Beneficial Use of Sediments from Dredging Activities in the Gulf of Mexico

Autor:	Russell Swafford, Larry E. Parson
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Beneficial use Ecology Sediment Storm Natural (archaeology) Planning process Dredging Conservation Habitat Environmental protection Environmental science Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Journal of Coastal Research. 60:45-50
ISSN:	1551-5036 0749-0208
DOI:	10.2112/si_60_5
Popis:	Dredging activities are a potential source of sediment and should be considered in any conservation and restoration planning process. Wise use of sediment resources from dredging is integral to accomplishing the conservation and restoration initiatives and objectives being recommended under the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. Keeping dredged sediments within the natural system or using it in the construction of restoration projects can improve environmental conditions, provide storm damage protection, and contribute to habitat creation and restoration goals. Hundreds of millions of cubic yards of sediments are dredged each year from Gulf ports, harbors, and waterways, much of which could be used beneficially. Currently it is estimated that about 30% of all material dredged from federal channels in the Gulf states is used beneficially and very little of the privately funded dredging is used for beneficial purposes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) conducts dredging under its navigation maintenanc...
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