Tampa Bay
Long-Term Dredged Material Management Strategy with Emphasis on Beneficial
Use
Category: Submerged, Intertidal, and Wetland
Cost: Information
not provided.
Description: The Tampa Bay Estuary Program contracted with
the Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, to develop a long-term
dredged material management strategy for Tampa Bay. The strategy, completed
in August 2000, examines disposal needs for the next twenty-five years, available
capacities in existing disposal areas, shortfalls in capacity, and beneficial
use options.
Outcome: The completed strategy reveals a shortfall in capacity,
between years 2000-2025, of 15,300,000 cubic yards in the existing confined
disposal areas in the bay. No shortfalls in capacity are projected for the
offshore disposal area, beach placement, or other beneficial uses. The study
further identifies a need for more complete information on most of the potential
beneficial use options.
Contact: Tim Murphy and Tracy Lester, ACOE, Jacksonville
District, (904) 232-3847; Holly Greening, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, hgreening@tbep.org.
Citation: "Dredged Material Management Strategy: Tampa
Bay, Florida," 2000, Technical Report #01-00, Tampa Bay National Estuary
Program, prepared by US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District.
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