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Dredged Material Ownership: Rights And Reuse, John Bobka, Beth Pindilli
Dredged Material Ownership: Rights And Reuse, John Bobka, Beth Pindilli
Virginia Coastal Policy Center
This research paper explores ownership rights at sites with material from completed dredging projects, supplying a general overview of this issue. This paper also explores the question of whether quality dredged material stored on a publicly-owned upland site can be used later for other applications.
This abstract has been taken from Section I of the report.
Beneficial Use Of Dredged Material: Role Of State Permitting Programs And Regulations, Samantha Becker, Sashenka Brauer
Beneficial Use Of Dredged Material: Role Of State Permitting Programs And Regulations, Samantha Becker, Sashenka Brauer
Virginia Coastal Policy Center
Beneficial use projects that utilize dredged material will involve several steps: dredging operations, storage of the dredged material, and placement of the dredged material for shoreline resiliency or restoration purposes. Each of these steps implicate different state permitting programs and regulations. Determining which permit programs are applicable will depend on the activity’s impact on the surrounding environment, based on factors such as water quality, and land erosion and degradation. This paper will focus primarily on three questions:
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Which Virginia permitting programs may apply to the storage of dredged material on an upland site?
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Which Virginia permitting programs may apply to …