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40 C.F.R. § 227.9

Limitations on quantities of waste materials

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Substances which may damage the ocean environment due to the quantities in which they are dumped, or which may seriously reduce amenities, may be dumped only when the quantities to be dumped at a single time and place are controlled to prevent long-term damage to the environment or to amenities.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Manatee Cnty. v. Gorsuch, 554 F. Supp. 778 (M.D. Fla. 1982).
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Manatee Cnty. v. Gorsuch, 554 F. Supp. 778 (M.D. Fla. 1982). “The Corps’ studies also fall short by failing to consider the cumulative effect that 1,245,000 million cubic yards of material will have on an area that already contains 4.4 million cubic yards of material.”
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