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CED-77-18 1 (1977-01-21)

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REPORT TO THE CONGRESS


BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL


OF THE UNITED STATES


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Problems And Progress In

Regulating Ocean Dumping Of

Sewage Sludge And

Industrial Wastes

Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Transportation
This report discusses the following areas:

    --Some wastes containing harmful sub-
    stances that exceeded safety levels were
    dumped in the ocean.


   --The wastes were dumped too rapidly to
   be assimilated by the marine environ-
   ment.

   --Surveillance by the Coast Guard has
   been minimal.

   --Progress has been made by the Environ-
   mental Protection Agency to phase out
   dumpers of industrial wastes but the
   dumping of municipal wastes is ex-
   pected to increase for some time in the
   future.

   --Some of the proposed alternatives to
   ocean dumping may be more environ-
   mentally harmful when viewed in terms
   of the total environment.
CED-77-18


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