Mapping the Sea Floor of the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) Offshore of New York City
Fact Sheet
001-02
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Abstract
The area offshore of New York City has been used for the disposal of dredged material for over a century. The area has also been used for the disposal of other materials such as acid waste, industrial waste, municipal sewage sludge, cellar dirt, and wood. Between 1976 and 1995, the New York Bight Dredged Material Disposal Site, also known as the Mud Dump Site (MDS), received on average about 6 million cubic yards of dredged material annually. In September 1997 the MDS was closed as a disposal site, and it and the surrounding area were designated as the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). The sea floor of the HARS, approximately 9 square nautical miles in area, currently is being remediated by placing a minimum 1-m-thick cap of clean dredged material on top of the surficial sediments that are contaminated from previous disposal of dredged and other materials. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is working cooperatively with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to map the sea floor geology of the HARS and changes in the characteristics of the surficial sediments over time.
Suggested Citation
Butman, B., 2002, Mapping the Sea Floor of the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) Offshore of New York City (Online Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 001-02, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs00102.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mapping the Sea Floor of the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) Offshore of New York City |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 001-02 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs00102 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 4 p. |