The Lower Columbia Solutions Group (LCSG) conducted a January 14, 2020 workshop to explore the opportunities and constraints to federal funding for nearshore and on-shore beneficial use projects for the disposal of dredged materials from the Mouth of the Columbia River, as well as to develop plans for 2020/2021 beneficial use projects in the nearshore and on-shore along the Oregon and Washington coasts.   The workshop was organized around four key objectives:

1. Assuming that we have progressed from a series of pilot projects to a routine disposal and monitoring program at the South Jetty Site, what is the threshold for no harm in terms of disposal volume? Are we comfortable that the site’s re-certification process scheduled for 2022 will provide the appropriate process and timing for assessing the need for adaptive management of disposal and monitoring at this site?
2. What can we conclude about the North Head Site from the two-year pilot project? What are the next steps for this site?
3. Based on what have we learned today about RSM authorities and funding opportunities, what are the strategies and next steps for establishing a sustainable beneficial use program at MCR?
4. What is the overall strategy and the next steps for implementing onshore placement at Benson Beach?
   

Summary

LCSG Workshop Summary January 14, 2020

Workshop Materials

Workshop Agenda January 14, 2020 

Presentations

1- Site Map & Overview of National Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Program

2- RSM Work and Highlights (NWP)

3- Results of 2019 Field Season / What has been learned from South Jetty Site and North Head Site Pilot Projects

4- Solmar Hydro Survey Work

5- MCR Coastal Dynamics; Benson Beach Changes

6- Mouth of the Columbia River Crab Telemetry Study

7- Phase II – North Head Site Pilot Study

8- Observations of Coastal Change and Numerical Modeling of Sediment Transport Pathways at the MCR