master plan for the beneficial use of dredged material for coastal mississippi
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Master Plan for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for Coastal Mississippi. September 6, 2012. Objectives. Update the 2002 Master Plan Prepare a Project Management Plan for Selected Projects. Project Work. Data Gathering Stakeholder Meetings Prepare Master Plan Site Visits - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Master Plan for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for
Coastal Mississippi
September 6, 2012
ObjectivesUpdate the 2002 Master PlanPrepare a Project Management Plan for
Selected Projects
Project WorkData GatheringStakeholder MeetingsPrepare Master PlanSite VisitsPrepare Project Management Plan
Data GatheringReviewed other sediment management plansContacted USACE and others to collect
information on sources of sedimentsResearched dredging technologies that could
be useful in MSResearched new methods for containmentUpdated information on potential sources of
fundingReviewed historic maps and imagesNew BU law passed July 2010
Stakeholder MeetingsHeld meetings in each of the coastal countiesInvited local commissioners, state and federal
agencies, interested parties and commercial dredging companies
Discussed goals of the Master PlanRequested suggestions and information on
potential BU sitesDiscussed impacts from Hurricane Katrina
Master Plan Includes:
Summary of Sediment System Transport, hurricanes, sea level rise, watershed,
navigation, etc. Information on regular dredging projects in the three
coastal counties, containment options, dredging methods and methods to place material
List of 30 potential BU projects along the coast Summary of federal, state and local regulations,
permitting and testing requirements, and potential funding sources
List of stakeholders Lots of maps
Project TypesGeneral coast-wide projects
Marsh restoration/creation, mosquito ditches, shoreline restoration, bird islands
Description of habitat and issues for each county
Projects for each countyCoastal preserves (state owned lands)Privately owned lands
Hancock County
Project Management Plan
Identify a variety of types of projects Assume this is the first stepBe bold in the size of the projectsTake on issues
Private landownership Gulf sturgeon Crossing state lines
The PMPChose 3 projects for each county
UrgencyEase of getting it approvedType of projectCapacity
For each:Developed schematic design, ROM for
construction costs, environmental issues, and data needs
Next steps
Next StepsBegin permitting process for 3 sites in each
countyFind funding for construction of containment Evaluate need for upland site for small
quantities of material for later placementKeep momentum going Increase public awareness and education of
program