USACE Calls for Public Comments on Columbia River Dredging Location (USA)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting written public comments on the updated draft environmental assessment of its proposal to place dredged sediment material in three nearshore locations near the Mouth of the Columbia River.

The Corps proposes to add these locations to the existing network of disposal sites as one way to address significant coastal erosion and to beneficially use a sand resource that is otherwise “lost” if it goes to the deep-water disposal site.

The Corps is hosting an informational meeting on May 2, to address questions about the updated draft environmental assessment. The public is invited to meet Corps representatives at the Warrenton Community Center at 225 S. Main Ave., Warrenton, Ore.; doors open at 5:30 p.m. The Corps will present a brief description of the proposed project and will be available to answer questions until 7:30 p.m.

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Dredging Today Staff, April 27, 2012; Image: jemcamis