[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR230.70]



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                   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.





    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;



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    (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.