[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: 40CFR230.72]



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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.  230.72  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.