▁with ▁numerous ▁st ake hold ers , ▁conducted ▁a ▁site ▁visit , ▁and ▁developed ▁and ▁ref ined ▁a ▁sampling ▁and ▁analysis ▁plan . ▁NO AA ▁deployed ▁b ival ve ▁samples ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁collected ▁sed iment ▁and ▁b ival ve ▁t issue ▁samples ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁second ▁field ▁sampling ▁event ▁for ▁additional ▁t issue ▁samples ▁occurred ▁in ▁September . ▁These ▁samples ▁were ▁analyz ed ▁and ▁a ▁data ▁report ▁was ▁delivered ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁these ▁find ings , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁has ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Arc ▁E col ogy , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay K ee per , ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Def ense ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁Regional ▁Water ▁Qu ality ▁Control ▁Board , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Region ▁( Reg ional ▁Board ) ▁regarding ▁the ▁maintenance ▁and ▁dispos al ▁of ▁ob sole te ▁ships ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ' s ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁( MA R AD ) ▁at ▁the ▁Su is un ▁Bay ▁Reserve ▁Fle et ▁site , ▁resol ving ▁a ▁law suit ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁California . ▁Under ▁the ▁agreement , ▁MAR AD ▁will ▁clean , ▁maintain , ▁and ▁dispose ▁of ▁these ▁ships ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁elimin ates ▁sources ▁of ▁Bay ▁poll ution . ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁has ▁already ▁begun ▁removing ▁ob sole te ▁ships ▁from ▁Su is un ▁Bay ▁for ▁rec y cling — ▁several ▁ships ▁have