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