Marine-Dredged Materials Management in Massachusetts: Issues, Options and the Future.

摘要

The goal of the document is to create a common base of information that can be used by all interested parties as a starting point for discussing how best to devise a long-term, marine-dredged materials management strategy for Massachusetts. It expands on the information presented in a 1987 white paper on the 'Status of Dredged and Excavated Material Disposal Options for Boston Harbor,' (Pederson, 1987). To achieve this goal, the document reviews the various options for managing marine-dredged material as well as federal, state, and local laws that determine under what circumstances those options can be used. It also describes the Commonwealth's past and present efforts, and suggests possible future efforts to develop a marine-dredged materials management strategy.