Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Command Philosophy Notice The USACE Chief of Engineer's Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Command Philosophy Notice outlines the vision for expanding the beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) program. USACE historically uses 30-40% of the sediments derived from the Navigation mission for beneficial purposes. The Chief established a goal for USACE to advance the practice of BUDM to 70% by the year 2030. Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program Vision Placemat This placemat provides an overview of the USACE Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program, including the Chief of Engineers vision for a target of 70% beneficial use practices by the year 2030. Engineering Manual 1110-2-5025: Dredging and Dredged Materials Management This Engineer Manual provides a comprehensive summary of the dredging equipment and dredged material placement techniques used by USACE, and it describes management and design processes associated with new work and maintenance dredging related to navigation projects. The manual provides guidance on 3valuation and selection of dredging equipment for various materials to be dredged; planning, designing, constructing, operating, and managing environmentally acceptable open-water and confined dredged material placement areas for both short- and long-term placement (disposal) needs; and planning, designing, developing, and managing dredged material for beneficial uses while incorporating ecological concepts and engineering designs with environmental, economical, and social feasibility. Expanding Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in the USACE This memorandum from the USACE Director of Civil Works encourages robust innovation, planning, and categorization of dredged material for beneficial use. Additionally, this memorandum clarifies which dredged material placement activities shall be classified as beneficial use and how to capture this information in USACE data systems. Finally, this memorandum introduces transitional placement as a third description for dredged material. Districts have latitude in determining whether the dredged material should be described as beneficial use, disposal, or transitional placement, and determining the category that most closely describes the placement. Implementation Guidance for Section 125(a)(2)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Section 125(a)(2)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 amends Section 204(d) of WRDA 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)) to authorize the Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to use funds appropriated for construction or operation and maintenance of a project involving the disposal of dredged material when selecting a disposal method that is not the least cost option based on a determination that the incremental costs of the disposal method are reasonable in relation to the environmental benefits or the hurricane and storm or flood risk reduction benefits. This memorandum provides guidance and direction on implementation of Section 125(a)(2)(C) and rescinds and replaces the implementation guidance for Section 1038 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. National Shoreline Management Study and Regional Assessments The Congressionally authorized National Shoreline Management Study (NSMS) aims to document the physical, economic, environmental, and social impacts of shoreline change across every coastal region of the United States. The NSMS is providing government policymakers, coastal scientists and engineers, stakeholders, and tribes with updated information about regional coastal processes using existing and available information, providing Congress and other decision makers recommendations regarding potential shoreline resilience management, planning and climate adaptation needs, and use of a systems approach to sediment management. USACE's Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Website Explore how USACE is routinely creating value from dredged sediments though beneficial uses such as beach nourishment, enhancing wetland habitat, and brownfield reconstruction. Resources on this page include guidance, publications, success stories, and links to projects.

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