EPA Region 9, often in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conducts oceanographic surveys to identify appropriate locations for ocean disposal sites and to monitor the impacts of regulated dumping at the ocean disposal sites. Region 9 monitors the Humboldt Open Ocean Disposal Site (HOODS) to ensure that unexpected or significant negative effects are not occurring from past or continued use of the disposal site and to verify regulatory and permit compliance.
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SYNTHESIS REPORT: 2008 and 2014 Monitoring of the Humboldt Open Ocean Disposal Site (HOODS) (PDF)(83 pp, 6 MB,
09/19/2016)
Humboldt Open Ocean Disposal Site (HOODS) 2008 and 2014 Monitoring Synthesis Report Prepared by U.S. EPA Region 9 Dredging & Sediment Management Team, San Francisco, CA, September 2016