Beach and Nearshore Placement of Material Dredged from Federally Authorized Navigation Projects

Download or read book Beach and Nearshore Placement of Material Dredged from Federally Authorized Navigation Projects written by L. Vallianos and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines four aspects of the use of dredged material by the Corps of Engineers for the purposes of beach nourishment and/or erosion control. These were: (a) the policies and authorities used in the placement of dredged material; (b) factors which affect the feasibility of dredged material placement; (c) the extent to which the Corps is currently using dredged material for beach nourishment and/or erosion control; and (d) procedures used to exploit or promote such uses of dredged material.