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Gulf of Mexico Regional Sediment Management Meeting
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October 2000 |
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On September 27th and 28th, Lisa Robbins gave a presentation to the Northern
Gulf of Mexico Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Demonstration Program
Technical Working Group (TWG) in Destin, Fla. The RSM Demonstration Program
is run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and covers an area of
approximately 245 miles of coastal shoreline along the northern Gulf of
Mexico, from St. Mark's River, Fla., to Dauphin Island, Ala. The goal of
the program is to manage sand for coastal projects on a regional scale,
instead of using the past model of managing sand on a project-by-project
basis. In order to achieve this goal, USACE acknowledges that partnering
and coordination with federal and state agencies are fundamental. The
product of the RSM demonstration program will be a Regional Sediment
Management Plan consisting of a calibrated regional sediment budget, a
calibrated numerical regional prediction system, and a regional data
management and Geographic Information System. These tools will assist
in making management decisions and will increase benefits resulting from
improved sand management throughout the region.
Approximately 40 people attended from USACE, FDEP, USGS, FEMA, MMS,
NDBC, the Air Force Naval Oceanographic Office, consultants, academics,
and Northeast Gulf of Mexico State Geological Surveys. There were 2 half
days of presentations by different agencies and a half-day field trip to
East Pass, Fla., which is one of the Corps' project areas. Lisa presented
an overview of the capabilities and some of the projects of the USGS.
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October 2000
in this issue:
Florida Bay Red Grouper
Divers at Turners Falls
Long Island Sound
cover story:
Boston Harbor Clean-Up
Sea Floor Mapping DVD-ROM
Santa Cruz Shark Festival
Natural Systems Restoration
Mapping Tools for Fisheries
Alaska Geologic Mapping
Coral Reef Task Force
Gulf of Mexico Sediments
Viking Celebration
Iceland Lecture
Congratulations
Visitors
October Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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