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Title: Design considerations for beneficial use sites along the Channel to Victoria, Calhoun County, Texas
Authors: Hamilton, Paul B. (Paul Brian), 1956-
Lin, Lihwa
Howard, Steven
Burgin, Ashton D.
Crawford, Brandon R.
Keywords: Dredging
Dredging spoil
Sedimentation and deposition
Sediment transport
Victoria (Tex.)
Publisher: Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Technical Note (Regional Sediment Management Program (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/TN RSM-20-2
Abstract: This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regional Sediment Management (RSM) investigation considered implementation of new or historically underutilized beneficial use (BU) sites for the Channel to Victoria (CTV) in Calhoun County, Texas. The utilization of alternative placement areas is justified on two main grounds: (1) there is cost savings associated with the shorter pump distance compared to the existing upland confined placement areas and (2) shoaling reduction relative to a without project condition. Additional benefits realized by utilizing the proposed sites include (1) increased safety for vessels navigating CTV due to the reduction/elimination of open fetch and currents, (2) additional placement options available in times of emergency dredging, and (3) increased bird habitat, particularly for the endangered whooping crane. These sites have received National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance in previous project documents, and it is anticipated minimal or no additional NEPA coordination will be required to construct/restore these sites.
Description: Technical Note
Gov't Doc #: ERDC/TN RSM-20-2
Rights: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/35553
http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35553
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