San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico: Communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Transmitting a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, Dated October 10, 1975, Submitting a Report on San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Requested by a Resolution of the House Committee on Public Works Adopted September 3, 1964 |
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... waters of Puerto Rico are suitable for most purposes . Mineral quality ... coastal reaches , the high sediment load of most streams , pollution in ... water 128 37 Water quality--
... waters of Puerto Rico are suitable for most purposes . Mineral quality ... coastal reaches , the high sediment load of most streams , pollution in ... water 128 37 Water quality--
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... coastal waters intended for uses where the human body may come in contact with the water ( such as complete body submergence ) ; and for use in propagation and preserva- tion of desirable species " . These waters shall contain not less ...
... coastal waters intended for uses where the human body may come in contact with the water ( such as complete body submergence ) ; and for use in propagation and preserva- tion of desirable species " . These waters shall contain not less ...
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... water and the cercariae have only a very limited salinity tolerance , brackish water canals or lagoons have no schistosomiasis problems , nor , of course , do the island's coastal waters . * 2.47 Socio - Economic climate . Puerto Rico ...
... water and the cercariae have only a very limited salinity tolerance , brackish water canals or lagoons have no schistosomiasis problems , nor , of course , do the island's coastal waters . * 2.47 Socio - Economic climate . Puerto Rico ...
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... coast , severely damaging the beaches of the large re- sort hotels . 2.68 Another developing problem area is in the inner ... waters and floors . For the Bar Channel an allowance of 12 feet below a vessel's draft is recommended . This 12 ...
... coast , severely damaging the beaches of the large re- sort hotels . 2.68 Another developing problem area is in the inner ... waters and floors . For the Bar Channel an allowance of 12 feet below a vessel's draft is recommended . This 12 ...
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... coast . 2.76 Fish and wildlife . 2.77 Fish . Puerto Ricans on the average consume more fish per capita than most North Americans but most of it is dried , salted codfish imported from the north . Due to the deep waters 141.
... coast . 2.76 Fish and wildlife . 2.77 Fish . Puerto Ricans on the average consume more fish per capita than most North Americans but most of it is dried , salted codfish imported from the north . Due to the deep waters 141.
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Page 31 - Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 54 - ... if it produces a standard elutriate in which the concentration of no major constituent is more than 1.5 times the concentration of the same constituent in the water from the proposed disposal site used for the testing. The "standard elutriate...
Page 66 - Reservoirs; subject to the condition that for each local flood-protection project, no expenditures will be made until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rightsof-way necessary for the construction of the project; (6) hold and save the United States free from damages...
Page 31 - Avenue to the navigation turning basin ; all generally in accordance with the plans of the district engineer, and with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 111 - Resolved by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, United States, that the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors...
Page 63 - Disposal of polluted dredged material. Polluted dredged material may be disposed of in the ocean If it can be shown that the place, time, and conditions of dumping are such as not to produce an unacceptable adverse impact on the areas of the marine environment cited in § 227.60 (c).
Page 1 - To : The Secretary of the Army. 1. I submit herewith for transmission to Congress the report of the Board of Engineers...
Page 59 - States of $625,000 for construction; provided local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army...
Page xiv - Thank you for giving us an opportunity to provide these comments, which we hope will be of assistance to you. We would appreciate receiving eight (8) copies of the final statement.
Page 212 - Register properties will be affected by the project, or a listing of the properties to be affected, an analysis of the nature of the effects, a discussion of the ways in which the" effects were taken into account, and an account of steps taken to assure compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Pub.