DREDGING AMERICA'S WATERWAYS AND HARBORS--MORE INFORMATION NEEDED ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES: CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL FUNCTIONS). DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

This report describes several aspects of dredging and dredged-material disposal, including environmental effects and risks, applicable legislation and litigation, criteria for disposal of dredged material, effects of alternative disposal methods, and research on dredging and dredged-material disposal.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This is a report to the Congress.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1977-6-28

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost estimating; Dredged materials; Dredging; Ecology; Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; Estimates; Federal government; Harbors; Lagoons; Legislation; Management; Marine biology; Planning; Policy; Regulations; Solid waste disposal; Waste disposal; Water pollution; Waterways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Lagoons ponds; Management planning; Waterways (Watercourses)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Environment; Law; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166769
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CED-77-74
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1978 12:00AM