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All of this discucsion leads to ona basic queation, which is more
imvertantina civen sitvation, to proicct the environment or to
procecs wah 7 sue|current 4,5. ocecn cumoing lavisiation, 29
allows fom to cachTecatisa aL CUrTSRy cone
Sntesusebed by PA,
Cities of envirownental comtominatiou, i.@., emntaminstion of
land rorn past events.
Ii eutter fits the situation vhare the
obicetiv> ia to nravent the ceneration cf wastes that would vewzire
Gisyposed an the occon.
While EPA ctaff raid they vould like tu nelp where they could, ro
aecurence “of obtuinine a permit and aonreved deen ocean site for
sposel Gi Tlmewetak centorrinated dcovis and soil could be given
rennediess cian
ny benerit (9 i9 Dnewetak people or their neavby
envitorrment.
This ig trues even if all ctudias were conducted
and ali needed evalustions and ingormcction were provided ac re-
quired under EFA Kers,.
This opinicn, stated by chose with the
Test: mess hlity to cree Os no: crant permits, is in exrect an absolute
probicition acainst ccean urwring crndueted by anv U.S, agency,
The lsr-s cont te ecunndy swyith tio ingcommation reuvuirements untc
tho vler.veula likciy be mone svasted. The inilerdble and narrov
View om opretcetir? che envircimentthat 15 burlt into the Act, is
bein voleod by MPA etaff as indicative ef almost certain failure
for any apency that would concicer eccan dumping as one of ceverral
possivle cliernatives. Iocan only conciuce that this ia a carciully
desicned barrier framed by those who secured the U.S, legiziction.
Others who mav one cay face a similar problem should knewthat these
came restricuons will probably be a pniied regardless of any cireurastaonces one could belicve to be unique, and receardless of how
uncertain or contly omer digposal
cptiens mey be.
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the focts of tha
ence, i.e., wr
tho risk to neople of near surtace cntombment af redien ctive debris ina contiiner with a Limited cervies
Mite (HOA ctair bove aecurmed vist auch containment maybrot pict
50 woes) z.rel voleose witha contained aesris and cubsequent cadi-
tional cznasure cf peartie and thaiy daseccndants, docs not deter ETA
str.if froin reecramicnding that 2n occean cumping permit net be coucht,
that rreespucts are cour ifa cuermitis
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