C.F.R. » Title 40 » CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY › SUBCHAPTER H—OCEAN DUMPING › PART 227—CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF MATERIALS › Subpart G—Definitions

40 C.F.R. § 227.28

Release zone

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The release zone is the area swept out by the locus of points constantly 100 meters from the perimeter of the conveyance engaged in dumping activities, beginning at the first moment in which dumping is scheduled to occur and ending at the last moment in which dumping is scheduled to occur. No release zone shall exceed the total surface area of the dumpsite.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: City of New York v. United States Env't Prot. Agency, 543 F. Supp. 1084 (S.D.N.Y. 1981).
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City of New York v. United States Env't Prot. Agency, 543 F. Supp. 1084 (S.D.N.Y. 1981). “See 40 C.F.R. §§ 227.28 , .29. The Agency concedes that “Subpart B does create a conclusive presumption of unreasonable degradation based on failing laboratory tests with an allowance for initial mixing, without an explicit assessment of actual or likely environmental impacts at…”
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