The Corps of Engineers National Regional Sediment Management Demonstration Program
Abstract
PURPOSE. This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) summarizes and updates the progress of the US Army Corps of Engineers National Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Demonstration Program(DP) implemented in Fiscal Year 2000 (FY00). Sediment management at the regional scale is discussed, followed by information on each of the demonstration projects currently underway with informative sections regarding regional economics and benefits of RSM. BACKGROUND. Regional sediment management, in a very general sense, fits sediment management actions into the context of a regional plan. Sediment management actions are activities that affect the erosion or removal, transport, and deposition of sediment. Common actions include: (1) dredging and placement, (2) building structures that divert or trap sediment, and (3) creating erosion protection for banks, shorelines, seabeds, and channel bottoms. A region is a defined area over which the sediment management actions will have a cumulative impact within the given time period of interest and with regard to the objectives of the plan (Figure 1). The plan is an accepted set of goals and objectives compiled by a region s stakeholders to be accomplished by the set of sediment management actions. The regional plan s objectives can include physical, environmental, social, and political needs. The larger spatial and temporal frameworks of regional sediment management, as well as the range of disciplines required in most regional planning, result in numerous stakeholders with varied interests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA604701
Entities
People
- Bruce D. Carlson
- Jack E. Davis
- Julie Dean Rosati
- Thomas D. Smith
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center