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Conference proceeding
Sediment--asset or liability
Proceedings of the National Symposium on Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries, San Antonio, TX (Vol. 2), Vol.2, pp.197-215
The National Symposium on Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries, FWS/OBS-81/04 (10/1981)
1981
Abstract
Sediment introduction is a corollary of river- associated freshwater inflow in many estuaries. These sediments represent an asset relative to delta building and associated estuarine wetlands, a liability in maintaining navigation access. A multipurpose approach to resolving this conflict is the separation of navigation from sediment-laden freshwater inflow. Such a separation, as authorized for the Colorado River, provides dual benefits: reduced maintenance dredging and increased fish and wildlife resources. In contrast, failure to do so at the Lower Atchafalaya River, Louisiana, increasingly results in dual cost. Comparison of the two projects raises serious questions about the consistency of project evaluation and cost/benefit analysis.
Details
- Title
- Sediment--asset or liability
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the National Symposium on Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries, San Antonio, TX (Vol. 2), Vol.2, pp.197-215
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Conference
- The National Symposium on Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries, FWS/OBS-81/04 (10/1981)
- Contributors
- Ralph D. Cross (Editor)Donald L. Williams (Editor)
- Publisher
- Fish and Wildlife Service; Washington
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090624606600
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English