San Francisco Deepwater Ocean Disposal Site Monitoring Reports

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 San Francisco Deepwater Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS) 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.

• SF-DODS Final Synthesis Report: 15 Years of Monitoring San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (pdf) (1.25 MB, June 2010)
  Final Review/Synthesis of Historical Environmental Monitoring Data Collected at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS) in Support of EPA Regulatory Decision to Revise the Site’s Management and Monitoring Plan. EPA ORDER No. EP069000274.