Operational Approach for Implementing Regional Sediment Management

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Operational Approach for Implementing Regional
Sediment Management
W. Wynne Fuller Chief, Operations
Division USACE, Mobile District
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Regional Sediment ManagementDemonstration to
Practice

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Regional Sediment Management

• Goal
• Maximize beneficial use of sediments
• Minimize environmental impacts
• Optimize Expenditures
• Objectives
• Implement RSM Practices
• Improve economic performance by linking projects
• Develop new engineering techniques to
  optimize/conserve sediment
• ID/overcome bureaucratic obstacles
• Manage in concert with environment

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Implement RSM PracticesChief of Operations
Division Perspective

• Integrate to Operations Practices
• Beneficial Uses
• Leverage Technology

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Regional Sediment Management Project Delivery
Team (PDT)
USACE Internal PDT Operations Division Real
Estate Engineering Division Office of
Counsel Planning Division
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Partners

• FL Dept Environ Protection
• USACE ERDC/SAJ
• NOAA/NDBC
• AL Geological Survey
• FL Geological Survey
• US Geological Survey
• US Air Force
• US Navy
• NAVO
• NOAA/NDBC
• University of Florida
• University of S Alabama

• State of Alabama
• State of Mississippi
• FEMA
• AEMA
• Minerals Mgmt Service
• SARPC
• AL Coastal Erosion Task Force
• Gulf Islands Natl Seashore
• City of Gulf Shores
• City of Orange Beach

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RSM PDT Implementation Process

• Identify implementation initiatives
• Monitor for performance
• Evaluate modify procedures
• Implement modified procedures

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RSM Implementation Projects

• Perdido Pass, AL
• Downdrift Bypassing
• East Pass, FL
• Norriego Point
• Downdrift Bypassing
• Pensacola Pass, FL
• Fort McRee
• Section 204

• St. Andrews Inlet, FL
• Gator Lake
• Section 1135
• Stockpiled River Sand
• BWT
• Apalachicola River
• Tenn-Tom
• Mobile Harbor
• Deer Island, MS
• Marsh Creation

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Perdido Pass

• Plan
• Modify disposal practices
• More effective sand bypassing
• Monitor performance
• Benefits
• Downdrift replenishment
• Reduce re-handling
• Storm damage mitigation
• Management Decision
• 1/2 - 1 mi downdrift placement
• Additional cost
• Real Estate requirements

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East Pass, Florida

• Downdrift Bypassing
• Protect US Airforce Property/Structure
• Reduce Rehandling Matl
• Reduce/Eliminate Potential Federal Expenditures
  for Renourishment or Structural Repairs

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Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material
Ship Island, MS
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History

• W/in Bank Disposal
• Increased Traffic
• Upland Disposal
• Reliability
• Reduced Dredging Cycle
• Capacity
• Material Demand
• Advertise

Apalachicola Upland Disposal Site
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Background

• Extremely Costly To Create Additional Capacity
• Political, Real Estate Environmental Issues
  Creating New Sites

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Current Initiatives

• Environmental Uses
• Industry Uses
• Construction
• Support to other Federal Projects

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Environmental Efforts

• Deer Island Section 204
• Mississippi Coast Comprehensive Plan
• Olin Chemical BWT Sand
• Wetland Creation on the Tenn-Tom

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Industry/Agricultural Uses

• The Scotts Company Potting Soil From BWT Sand
• ST Bunn Asphalt from BWT Sand
• Soil Manufacturing Mobile Harbor
• Florida Road Construction - GIWW Material
• Nursery Industry Auburn Univ.

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Support of other Public Projects

• Municipalities
• City of Mobile
• City of Spanish Fort
• Other Federal Projects
• Morganza to the Gulf New Orleans District
• LCA - New Orleans District
• ACF River Sand to the Coast Mobile District

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Leverage Technology
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East Pass, FL 1995-2000
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RSM Geographic Information System (GIS)
http//gis.sam.usace.army.mil
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South Atlantic Division Enterprise GIS
SAW
SAC
SAS
SAM
SAJ
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Benefits

• Saves Money
• Increase Dredging Cycles
• Improved Planning
• Improved Dredge Plant Planning