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Quayside Suite
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
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2014
Beneficial use of dredged sediment
United States
Savannah Estuary (Georgia)
-81.055
32.082
3.2 Hectares
In March 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, Savannah District) created an eight acre bird island within the Savannah Harbor Dredged Material Containment Area (DMCA) as mitigation for routine operations and maintenance of the Savannah Harbor.
The island was one part of a $5.3 million dike raising and improvement projects. Construction began in September 2012 and finished in October 2013.
Around 160,000 yrds³ (122,328 m³) were used to create the bird island which was topped with an additional 36,000 yrds³ (27,523 m³) of coarse sand as a two-foot layer that provides better nesting habitat for shorebirds and slows the growth of plants that interfere with the shorebird nesting.
On completion, the island was surrounded with impounded with water pumped into the disposal area.
ABPmer
Quayside Suite
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton
SO14 2AQ