Our Keeping Bay Projects Moving! WORKSHOP SERIES 2010 is off to a great start. There was super attendance and dynamic discussion at our first session “Dredging Disposal Options for Today!“. New thinking; Nimble solutions; Faster, Better, Smarter–these are some of the workshop slogans that capture the essence of what needs to be done to ensure that all sites are available, particularly for beneficial reuse.
Links to workshop resources from video to speaker presentations are below.
WORKSHOP 1: Dredging Disposal Options for Today
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Workshop Goals1. Assess the current status of disposal practices for bay dredging projects. 2. Identify and discuss impediments and solutions to meeting the LTMS goals with disposal practices that allow for an efficient regulatory review process and are cost-effective for dredging sponsors. 3. Ensure maximum disposal flexibility is maintained for all dredgers |
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Panel #1: Current Disposal Practices (8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)Setting the stage (15 min) Overview of current situation—history of the LTMS (Ellen Johnck) What is today’s state of disposal practices? (Rick Rhoads) Brian Ross, EPA, Emerging Issues on 40-40-20 (10 min) Steve Goldbeck, BCDC, Regional Sediment Management Planning (10 min) Mike Connor, East Bay Area Dischargers Authority, Thoughts on toxicity, mass balance and climate change (10 min) David Woodbury, NOAA Fisheries, Green Sturgeon Critical Habitat and the ESA 4-D Rule (10 min) Jake Jacobson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Scott Bodensteiner, Weston Solutions, Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) (15 min) Lester McKee, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Bay sediment dynamics (15 Min) Rick Rhoads, Moffat & Nichol, Snapshot of Pricing (5 min) Break 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. |
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Panel #2: Challenges for Upland Disposal (10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)Perspectives on Disposal Practices (8-10 min each) Steve Chesser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Download presentation Mike Giari, Port of Redwood City Greg Gibeson, Pacific Inter Club Yacht Association Diane Isley, Emery Cove Harbormaster Jim McNally, Manson Construction Break 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. |
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Panel #3: Challenges for Upland Disposal (11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)Issues to be addressed: Cost of Upland Disposal vs. Volume of In-Bay Disposal Lack of Contractor Competition Challenges for Developing Additional Upland Sites Need for Balanced Disposal Options Emerging Opportunities Speakers: Doug Lipton, Montezuma Wetlands (7 min) Tom Gandesbery, SCC, Hamilton/BMK Wetland Restoration (7 min) Jake Jacobson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WRDA Concepts/Partnerships (7 min) Jim McNally, Manson Construction, Dredger Contractor’s Perspective (7 min) |
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Summary & Wrap-Up Discussion (Rick Rhoads/Ellen Johnck) (12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.) |
Workshop 1 Sponsors
