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Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Dredging and Sediment Management
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Ocean Disposal Sites in Region 9
There are 12 EPA-designated ocean disposal sites for dredged material in Region 9: six along the California coast, five around the Hawaiian Islands, and the newly-established site west of Guam. Each site is managed according to a Site Management and Monitoring Plan (SMMP). EPA also manages one ocean disposal site for fish processor waste in American Samoa.
- Guam Deep Ocean Disposal Site (G-DODS)
— northwest of Apra Harbor, Guam - Humboldt Site (HOODS)
— off Eureka, CA - San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS)
— off San Francisco, CA - San Francisco Channel Bar Site (SF-8)
— off San Francisco, CA - Los Angeles Site (LA-2) -
— off San Pedro, CA - Newport Bay Site (LA-3) -
— off Newport Beach, CA - San Diego Site (LA-5) -
— off San Diego, CA - Hawaii Sites
- South Oahu, off Honolulu, HI
- Hilo, off Hilo, HI
- Kahului, off Maui, HI
- Nawiliwili, off Kauai, HI
- Port Allen site, Kauai, HI
- American Samoa Fish Waste Ocean Disposal Site
Contact Information
Jason Brush (brush.jason@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3483