[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 22] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR227.9] [Page 209] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 227--CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF MATERIALS--Table of Contents Subpart B--Environmental Impact Sec. 227.9 Limitations on quantities of waste materials. 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.