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What we really need is a system of devices or infrastructure that keeps the sediment suspended for the whole river until it gets to where we need it. Then divert. Even just an increase of say 20% would be huge.

Or in all those areas upstream that are silted in where they are constantly dredging what if they put that dredge material in a barge and ship it down River and build land with it

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Posted by jimbeam

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Posted on 5/11/21 at 2:09 pm to Ron Cheramie

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Or in all those areas upstream that are silted in where they are constantly dredging what if they put that dredge material in a barge and ship it down River and build land with it

The USACE is obligated to maintain the nav channel by the most cost effective method possible. Sometimes this includes beneficial use with the material, but not always. They would need outside dedicated funds in many cases to utilize the sediment to build marsh, and this has been done before. But the money has to come from somewhere (CPRA, etc.)

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Posted by chew4219

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Posted on 5/12/21 at 8:47 am to Ron Cheramie

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What we really need is a system of devices or infrastructure that keeps the sediment suspended for the whole river until it gets to where we need it. Then divert. Even just an increase of say 20% would be huge.

Or in all those areas upstream that are silted in where they are constantly dredging what if they put that dredge material in a barge and ship it down River and build land with it

There is current discussions ongoing about this exact thing.

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