[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR230.72]

[Page 271]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 230--SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL SITES 
FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart H--Actions To Minimize Adverse Effects
 
Sec. 230.72  Actions controlling the material after discharge.

    The effects of the dredged or fill material after discharge may be 
controlled by:
    (a) Selecting discharge methods and disposal sites where the 
potential for erosion, slumping or leaching of materials into the 
surrounding aquatic ecosystem will be reduced. These sites or methods 
include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Using containment levees, sediment basins, and cover crops to 
reduce erosion;
    (2) Using lined containment areas to reduce leaching where leaching 
of chemical constituents from the discharged material is expected to be 
a problem;
    (b) Capping in-place contaminated material with clean material or 
selectively discharging the most contaminated material first to be 
capped with the remaining material;
    (c) Maintaining and containing discharged material properly to 
prevent point and nonpoint sources of pollution;
    (d) Timing the discharge to minimize impact, for instance during 
periods of unusual high water flows, wind, wave, and tidal actions.