Author : CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHARLESTON SC CHARLESTON DISTRICT.
Release : 1976
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Book Synopsis Maintenance Dredging of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, South Carolina by : CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHARLESTON SC CHARLESTON DISTRICT.
Download or read book Maintenance Dredging of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, South Carolina written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHARLESTON SC CHARLESTON DISTRICT.. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of Action: Maintenance of a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and not less than 90 feet wide in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Little River to and including Port Royal Sound, with a branch channel to the same dimensions to McClellanville, a total distance of 210 miles. Environmental impacts: Short-term increase in turbidity and sedimentation; smothering of plant and animal communities in disposal areas; temporary frightening of birds and mammals in the area; temporary reduction of phytoplankton and zooplankton; short-term reduction of benthic organism populations in the path of the cutter-head; increase in the local mosquito population; possible adverse effect on fish larvae due to increased turbidity; possible reduction in dissolved oxygen levels as a result of the dredge disturbing organic materials undergoing anaerobic decomposition; minor increase in air pollution during dredging operations; and improvement of navigation with associated benefits to commercial shippers, the fishing industry, and recreational boaters.
