[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR230.70]

[Page 273-274]
 
                   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. 230.70  Actions concerning the location of the discharge.

    Note: There are many actions which can be undertaken in response to 
Sec. 203.10(d) to minimize the adverse effects of discharges of dredged 
or fill material. Some of these, grouped by type of activity, are listed 
in this subpart.

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    The effects of the discharge can be minimized by the choice of the 
disposal site. Some of the ways to accomplish this are by:
    (a) Locating and confining the discharge to minimize smothering of 
organisms;
    (b) Designing the discharge to avoid a disruption of periodic water 
inundation patterns;
    (c) Selecting a disposal site that has been used previously for 
dredged ma terial discharge;
    (d) Selecting a disposal site at which the substrate is composed of 
material similar to that being discharged, such as discharging sand on 
sand or mud on mud;
    (e) Selecting the disposal site, the discharge point, and the method 
of discharge to minimize the extent of any plume;
    (f) Designing the discharge of dredged or fill material to minimize 
or prevent the creation of standing bodies of water in areas of normally 
fluctuating water levels, and minimize or prevent the drainage of areas 
subject to such fluctuations.