EPA Withdraws Proposal to Designate Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Rogue River, OR

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its earlier proposal to designate a disposal site near the Rogue River in Oregon and re-proposing a site located offshore of the river, citing changes to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act and new data about the site, which will be used to dispose of dredged material from the river navigation channel and other permitted activities.