Sediment for Coastal Systems

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Sediment for Coastal Systems from Dredging
Operations Presented to the Sustainable
Beaches Summit San Destin, FL March 31, 2004
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Beneficial Uses of Dredged Sediment

• Innovative beneficial uses appear to be
  unlimited.

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Establish a Goal and Objectives, Success
Criteria, and the Means of Measurement

• Simple example
• Objective
• Wetlands for wintering whooping cranes
• Success Criteria
• Whooping cranes present in site
• Within 7 years after construction
• Means of Measurement
• USFWS Aerial or land-based bird counts

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Establish a Goal and Objectives, Success
Criteria, and the Means of Measurement
Otherwise... Success will be viewed differently
by everyone involved.
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Example of a Beneficial Use Project
BARRON ISLAND, MD
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House
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Volunteers planting
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Example of Beneficial Uses
Shore Protection Benefits of Wetlands
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WETLANDS Multi-purpose
Common offshore or onshore protection
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False Live Oak, TX
Confined Placement Facility
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Elevation Considerations
Containment dikes
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Elevation Considerations
Containment dikes
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Elevation Considerations
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Structural Cross-Section
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Understanding Working with the Characteristics
of Dredged Sediment
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Confined Placement Facility
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Nearshore Placement of Dredged
Sediment Conserve a valuable resource
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SHORE
OCEAN
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INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS
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SHORE
Hopper Dredge
20-25 ft draft limit
OCEAN
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Sediment for Coastal Systems from Dredging
Operations
QUESTIONS?
Dr. Jack E. Davis US Army Engineer RD
Center Vicksburg MS