Expiration date: 3/10/2025
The proposed activity involves performing hydraulic maintenance dredging of approximately 6 miles of the Indian River Federal Navigation Channel in Sussex County, Delaware, from the Indian River Bay confluence with the Indian River to Cupola Park in the town of Millsboro. Approximately 360,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged from the waterways and used for wetland restoration and thin layer placement along the Indian River shoreline. The proposal identifies 3 wetland restoration sites and 3 thin layer placement sites. The material will be contained at the placement sites utilizing coir logs, armored sand containment dikes or geotubes. More details are available in Public Notice & Plan documents. Public comments are requested by March 10, 2025.