gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54193 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider 2025-12-10T23:16:28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) geometryOnly surface EPSG::4269 Ocean Disposal Sites 2025-12-10 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 54193 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54193 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital These data show the location of available and discontinued ocean disposal sites within U.S. waters. Contemporary ocean disposal sites generally accept clean dredged material (sediment) collected during navigation channel improvement projects. These projects are sponsored and-or regulated by federal and state agencies. The terminology and practices used in ocean disposal have changed considerably over time. The values in the Primary Use field in this database show some of that variability. To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. NOAA Office for Coastal Management completed NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact notPlanned CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 coastal ocean planning renewable energy theme Exclusive Economic Zone Outer Continental Shelf Territorial Sea place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian MarineCadastre project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Ocean Disposal Sites [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54193. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 54193 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/54193.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL -177.394197 174.158795 -14.425 64.500203 ground condition | Currentness: Publication Date 2018-07-03 Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 false eng false GIS File Ocean Disposal Sites 2018-10-22 publication https://marinecadastre.gov/data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/data Marine Cadastre Data Registry download https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OceanDisposalSite.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OceanDisposalSite.zip download dataset Accuracy Untested Horizontal Positional Accuracy Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level Completeness Report Untested Conceptual Consistency These data are logically consistent 1) Generate a polygon feature class from the eCFR coordinates for all sites, and include field attributes from the eCFR records. 2) Filter the Placement Areas polygons to remove features tagged as upland, proposed, beach, habitat restoration; to features that overlapped eCFR sources, duplicates, and for features that were geographically contained entirely within a larger and more recently dated feature. 3) Filter the Placement Areas polygons to remove features identified as munitions or unexploded ordnance in the raster nautical chart data. 4) Merge coincident features in the derived Placement Area data if the "Primary Use" field values were comparable. 5) Reconfigure the field names of the filtered Placement Areas data set to match the final relational data structure compatible to the eCFR sources. 6) Using the ENC and RNC sources, collect features not found in the eCFR and Placement Areas data source. 7) Merge the eCFR, Placement Areas, and ENC/RNC derived data into a single feature class. 2022-03-04T00:00:00 1) Updated to resolve omissions in the Hawaii area. 2) Updated the geometry values in approximately 7 percent of the features, including those outside of CONUS, offshore of San Francisco CA, Boston MA, and Gulfport MS. 2023-01-30T00:00:00 Updated to resolve omissions and errors in the Massachusetts Bay Area. The addition of new sites where uncontrolled dumping occurred was based on visual interpretation of newly released NOAA hydrographic surveys. 2025-12-10T00:00:00 Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter I, Subpart H, Part 228, Section 228.15 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-228/section-228.15 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2023-01-30 Source Contribution: By William R. Curtis Office of Radiation Programs Location and size of disposal sites permitted by the Atomic Energy Commission Data from Studies of Previous Radioactive Waste Disposal in Massachusetts Bay U.S. EPA originator 1984-12-01 Source Contribution: Approach_Dumping_Ground_(Point/Area) Coastal_Dumping_Ground_(Point/Area) General_Dumping_Ground_(Point/Area) Harbour_Dumping_Ground_(Point/Area) Overview_Dumping_Ground_(Point/Area) NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts NOAA Office of Coast Survey https://encdirect.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator Source Contribution: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13990.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13991.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13992.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13993.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13994.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13995.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13996.html https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/H13997.html NOAA Hydrographic Surveys 2025-12-10 publication Office of Coast Survey https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H12001-H14000/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator NOAA Raster Nautical Chart NOAA Office of Coast Survey https://seamlessrnc.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/RNC/NOAA_RNC/ImageServer WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2022 Placement Areas U.S. Army Corps of Engineers https://geospatial-usace.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/aed16678ea814ddc8fdb5d96f723d90b WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2022-03-04 Site Management and Monitoring Plan for the Massachusetts Bay Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site, MA 2009-11-02 publication U.S. EPA https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/r1_mass_bay_smmp_final_11-09.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator Supporting Analysis for the Informal Section 7 Consultation for the Use of Nearshore or Open-Water Disposal Sites off of the Coasts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island 2020-03-04 publication NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3/2021-04/Incoming-Sec-7-consultation-for-openwater-and-nearshore-disposal-sites-final-3-4-20-508-.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator