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As ports and harbors are being expanded and deepened, the need for designation of new Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) is increasing. Formally designating an ODMDS can be a multi-year process; however, inviting early agency coordination and public involvement during identification and development of alternative sites may shorten the process and ensure that the most suitable and acceptable site is selected. This approach has been used...
Prior to the initiation of the Naval Station Mayport Homeporting Deepening Project in 2011, the possible presence of habitat at one of the selected ocean disposal sites was brought to the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The presence of this habitat had not been documented during the ocean disposal site designation process and was previously unknown to EPA, USACE, and the resource agencies...