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National Dredging Team Overview

National Dredging Team Overview. Molly Madden EPA. National Dredging Team. Federal interagency group Established in 1995 to: Promote national and regional consistency on dredging issues Provide forum for conflict resolution and information exchange early in the dredging process

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National Dredging Team Overview

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  1. National Dredging Team Overview Molly Madden EPA

  2. National Dredging Team • Federal interagency group • Established in 1995 to: • Promote national and regional consistency on dredging issues • Provide forum for conflict resolution and information exchange early in the dredging process • Facilitate creation and operations RDTs and LPGs

  3. National Dredging Policy • The regulatory process must be timely, efficient, and predictable. • Advanced dredged material management must be conducted on a regional basis. • Dredged material managers must become more involved in watershed planning. • Dredged material should be viewed as a resource.

  4. Focus Areas • Beneficial use • Sediment management • Emerging issues • Strengthening Regional Dredging Teams

  5. RDTs: Past and Present

  6. Implementation

  7. Looking forward • Action Agenda Addendum • Outcomes from National Dredging Policy and Action Agenda review • Review draft Action Agenda Addendum • Revisiting old actions – develop tracking system for beneficial use and strengthen partnerships • New priorities – advanced planning for unexpected events and normal operations

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