Florida Inland Navigation District: Broward County Deepening Project Dredging Challenges – Permitting the Dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway, Dania Cutoff Canal, and the New River Presented by: Robert J. Wagner, P.E. Coauthors: Lori Brownell, P.E. and John Adams, P.E. October 2012
Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) g
50-Year Dredged Material Management Plan
Broward County Deepening Project Objectives
Project Strategy Document necessary public support Acknowledge regulatory agencies’ duty to protect the environment Justify public money expenditures Resolve technical issues Foster cooperation between all team members FIND administration Broward County Board of Commissioners Permitting and regulatory agencies Dredging contractor & subcontractors Design team
Technical Issue Resolution
Technical Analyses: The Foundation of Project Design Aerials Bathymetric surveys Previous dredging records Natural resource data Dredged material disposal options Marine Industry economic analysis Recreational boater surveys Subsurface geotechnical investigation Physical & chemical sediment analysis Hydrodynamic water quality modeling
Project Description and Location – New River
Project Challenges – New River Tunnel
Project Challenges – Seagrass Avoidance Intracoastal Waterway Profile
Project Challenges – Seagrass Avoidance Intracoastal Waterway Section
Project Description and Location – Dania Cutoff Canal
Project Challenges – Dania Cutoff Canal
Project Overview – DMMA Offloading
Project Overview – DMMA Overview