Summary of the CE/EPA Field Verification Program,

Abstract

The Field Verification Program, jointly sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers (CE) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was a 6-year comparative study of three methods of dredged material disposal. The $7.2-million effort evaluated test methods for predicting and assessing environmental impacts of upland disposal, wetland creation, and aquatic disposal as techniques for disposing of dredged material. The objectives of the program were to determine (a) the reproducibility of test methods in the laboratory, (b) the ability of laboratory test methods to predict effects in the field, and (c) the comparative effects of the same dredged material in upland, wetland, and aquatic environments. The program demonstrated that methods of predicting effluent and surface water quality are useful for evaluating whether a particular dredged material is suitable for disposal in an upland site.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADP006841

Entities

People

  • R. K. Peddicord

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Surface Waters
  • Test Methods
  • Verification
  • Water Quality

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.