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Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project
Downloadable Documents
Proceedings from the State of Delaware Public Hearing , December 4 and 5, 2001
Proceedings from June 6, 2001 public workshop in Dover, Del.
Subaqueous Lands Permit Application to State of Delaware (DNREC), with Final SEIS and other supporting documents
Cover letter
Table of contents, type of project, basic application form, agent authorization, project fact sheet
Channel Dredging
Kelly Island
Beach Placement
Applicant's review
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (July 1997) *
Corps of Engineers responses to letters received on Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Final Interim Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement (February 1992)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Planning Aid Report, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (August 1995)
Scopes of work for Water Quality Monitoring
Recent correspondence between the Corps of Engineers and the State of Delaware
Proposed buoy modifications and additions
Supplemental Information
Water and Sediment Quality Studies
Delaware River Sediment Analysis 2005
Delaware River Sediment Analysis 2003
Near-Field Water Quality Modeling of Dredging Operations in the Delaware River . Versar, Inc. October, 2001.
Reedy Point South Water Quality Modeling . Versar, Inc. August, 2001.
Field Evaluation of Hopper Dredge Overflow for the Delaware River . Waterways Experiment Station, July 1999.
Delaware River Philadelphia to the Sea Project High Resolution PCB Analysis of Channel Sediments . Versar, Inc. March, 1997.
Results of Berthing Area Vibracore Sampling along the Delaware River from Beckett Street Terminal in Camden, NJ to Sun Oil Refinery in Marcus Hook, PA . Black and Veatch Waste Science, Inc, February, 1996.
Delaware River Comprehensive Navigation Study - Main Channel Deepening Project Biological Effects Based Testing of Channel Sediments . The Greeley-Polhemus Group, Inc, August, 1995.
Evaluation of Ground-Water Flow from Dredged Material Disposal Sites in Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey . U.S. Geological Survey, May, 1995.
Biological Resource Information
Delaware River Sturgeon Survey 2005
Horseshoe Crab 2005
Horseshoe Crab 2001
Sabellaria Monitoring 2004
Sabellaria Monitoring 2001
Shorebird Monitoring 2001
Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project Delaware Bay Winter Crab Survey 2002.
Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project Delaware Bay Winter Crab Survey 2000/2001 . Versar, Inc. October, 2001.
Draft Pre-Construction Sabellaria vulgaris Monitoring at Broadkill Beach Sand Placement Site, Sussex County, Delaware . Douglas C. Miller. September, 2001.
Draft Pre-Construction Horseshoe Crab Egg Density Monitoring and Habitat Availability At Kelly Island, Port Mahon, and Broadkill Beach Study Areas, Delaware . Richard G. Weber. September, 2001.
Draft Oyster and Water Quality Monitoring Study for the Main Channel Deepening Project, Delaware Bay, New Jersey and Delaware. Versar, Inc., July 2001. ( Final report available as of December 2001 )
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation, Biological Opinion, Dredging Activities within the Philadelphia District . National Marine Fisheries Service. November, 1996.
An Assessment of Key Biological Resources in the Delaware Estuary . Versar, Inc., June 1991.
The Delaware Estuary: Research as Background for Estuarine Management and Development . Jonathan H. Sharp. July, 1983.
The Shallows of the Delaware River Trenton, New Jersey to Reedy Point, Delaware . John M. Tyrawski, March, 1979.
* plates referenced in this document are on CD-ROM, which you can request at no charge via e-mail to jerry.j.pasquale@.usace.army.mil .
Other Reports
Finalized oil spill prevention plan for Delaware River and Bay . United States Coast Guard. August, 2000.
Maintenance Dredging w/Options for Deepening, Delaware River Philadelphia to the Sea, PA, NJ, and DE, Construction Solicitations and Specifications . IFB DACW61-00-B-0012, 9 May 2000. Philadelphia District. May, 2000.
Delaware River Dredging Disposal Study . Philadelphia District. June, 1984.
Delaware Estuary Salinity Intrusion Study . Philadelphia District. December, 1982
Pre-Construction Oyster and Water Quality Monitoring Study
Pre-Construction Oyster and Water Quality Monitoring Study for the Main Channel Deepening Project, Delaware Bay, New Jersey and Delaware . Versar, Inc., December, 2001. (Microsoft Word format)
Kelly Island Pre-Construction Monitoring Study in Delaware Bay - 2001