O&M) of disposal operations, the role of tipping fees and
               private sector contributions as relates to construction and
               O&M costs, and the process to secure funding.

                    The Management Team also reviewed pollution prevention
               and clean-up programs, point and non-point source discharges,
               and various Harbor Estuary Program projects that may be
               affected by the Team's recommendations.     Finally, the Team
               examined the jurisdiction of the various agencies, commissions
               and authorities in and around the Harbor area; and reviewed
               which agency or agencies, new or established, should be
               charged with a leadership role in implementing the Team's
               recommendations.

                    A complete reference list of documents reviewed are
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                                Recommendations of the Governor's


                               Dredged Materials Management Team


                    I.   DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES

                         The Governor's Dredged Material Management Team
              recommends the following short-term non-ocean alternatives for
              the management and disposal of Category II and III dredged
              material.      The   alternatives   as  well   as   the    other
              recommendations contained herein should be treated as a
              comprehensive approach, each element of which, while distinct,
              enjoys co-equal status with the others and is to be pursued
              simultaneously on parallel tracks. (It should be noted that
              the various recommendations enjoy the support of the local
              officials most directly affected.      See Appendix B.)      The
              recommendations are:


                         A.   BORROW PITS


                         The Team recommends the immediate construction and
              utilization of underwater borrow pits in Newark Bay for the
              disposal of contaminated sediments taken from the Port of New
              York and New Jersey.    Figures 3 and 4 show the recommended
              borrow pit sites off the Port of Newark/Elizabeth, cost
              estimates are rounded. Site 1 could accommodate approximately
              9 million cubic yards of contaminated dredged material at a
              cost of $77 million; Site 2 could accommodate approximately 5
              million cubic yards of contaminated dredged material at a cost
              of $42.8 million.

                   Appendix C presents the preliminary engineering data
              prepared by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for
              the construction of these pits. Conceptually, the borrow pits
              would be dug through the top silt and underlying clay layers
              down to a bedrock depth of approximately 80 feet; the bedrock
              and clay sides of the pits would contain the contaminated
              sediments.   The top silt layer may contain contaminants, and
              therefore would be temporarily stored until the pits are dug.
              This contaminated layer would then be the first contaminated
              sediments placed in the borrow pit.       The underlying clay
              sediments are clean and could be disposed of in the ocean or
              at an upland site, possibly used for landfill cover, or stored
              and used as capping material once the pits are filled with
              contaminated sediment.

                   Design and construction of the recommended borrow pits
              should be implemented on an expedited basis, through
              cooperative efforts by State and federal agencies during the
              permit application process. Members of the Team generally




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               available to complete the project review process within a
               year.

                          The recommended borrow pits in Newark Bay will be
               capped with clean material, thus restoring the bay to its
               original depth and natural conditions. Team member Dr. Angela
               Cristini estimates that containing contaminants within these
               pits will result in a significant decrease in the toxics body
               burden in blue claw crabs within the life cycle (approximately
               5 years) of these marine crustaceans. The proximity of these
               borrow pits to Port Authority property will allow ease of
               accessibility for monitoring purposes.      The Team encourages
               the State of New York to pursue construction of borrow pits in
               areas where sediments are.already contaminated with Category
               II and Category III material.

                          B.   GEOTEXTILE BAGS WITH CAPS

                          The Team recommends the utilization of gebtextile
               bags (with capping) at selected, environmentally secure sites
               in the Port such as the natural depression site located near
               the southern terminus of the South Reach shipping channel in
               Newark Bay.    The geotextile containers would isolate the
               contaminated dredged material; the containers will be capped
               with a layer of Category I sediments.

                          C.   UPLAND CONTAINMENT

                          The Team recommends utilization of upland disposal
               sites for  contaminated dredged material. Such sites may be
               used as permanent containment, temporary storage,or storage
               and decontamination sites.       Individual permit applicants
               should be encouraged to seek upland alternatives pending
               longer term decontamination and disposal options. Suggested
               sites reviewed by the Team are listed in Appendix A and
               include the Liquid Natural Gas tanks on Staten Island, the
               Standard Oil Tanks in Linden, and the Allied Signal site in
               Elizabeth.


                          D.   INNOVATIVE gHORT TERM OPTIONS

                          The   Team   recommends the       continuation     and
               encouragement of innovative short term options by individual
               permittees, such as those employed by the Bayway Refinery
               Company (upland temporary disposal on impermeable liners in
               diked lagoons) and the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne (near-
               shore containment).


                          E.   RECYCLING


                    The Team recommends continued beneficial use of
               suitable dredged material for landfill cover and ocnstruction
               materials.-




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                   II. PERMITTING PROCESS

                   The Team recommends that permitting     of the proposed
              options be effectuated on an expedited basis utilizing
              existing data where available, adequate, and appropriate. The
              regulatory agencies and the Lead Agency must develop a system
              to prioritize permits, determine minimum volumes for berth
              usage, reduce volumes with improved dredging techniques, and
              evaluate and implement additional beneficial use, upland, and
              in-water options.


                   III. COMPLEMENTARY AND SUPPLIMENTAL MANAGEMENT
                        TECHNIQUES

                   The following programs, processes, and approaches should
              be integrated into the overall disposal plan.

                        PRIORITIZATION shall maximize the capacity of
                        short-term, non-ocean alternatives of dredged
                        material;

                        VOLUME REDUCTION that may include a combination of
                        SEDIMENT REDUCTION, REVISED CHANNEL
                        CONFIGURATIONS, and abandonment of areas formerly
                        dredged but no longer deemed critical;

                        POLLUTION PREVENTION (Point and Non-Point sources)
                        through existing initiatives and future programs;
                        and
                        Continued development of DE@ONTAKINATION
                        TECHNOLOGIES including the implementation of-pilot
                        scale projects and operational facilities as
                        outlined in Appendix D..


















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                                  Implementation of the Dredged

                            Material Managernent Team Recommendations

                    The following agencies/authorities should be charged
               with the implementation, management, and oversight of the
               Team's recommendations:


                    I.   Port Authority of New York and New Jerse

                     The Port Authority's staff, expertise, and interests
               dictate that this agency is the most appropriate quasi-
               governmental authority to serve as -lead agency for the
               implementation the Governor's Dredged Materials Management
               Team recommendations, in consultation with the New Jersey
               Departments of Environmental Protection and Commerce. The Port
               Authority would be the Lead Agency in the dredging operations,
               the modeling and determinations necessary to reduce the volume
               of dredging, and the implementation, testing, and development
               of potential decontamination technologies.

                    II. New Jersey-New York Clean Ocean and Shore Trust
                         Committee

                         This committee, informally known as COAST, is a bi-
               state (NJINY) group with a broad mandate to protect the
               natural resources of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and the New
               York Bight area.   The Committee has the authority to assess
               for priority consideration research agendas and action plans
               recommended by the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program,
               initiate special s   'tudies and research,    coordinate and
               recommend standardization of laws affecting its jurisdictional
               area, communicate with Congress and the federal government on
               the two States' common concerns, and "take such other action
               that may be necessary to further the purposes of the Act".
               The Committee has appointed a Dredged Materials' Management
               Subcommittee and has named Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus and
               Dr. George Korfiatis as Co-chairmen.

                    The Governor's Dredged Materials Management           Team
               recommends that the COAST Committee and its various
               subcommittees be directed to assist the Lead Agency in the
               following areas:

                    securing federal and State funding through various
                    federal and State programs, including the federal Water
                    Resources Development Act, and State and Congressional
                    appropriations;

                    initiating, instituting, and encouraging further research
                    on   the    part   of    the   Stevens    Institute     of
                    Technology/Rutgers University/New Jersey Institute of



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                    Technology Consortium, as well as securing additional
                    funding sources for the Consortium;

                    pursuing legislative and regulatory   relief to encourage
                    the beneficial re-use of dredged materials and establish
                    criteria for land-based and water-based disposal options;


                    pursuing financial contributions from polluters of the
                    harbor to assist in providing either short term or long
                    term solutions to the contaminated sediment problem;

                    amending current statutory authority for wastewater
                    treatment financing programs to facilitate the funding of
                    dredged material disposal, and adoption of legislation
                    which  indemnifies    the  Lead   Agency   from    certain
                    liabilities arising out of   '  its responsibilities in
                    implementing the Team's recommendations; and

                    implementing, in coordination with the recommendations of
                    the  New   York-New   Jersey   Harbor   Estuary    Program
                    Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, the
                    cleanup of Port water and sediments.


              Finally, the Team recommends chargingthe COAST Committee with
              monitoring the implementation of the Team's recommendations,
              and reporting to the Governor and/or her designee, on a
              scheduled basis.



                    III. Port Dredging Prolects Officer

                        The Team recommends that a single individual,
              appointed by the Governor within the Administration, be
              designated as the main contact point for all parties
              interested in or affected by the implementation of the Dredged
              Materials Management Team's recommendations -and the conduct of
              dredging operations in and around the Port. This individual
              shall serve primarily as the day-to-day contact between State
              and   federal   agencies   and   authorities,    shipping    and
              transportation concerns, Port activities, the scientific-
              community, longshoreman's organization, and the environmentaf
              community.


                    IV. Conclusion

                        The Team recognizes that this report constitutes
              only the f irst step, but one which should be the basis of
              future endeavors to provide environmentally sound approaches
              to. address dredging needs in the Port. * Therefore, the Team
              recommends    that   the   members    individually,    and    as
              representatives of their respective organizations, continue to
              pursue the basic goals of the Team with particular emphasis on

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              decontamination technologies that appear to be economically
              competitive in the near future. Team members should identify
              those technologies that can be readily implemented, expedite
              permitting, and assist in securing funding.       Additionally,
              legislative initiatives should be pursued to:

                    1.   Implement the Team's recommendations;

                   2.    Provide indemnification for the Lead Agency; and

                   3.    Acquire funding for the recommended short-term non-
                         ocean disposal alternatives.












































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                                                     Figure     3                                          P.A. NY & NJ
              AREA I                                 Figure     4                                                  8/22/94

                                                     FELL SUBAQUEOUS PIT ONLY:
                                  ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT'S EVALUATION OF PROPOSAL -
                                        CONTAMINATED DREDGED MATERIAL PROPOSAL
                                                                NEWARKBAY




                      Excavate Pit

                            0.5 MCY(l) Contaminated @ $5/cy                     $ 2.5 M
                            9.1 MCY       Uncontaminated @ $5/cy                 $45.5 M

                      Place Material Above Present Bottom


                            10' Dredge Material (1,000,000 cy)
                                 Extra Pumping Cost @ $2/cy                      $ 2.0 M

                            3.5' Sand Cap (hydraulic)
                                 0.6 MCY @ $12/cy(2)                             $ 7.2  M
                                                                      TOTAL      $57.2   M


                                                Total Est. Project Cost (+35%)   $20.0  M
                                                                                 $77.2  M


                      TOTAL DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL 9.6 MCY
                                   Pit Only
                                     S 77.2 M                   =$ 8.59/cy
                                     9.6 MCY      0.6 MCY
                                   W/out 3.5' sand cap
                                     $67.5 M =$7.03/cy
                                     9.6 MCY


                      NOTES:
                      1) Based on 3 ft. of contaminated material to be excavated and capped with 'clean' spoil
                        from project.
                      2) Cost/cy based on price obtained on LGA.

                      ASSUMPTIONS:
                      Capping only req'd at completion of burrow pit filling.
                      No water treatment req'd.

                      COMMENTS:
                      The interior volume of either of the alternates does not truly reflect an equivalent volume of
                      maintenance dredging due to these counteracting factors:
                        Bulking of dredge spoil due to dredging process, transport and rehandling onto island.
                        Consolidation of spoil after placement within the island.
                      These factors will be researched in the next phase of this study.
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                                                         FELL SUBAOUEOUS PIT ONLY:
                                     ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT'S EVALUATION OF PROPOSAL -
                                SUBAQUEOUS PITNEARSHORE CONTAWMENT AREA - NEWARK BAY


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                        Excavate Pit

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                                                                                                       3 6668 14111503 2
                                0.4 MCY(l) Contaminated @ $5/cy                       $ 2.0 M
                                4.7 MCy(2) cy Uncontaminated @ $5/cy                  $23.5 M
                                        Estimated Construction Cost                   $25.5 M
                                                                              SAY     $25.5 M


                        Place Material Above Present Botto


                                10' Dredge Material (1,000,000 cy)
                                    Extra Pumping Cost @ S2/cy                        $ 2      M

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                                            lanket(3) (hydraulic)
               rl               3.5' Sand B
                                    350,000 cy @ $12/cy(4)                            $ 4.2 M
                                        Subtotal                                      $31.7 M


                                                   Total Est. Project Cost (+35%)     $11. _1M
                                                                                      $42.8 M
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                        TOTAL DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL 4.75 MCY


                                        Pit Only (5.1 MCY-w/3.5' cap*)
              @4                        S 42.8 M                 = S 9.0/cy
               --                       5.1 MCY - 0.35 MCY

                                        W/out 3.5' sand cap = S 7.5/cy

                        NOTES:
                        1) Based on 3 ft. of contaminated material to be excavated.
                        2) Quantity adjusted accordingly to reflect changes made for contaminated material,
                           assume capped at mud dump by subsequent borrow materials.
                        3) Thickness of sand blanket assumed to be 3.5 ft. instead of 7.0 ft.
                        4) Cost/cy based on price obtained on LGA.

                        ASSUMPTION:
                         Capping only req'd at completion of burrow pit filling.
                         No water treatment req'd.

                        COMMENTS:
                        The interior volume of either of the alternat es does not truly reflect an equivalent volume of
                        maintenance dredging due to these counteracting factors: .
                           Bulking of dredge spoil due to dredging process,'transport and rehandling onto island.
                            Consolidation of spoil after placement within the island.
                        These factors will be researched in the next phase of this study.