SEDIMENTS (MUD) DREDGED FROM HARBOR AND DISPOSED AT SEA WERE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED IN PERMITS, PLUS SOME OF THE SEDIMENTS DUMPED WERE CONTAMINATED, AND SOME WERE UNTESTED. THE DUMPSITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9.7 KILOMETERS OFF THE COAST OF PALOS VERDE PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA. EXACT LOCATION AT 33 DEGREES, 37.10 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE; 118 DEGREES, 17.40 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. OCEAN FLOOR IS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DEEP IN THIS AREA. DUMPED SEDIMENT COVERED CIRCULAR AREA WITH A RADIUS OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET. PENALTY ASSESSED BY CONSENT AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $525,000.