Great Lakes Upland Testing and Evaluation for Beneficial Use

Summary
The Great Lakes Upland Testing and Evaluation for Beneficial Use project, which concluded in September 2004, involved several activities in support of a regional testing and evaluation manual for upland beneficial uses of dredged material:

• Establishment of project management infrastructure
• Development of a detailed work plan
• Literature search and review
• Consensus-building on testing and evaluation methods and procedures
• Production of an annotated bibliography
• Briefing paper that includes recommended procedures for testing and evaluation
• Detailed scope of work for drafting the upland beneficial use testing and evaluation manual

The two tangible outcomes of the project are a guidance manual (.pdf) and an accompanying annotated bibliography (.pdf). The manual will be used by state officials to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of proposed upland beneficial uses of dredged material.

For more on the project's background, click here.

For a summary of project activities, click here.