Deep ocean disposal of sewage sludge off Orange County, California: a research plan
Creators: name: Brooks, Norman H.
name: Arnold, Robert G.
name: Koh, Robert C. Y.
name: Jackson, George A.
name: Faisst, William K.
Publisher: name: California Institute of Technology
Year: 1982

description: Even though the discharge of sludge into the ocean via an outfall is not now permitted, this research plan has been prepared to show what could be learned with a full scale experimental sludge discharge of 150 dry tons/day by the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County into deep water (over 1000 feet). To provide a wide range of inputs and evaluation, a broad-based Research Planning Committee was established to advise the Environmental Quality Laboratory on the overall content and details of the research plan. Two meetings were held at EQL on: March 4-5, 1982: The entire Committee July 19-20, 1982: A working subgroup of the Committee The entire Committee is listed in Appendix B, with footnotes to indicate meeting attendance. Those unable to come to a meeting were asked to comment on the drafts by mail or telephone. We gratefully acknowledge the members of the Research Planning Committee for their generous help in formulating the research tasks and reviewing report drafts.
description: © 1982 Environmental Quality Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. 

Even though the discharge of sludge into the ocean via an outfall is not now permitted, this research plan has been prepared to show what could be learned with a full scale experimental sludge discharge of 150 dry tons/day by the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County into deep water (over 1000 feet). 

To provide a wide range of inputs and evaluation, a broad-based Research Planning Committee was established to advise the Environmental Quality Laboratory on the overall content and details of the research plan. Two meetings were held at EQL on: 

March 4-5, 1982: The entire Committee 

July 19-20, 1982: A working subgroup of the Committee 

The entire Committee is listed in Appendix B, with footnotes to indicate meeting attendance. Those unable to come to a meeting were asked to comment on the drafts by mail or telephone. We gratefully acknowledge the members of the Research Planning Committee for their generous help in formulating the research tasks and reviewing report drafts. 

The preparation of this volume has been supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Grant No. NA8IRAC00153) and the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County. We thank the representatives of the sponsoring agencies for their valuable assistance, in particular: 

NOAA: Alan Mearns, John Calder, Kilho Park, and Lawrence Swanson 

CSDOC: Fred Harper, Blake Anderson, and Gregg Pamson 

The opinions and judgments expressed in this report are solely the responsibility of the authors. Concurrence of Research Planning Committee members or the sponsoring agencies should not be presumed. 

Finally, we thank the EQL staff for their skillful and devoted efforts in assembling this report, often in the face of never-ending changes, in particular, Marcia Nelson for typing, and Theresa Fall for graphics and editorial work.
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