[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR337.9]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 337_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  337.9  Identification and use of disposal areas.



    (a) District engineers should identify and develop dredged material 

disposal management strategies that satisfy the long-term (greater than 

10 years) needs for Corps projects. Full consideration should be given 

to all practicable alternatives including upland, open water, beach 

nourishment, within banks disposal, ocean disposal, etc. Within existing 

policy, district engineers should also explore beneficial uses of 

dredged material, such as marsh establishment and dewatering techniques, 

in order to extend the useful life of existing disposal areas. Requests 

for water quality certification and/or coastal zone consistency 

concurrence for projects with identified long-term disposal sites should 

include the length of time for which the certification and/or 

consistency concurrence is sought. The section 404(b)(1) evaluation and 

environmental assessment or environmental impact statement should also 

address long-term maintenance dredging and disposal. District engineers 

should use the guidance at 40 CFR 230.80 to shorten environmental 

compliance processing time. The Corps of Engineers will be responsible 

for accomplishing or assuring environmental compliance requirements for 

all disposal areas. This does not preclude the adoption of other 

agencies NEPA documents in accordance with 40 CFR parts 1500 through 

1508.

    (b) The identification of disposal sites should include 

consideration of dredged material disposal needs by project 

beneficiaries. District engineers are encouraged to require local 

interests, where the project has a local sponsor, to designate long-term 

disposal areas.



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