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(6) Tillamook Bay Entrance, OR. (i) Location: 45°34′09′′N., 123°59′37′′W.; 45°34′09′′N., 123°58′45′′W.; 45°33′55′′N., 123°58′45′′W.; 45°33′55′′N., 123°59′37′′W. (ii) [Reserved]

(7) Willapa Bay, WA.

(i) Location: 46°44′00′′N., 124°10′00′′W.; 46°39′00′′N., 124°09′00′′W.

(ii) [Reserved]

(0) Region X Interim Other Wastes Sites.

(1) No interim sites. (2) [Reserved]

[59 FR 61129, Nov. 29, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 2946, Jan. 30, 1996; 65 FR 31497, May 18, 2000]

§ 228.15 Dumping sites designated on a final basis.

(a)(1) The sites identified in this section are approved for dumping the indicated materials. Designation of these sites was based on environmental studies conducted in accordance with the provisions of this part 228, and the sites listed in this section have been found to meet the site designation criteria of §§ 228.5 and 228.6.

(2) Unless otherwise specifically noted, site management authority for

each site set forth in this section is delegated to the EPA Regional office under which the site entry is listed.

(3) Unless otherwise specifically noted, all ocean dumping site coordinates are based upon the North American Datum of 1927.

(b) Region I Final Dredged Material Sites.

(1) Portland, Maine, Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 43°33′36′′N., 70°02′42′′W.; 43°33′36′′N., 70°01′18′′W.; 43°34′36′′N., 70°02′42′′W.; 43°34′36′′N., 70°01′18′′W.

(ii) Size: One square nautical mile. (iii) Depth: 50 meters.

(iv) Primary use: Dredged material. (v) Period of use: Continuing use. (vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material.

(2) Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site. (i) Location: Center coordinates (NAD 1983) 42°25.1′ north latitude, 70°35.0' west latitude.

(ii) Size: 2 nautical mile diameter. (iii) Depth: Average 90 meters. (iv) Exclusive Use: Dredged material. (v) Period of Use: Continuing.

(vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material which meets the requirements of the MPRSA and its accompanying regulations. Disposaland-capping is prohibited at the MBDS until its efficacy can be effectively demonstrated.

(c) Region I Final Other Wastes Sites.

(1) No final sites.

(2) [Reserved]

(d) Region II Final Dredged Material Sites.

(1) Fire Island Inlet, Long Island, New York Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°36′49′′N., 73°23′50′′W.; 40°37′12′′N., 73°21′30′′W.; 40°36′41′′N., 73°21′20′′W.; 40°36′10′′N., 73°23′40′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1.09 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 7 to 10 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Fire Island Inlet, Long Island, New York.

(2) Jones Inlet, Long Island, New York Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°34′32′′N., 73°39′14′′W.; 40°34′32′′N., 73°37′06′′W.; 40°33′48′′N., 73°37′06′′W.; 40°33′48′′N., 73°39′14′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1.19 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 7 to 10 meters.

(iv) Primary use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Jones Island Inlet, Long Island, New York.

(3) East Rockaway Inlet, Long Island NY Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°34′36′′N., 73°49′00′′W.; 40°35′06′′N., 73°47′06′′W.; 40°34′10′′N., 73°48′6′′W.; 40°34′12′′N., 73°47′17′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 0.81 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 6 to 9 meters.

(iv) Primary use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from East Rockaway Inlet, Long Island, New York.

(4) Rockaway Inlet, Long Island, New York Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°32′30′′N., 73°55′00′′W.; 40°32′30′′N., 73°54'00W"; 40°32′00′′N., 73°54′00′′W.; 40°32′00′′N., 73°55′00′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 0.38 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 8 to 11 meters.

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(iv) Primary use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of use: Continuing use. (vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Rockaway Inlet, Long Island, New York.

(5) Shark River, New Jersey Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°12′48′′N., 73°59′45′′W.; 40°12′44′′N., 73°59′06′′W.; 40°11′36′′N.,

73°59′28′′W.; 40°11′42′′N., 74°00′12′′W. (ii) Size: Approximately 0.6 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Approximately 12 meters. (iv) Primary use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Shark River Inlet, New Jersey.

(6) Historical Area Remediation Site (HARS) Designation/Mud Dump Site Termination.

(i) Status of Former Mud Dump Site: The Mud Dump Site, designated as an Impact Category I site on May 4, 1984, is terminated.

(ii) Location: (A) The HARS (which includes the 2.2 square nautical mile area of the former Mud Dump Site) is a 15.7 square nautical mile area located approximately 3.5 nautical miles east of Highlands, New Jersey and 7.7 nautical miles south of Rockaway, Long Island. The HARS consists of a Primary Remediation Area (PRA), a Buffer Zone, and a No Discharge Zone. The HARS is bounded by the following coordinates:

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(iii) Size: 15.7 square nautical miles. (iv) Depth: Ranges from 12 to 42 meters.

(v) Restrictions on Use:

(A) The site will be managed so as to reduce impacts within the PRA to acceptable levels in accordance with 40 CFR 228.11(c). Use of the site will be restricted to dredged material suitable for use as the Material for Remediation. This material shall be selected so as to ensure it will not cause significant undesirable effects including through bioaccumulation or unacceptable toxicity, in accordance with 40 CFR 227.6.

(B) Placement of Material for Remediation will be limited to the PRA.

Placement of Material for Remediation within the PRA is not allowed in a 0.27 nautical mile radius around the following coordinates due to the presence of shipwrecks: 40° 25.30' W, 73° 52.80' N; 40° 25.27′ W, 73° 52.13′ N; 40° 25.07′ W, 73° 50.05' N; 40° 22.46′ W, 73° 53.27′ N.

(C) No placement of material may take place within the Buffer Zone, although this zone may receive material that incidentally spreads out of the PRA. The Buffer Zone is an approximately 5.7 square nautical mile area (0.27 nautical mile wide band around the PRA), which is bounded by the following coordinates:

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(vi) Period of Use: Continuing use until EPA determines that the PRA has been sufficiently capped with at least 1 meter of the Material for Remediation. At that time, EPA will undertake any necessary rulemaking to dedesignate the HARS.

(7) Manasquan, New Jersey Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 40°06′36′′N., 74°01′34′′W.; 40°06′19′′N., 74°01′39′′W.; 40°06′18′′N., 74°01′53′′W.; 40°06′41′′N., 74°01′51′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 0.11 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Approximately 18 meters. (iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey.

(8) Absecon Inlet, NJ Dredged Material Disposal Site.

74°18′43′′W.; 39°20′03′′N.,

(i) Location: 39°20′39′′N., 39°20′30′′N., 74°18′25′′W.; 74°18′43′′W.; 39°20′12′′N., 74°19′01′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 0.28 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Approximately 17 meters. (iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Absecon Inlet, New Jersey.

(9) Cold Spring Inlet, NJ Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 38°55′52′′N., 74°53′04′′W.; 38°55′37′′N., 74°52′55′′W.; 38°55′23′′N., 74°53′27′′W.; 38°55′36′′N., 74°53′36′′W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 0.13 square nautical miles.

(iii) Depth: Approximately 9 meters. (iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Cold Spring Inlet, New Jersey.

(10) San Juan Harbor, PR, Dredged Material Site.

(i) Location: 18°30′10′′N., 66°09′31′′W.; 18°30′10′′N., 66°08′29′′W.; 18°31′10′′N., 66°08′29′′W.; 18°31′10′′N., 66°09′31′′W.

(ii) Size: 0.98 square nautical mile. (iii) Depth: Ranges from 200 to 400 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material. (v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and coastal areas within 20 miles of said port entrance.

(11) Arecibo Harbor, PR Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 18°31′00′′ N., 66°43′47′′ W.; 18°31′00′′ N., 66°42′ 45′′ W.; 18°30′00′′ N., 66°42′45′′W.; 18°30′00′′ N., 66°43′47′′ W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1 square nautical mile.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 101 to 417 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Arecibo Harbor, PR.

(12) Mayaguez Harbor, PR Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 18°15′30′′ N., 67°16′13′′ W.; 18°15′30′′ N., 67°15′11′′ W.; 18°14′30′′ N., 67°15'11" W.; 18°14′30′′ N., 67°16′13′′ W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1 square nautical mile.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 351 to 384 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Mayaguez Harbor, PR.

(13) Ponce Harbor, PR Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 17°54′00′′ N., 66°37′43′′ W.; 17°54′00′′ N., 66°36′41′′ W.; 17°53′00′′ N., 66°36′41′′ W.; 17°53′00′′ N., 66°37′43′′ W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1 square nautical mile.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 329 to 457 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Ponce Harbor, PR.

(14) Yabucoa Harbor, PR Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 18°03′42′′ N., 65°42′49′′ W.; 18°03′42′′ N., 65°41′47′′ W.; 18°02′42′′ N., 65°41′47′′W.; 18°02′42′′ N., 65°42′49′′ W.

(ii) Size: Approximately 1 square nautical mile.

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 549 to 914 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material disposal.

(v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from Yabucoa Harbor, PR.

(e) Region II Final Other Wastes Sites.

(1) No final sites.

(2) [Reserved]

(f) Region III Final Dredged Material Sites.

(1) Dam Neck, Virginia, Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 36°51′24.1′′ N., 75°54'41.4" W.; 36°51'24.1" N., 75°53'02.9" W.; 36°50′52.0" N., 75°52'49.0′′W.; 36°46′27.4" N., 75°51'39.2" W.; 36°46′27.5" N., 75°54′19.0" W.; 36°50′05.0" N., 75°54′19.0" W.

(ii) Size: 8 square nautical miles. (iii) Depth: Averages 11 meters. (iv) Primary Use: Dredged Material. (v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.

(2) Norfolk, VA, Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: Center point: Latitude36°59′00′′ N., Longitude-75°39′00′′ W.

(ii) Size: Circular with a radius of 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles).

(iii) Depth: Ranges from 13.1 to 26 meters.

(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material. (v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restrictions: Site shall be limited to suitable dredged material which passed the criteria for ocean dumping. (g) Region III Final Other Wastes Sites.

(1) No final sites.

(2) [Reserved]

(h) Region IV Final Dredged Material Sites.

(1) Morehead City, NC Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 34°38′30′′ N., 76°45′0′′ W.; 34°38′30′′ N., 76°41′42′′ W.; 34°38′09′′ N., 76°41′0′′ W.; 34°36′0′′ N., 76°41′0′′ W.; 34°36'0" N., 76°45′0′′ W.

(ii) Size: 8 square nautical miles.
(iii) Depth: Average 12.0 meters.
(iv) Primary Use: Dredged material.
(v) Period of Use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina area. All material disposed must satisfy the requirements of the ocean dumping regulations.

(2) Wilmington, NC Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 33°49′30′′ N., 78°03′06′′ W.; 33°48′18′′ N., 78°01′39′′ W.; 33°47′19′′ N., 78°02′48′′ W.; 33°48′30′′ N., 78°04′16′′ W.

(ii) Size: 2.3 square nautical miles. (iii) Depth: Averages 13 meters. (iv) Primary Use: Dredged material. (v) Period of Use: Continuing use. (vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to the dredged material from Wilmington Harbor area.

(3) Georgetown Harbor; Georgetown, South Carolina: Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 33°11′18′′ N., 79°07′20′′ W.; 33°11′18′′ N., 79°05′23′′ W.; 33°10′38′′ N., 79°05'24" W.; 33°10′38′′ N., 79°07′21′′ W.

(ii) Size: 1 square nautical mile.
(iii) Depth: 6 to 11 meter range.
(iv) Primary use: Dredged material.
(v) Period of use: Continuing use.

(vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Georgetown, South Carolina, area.

(4) [Reserved]

(5) Charleston, SC, Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.

(i) Location: 32°38′06′′N., 79°41′57′′W.; 32°40′42′′N., 79°47′30′′W.; 32°39′04′′N., 79°49′21′′W.; 32°36′28′′N., 79°43′48′′W.

(ii) Size: 11.8 square nautical miles. (iii) Depth: Averages 11 meters.

(iv) Primary use: Dredged material from the Charleston Harbor deepening project.

(v) Period of Use: Continued use.

(vi) Restriction: Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the

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