Delaware Estuary Regional Sediment Management Workshop

March 30th, 2010- John Heinz National Refuge, Tinicum, PA

Thank you to all who attended the Regional Sediment Management Workshop!

See full program below

65 people attended the workshop and there were 13 presentations. Please download the available presentations below:

Proceedings Presentation Title Downloadable? Type Presenter
  Session 1: Example Regional Sediment Management Plans from Other Regions      
9:30am-10:30am Introduction to Regional Sediment Management

Download talk (577KB pdf)

oral J. B. Smith (Army Corps of Engineers)
9:40am-10:00am A National Perspective on Regional Sediment Management Plans

Download talk (1.81MB pdf)

oral Lynn Martin (Army Corps of Engineers)
10:00am-10:20am New York/New Jersey Regional Sediment Management Plan

Download talk (1.71 MB pdf)

oral John Tavolaro (Army Corps of Engineers)
10:40am-11:00am Columbia River Regional Sediment Management Plan

Download talk (6.85 MB pdf)

MCR Site Usage Plan

 oral Mike Ott (Army Corps of Engineers)
  Session 2: Delaware Estuary Sediment Dynamics      
11:00am-11:20am Geologic Framework of the Delaware Estuary

Download talk (3.04 MB pdf)

 

 oral John Madsen (University of Delaware)
11:20am-11:40am Sediment Dynamics, Flux, and Budget of the Delaware Estuary

Please contact Dr. Sommerfield if interested in his talk at cs@udel.edu

 oral Chris Sommerfield (University of Delaware)
11:40am-11:55am Dredging and Practical Management of Sediment

Download talk (852 KB pdf)

oral Jeff Gebert (Army Corps of Engineers)
11:55am- 12:10pm Regional Restoration and Beneficial Use

Download talk (3.59 MB pdf)

oral Danielle Kreeger (Partnership for the Delaware Estuary)
12:10pm-12:30pm Introduce Delaware Estuary Regional Sediment Management Plan

Download talk (898 KB pdf)

oral J. B. Smith (Army Corps of Engineers)
 

Session 3: Panel Discussion

Facilitator: Jim Eisenhardt

 

    
1:30pm-2:10pm Sediment Quality

Download talk (366 KB pdf)

oral John Yagecic (DRBC)
2:10-2:50pm Sediment Budget and Dynamics

Download talk (545 KB pdf)

oral Jeff Gebert (Army Corps of Engineers)
2:50pm-3:30pm Dredging

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 oral Tim Rooney (Army Corps of Engineers)
3:30pm-4:10pm Beneficial Use/Restoration Download talk (109 KB pdf) oral David Burke (PA DEP)

 

 

 

Regional Sediment Management in the Delaware Estuary

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON Developing a Regional Sediment Management Plan

March 30th, 2010

9:30 - 4:30 p. m.

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

8601 Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19153

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING

Goal:

  • To provide baseline info for developing a Delaware Estuary Regional Sediment Management Plan (RSMP)

AGENDA

Session 1: Example Regional Sediment Management Plans from other regions-

What are/were the issues?, What data were available?, How was the plan developed?, and How is it being used today?

  1. Introductions: J. B. Smith (Army Corps of Engineers)
  2. National Perspective: Lynn Martin (Army Corps of Engineers)
  3. New York/New Jersey RSMP: John Tavolaro (Army Corps of Engineers)
  4. Columbia River RSMP: Mike Ott (Army Corps of Engineers)

Session 2: Delaware Estuary Sediment Dynamics-

What do we know and what do we need to know for RSMP development and implementation/adaption?

  1. Geologic Framework: John Madsen (University of Delaware)
  2. Sediment Dynamics, Flux, and Budget: Chris Sommerfield (University of Delaware)
  3. Dredging and Practical Management: Jeff Gebert (Army Corps of Engineers)
  4. Regional Restoration: Danielle Kreeger (Partnership for the Delaware Estuary) and David Burke (PA DEP)
  5. Introduce Delaware Estuary RSMP: J.B. Smith (Army Corps of Engineers)

Session 3: Panel Discussion: Participant intake on issues of concern and opportunities for sediment management-

Facilitator: Jim Eisenhardt (Duffield Associates)

  1. Sediment Quality: John Yagecic (DRBC)
  2. Sediment Budget and Dynamics: Jeff Gebert (Army Corps of Engineers)
  3. Dredging: Tim Rooney (Army Corps of Engineers)
  4. Beneficial Use/Restoration: David Burke (PA DEP) and Danielle Kreeger (PDE)
  5. Meeting Wrap up: Identification, Discussion, and Integration into RSMP
  • Challenge questions to be addressed by panel:

    1.) Have we identified the right questions to be discussed in the RSM Plan?

    2.) Are there other important issues we should address?

    3.) What data and data gaps exist?

    4.) What additional opportunities and applications of the RSM plan should be considered for the Delaware Estuary?

 

Download a flyer for the workshop here.

 

More Information

Directions and information about John Heinz National Refuge here.

For questions please contact: Laura Whalen (LWhalen@DelawareEstuary.org)