Development of New PIANC Guidance for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Publication: Ports 2022
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The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Working Group on Beneficial Use is developing a report that will provide technical information and guidance regarding the state of the practice for sediment as a beneficial resource, drawing from existing approaches and best practices. The report considers and evaluates the following elements: concepts of beneficial sediment use and existing scientific knowledge related to different uses; sediment contamination and how contamination can constrain sediment reuse alternatives; and use of cost-benefit and ecosystem services frameworks as tools to better understand how the value of different reuse options can be quantified, and to compare different beneficial use and disposal alternatives. Aspects of the report we present include opportunities for sediment beneficial use and how to transition barriers to catalysts. Several case studies are presented to illustrate recent successes and challenges associated with the beneficial use of dredged material.
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