Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) in the Southeast

Most of the dredged material disposed in the ocean is disposed at ocean dumping sites specifically designated by EPA for dredged material disposal under section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA designated sites are to be used for ocean disposal to the extent feasible.

All ocean dumping sites are required to have a site management and monitoring plan (SMMP). Appropriate management of ocean dumping sites is aimed at assuring that disposal activities will not unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, the marine environment or economic potentialities.

Management of ocean dredged material disposal sites involves:

regulating the times, the quantity, and the physical/chemical characteristics of dredged material that is dumped at the site;
establishing disposal controls, conditions, and requirements to avoid and minimize potential impacts to the marine environment; and
monitoring the site environs to verify that unanticipated or significant adverse effects are not occurring from past or continued use of the disposal site and that permit terms are met.

Disposal Sites in the Southeast

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Alabama	Mobile
Florida	Canaveral Harbor Fernandina Beach Fort Pierce Harbor Jacksonville Miami Palm Beach Harbor Pensacola Nearshore Pensacola Offshore Port Everglades Harbor Tampa
Georgia	Brunswick Harbor Savannah
Mississippi	Gulfport Eastern Site Gulfport Western Site Pascagoula
North Carolina	Morehead City New Wilmington Wilmington
South Carolina	Charleston Georgetown Harbor Port Royal

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Alabama Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Mobile

Location:	30°10'00''N., 88°07'42''W.; 30°10'24''N., 88°05'12''W.; 30°09'24''N., 88°04'42''W.; 30°08'30''N., 88°05'12''W.; 30°08'30''N., 88°08'12''W.
Size:	4.8 square nautical miles
Depth:	Average 14 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged materials which meet the Ocean Dumping Criteria

Location:	28°20'15''N., 80°31'11''W.; 28°18'51''N., 80°29'15''W.; 28°17'13''N., 80°30'53''W.; 28°18'36''N., 80°32'45''W. Center coordinates: 28°18'44''N., 80°31'00''W. (NAD 27)
Size:	4 square nautical miles
Depth:	Range 47 to 55 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Canaveral, Florida, vicinity
Management Plan:	Canaveral ODMDS Site Management and Monitoring Plan (SMMP) - 2001 (PDF) (71 pp, 3.6MB)
Reports:	Spatial Analysis of Sediment Grain Size - 2005 (PDF) (20 pp, 1.1MB) Ocean Current and Wave Measurements - 2005 (PDF) (48 pp, 1.8MB) Canaveral ODMDS Dredged Material Erosion Rate Analysis - 2001 (PDF) (58 pp, 659K) Canaveral Harbor ODMDS 2004 Post-Dredging Survey - undated (PDF) (1 p, 279K)

Location:	30°33'00''N., 81°16'52''W.; 30°31'00''N., 81°16'52''W.; 30°31'00''N., 81°19'08''W.; 30°33'00''N., 81°19'08''W.
Size:	Four square nautical miles
Depth:	Average 16 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing Use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material which meets the criteria given in the Ocean Dumping Regulations in 40 CFR part 227
Management Plan:	Fernandina Beach ODMDS SMMP - 1998 (PDF) (16 pp, 584K) Fernandina Beach ODMDS SMMP Addendum #1 - 2001 (PDF) (10 pp, 217K)
Reports:	Fernandina Beach ODMDS 2005 Benthic Community Assessment - 2006 (PDF) (57 pp, 4.4MB) Fernandina Beach ODMDS Bathymetry (2001-2005) (PDF) (1 p, 267K) Fernandina Beach ODMDS 2005 Trend Assessment Survey (PDF) (56 pp, 2.1MB)

Location:	27°28'00''N., 80°12'33''W.; 27°28'00''N., 80°11'27''W.; 27°27'00''N., 80°11'27''W.; and 27°27'00''N.,80°12'33''W.
Size:	1 square nautical mile
Depth:	Average range 40 to 54 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Fort Pierce Harbor vicinity. All dredged material consisting of greater than 10% fine grained material (grain size of less than 0.047mm) by weight shall be limited to that part of the site east of 80°12'00''W. and south of 27°27'20''N.
Management Plan:	Fort Pierce ODMDS SMMP - 2000 (PDF) (23 pp, 1MB)
Reports:	Post Disposal Areal Mapping of Sediment Chemistry - 2002 (PDF) (62 pp, 3.9MB) Evaluations of Shelf, Harbor and Disposed Dredged Sediments as Potential Sources of Deposited Muds on South Florida Reefs - 2002 (PDF) (10 pp, 316K) Benthic Surveys: 1992 and 1999 (PDF) (54 pp, 5.2MB) Sidescan Sonar Survey - 1999 (PDF) (1 p, 684K)

Location:	30°21'30''N., 81°18'34''W.; 30°21'30''N., 81°17'26''W.; 30°20'30''N., 81°17'26''W.; 30°20'30''N., 81°18'34''W.
Size:	One square nautical mile
Depth:	Ranges from 12 to 16 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Jacksonville, Florida, area
Management Plan:	Jacksonville ODMDS SMMP - 2007 (PDF) (47 pp, 591K)
Reports:	Bathymetric Changes 2002 to 2004 - 2004 (PDF)(1 p, 3.2MB) Jacksonville ODMDS 1995 and 1998 ODMDS Trend Assessment Surveys (PDF) (57 pp, 3.3MB) Jacksonville ODMDS 1998 ODMDS Benthic Community Assessment - 1998 (PDF) (57 pp, 1.7MB)

Location:	25°45'30''N 80°03'54''W; 25°45'30''N 80°02'50''W; 25°44'30''N 80°03'54''W; 25°44'30''N 80°02'50''W. Center coordinates are 25°45'00''N and 80°03'22''W.
Size:	Approximately 1 square nautical mile
Depth:	Ranges from 130 to 240 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Miami, Florida vicinity. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan
Management Plan:	Miami ODMDS SMMP - 2008 (PDF) (48 pp, 610K)
Reports:	Development of Guidelines for Dredged Material Disposal Based on Abiotic Determinants of Coral Reef Community Structure - 2002 (PDF) (15 pp, 358K) Sediment Survey - 2000 (PDF) (52 pp, 982K) May 2006 Post-Disposal SPI Mapping at the Miami ODMDS (PDF) (83 pp, 2694K) Miami Ocean Monitoring Study Site 1 Monitoring Study(PDF) (48 pp, 3809K) Review of the Real-Time Current Monitoring Requirements for the Miami ODMDS (PDF) (21 pp, 496K)

Location:	(NAD83): 26°47'30"N., 79°57'09"W.; 26°47'30"N., 79°56'02"W.; 26°46'30"N., 79°57'09"W.; 26°46'30"N., 79°56'02"W. Center coordinates are 26°47'00"N and 79°56'35"W.
Size:	Approximately 1 square nautical mile
Depth:	Ranges from 525 to 625 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan
Management Plan:	Palm Beach Harbor ODMDS SMMP - 2004 (PDF) (43 pp, 2MB)
Reports:	Sediment and Water Quality of Candidate Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites for Port Everglades and Palm Beach, Florida - 1999 (PDF) (31 pp, 1MB)

Location:	30°17'24''N., 87°18'30''W.; 30°17'00''N., 87°19'50''W.; 30°15'36''N., 87°17'48''W.; 30°15'15''N., 87°19'18''W.
Size:	2.48 square nautical miles
Depth:	Averages 11 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged materials which are shown to be predominantly sand (defined by a median grain size greater than 0.125 mm and a composition of less than 10% fines) and meet the Ocean Dumping criteria

Location:	30°08'50''N., 87°19'30''W.; 30°08'50''N., 87°16'30''W.; 30°07'05''N., 87°16'30''W.; 30°07'05''N., 87°19'30''W.
Size:	Approximately 6 square statute mile
Depth:	Ranges from 65 to 80 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal is restricted to predominantly fine-grained dredged material from the greater Pensacola, Florida area that meets the Ocean Dumping Criteria but is not suitable for beach nourishment or disposal at the existing EPA designated Pensacola (Nearshore) ODMDS (Sec. 228.15(h)(11)). The Pensacola (Nearshore) ODMDS is restricted to suitable dredged material with a median grain size of greater than 0.125 mm and a composition of less than 10% fines.
Management Plan:	Pensacola ODMDS SMMP - 2005 (PDF) (47 pp, 1MB)

Location:	(NAD83): 26°07'30"N., 80°02'00"W.; 26°07'30"N., 80°01'00"W.; 26°06'30"N., 80°02'00"W.; 26°06'30 N., 80°01'00"W. Center coordinates are 26°07'00"N and 80°01"30"W.
Size:	Approximately 1 square nautical mile
Depth:	Ranges from 640 to 705 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan.
Management Plan:	Port Everglades Harbor ODMDS SMMP - 2004(PDF) (43 pp, 2MB)
Reports:	Sediment and Water Quality of Candidate Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites for Port Everglades and Palm Beach, Florida - 1999 (PDF) (31 pp, 1MB) May 2006 Post-Disposal SPI Mapping at the Port Everglades ODMDS (PDF) (80 pp, 2725K)

Location:	27°32'27''N 83°06'02"W; 27°32'27''N 83°03'46''W; 27°30'27''N 83°06'02''W; 27°30'27''N 83°03'46''W.
Size:	Approximately 4 square nautical miles
Depth:	Approximately 22 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Tampa, Florida vicinity. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan.
Management Plan:	Tampa ODMDS SMMP - 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 44K)

Location:	31°02'35''N., 81°17'40''W.; 31°02'35''N., 81°16'30''W.; 31°00'30''N., 81°16'30''W.; 31°00'30''N., 81°17'42''W.
Size:	Approximately 2 square nautical miles
Depth:	Average 9 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Brunswick, Georgia, vicinity.
Management Plan:	Brunswick Harbor ODMDS SMMP - 1999 (PDF) (23 pp, 250K)
Reports:	Brunswick Harbor ODMDS 2006 Trend Assessment Survey (PDF) (54 pp, 1.5MB)

Location:	31°55'53''N., 80°44'20''W.; 31°57'55''N., 80°46'48''W.; 31°57'55''N., 80°44'20''W.; 31°55'53''N., 80°46'48''W.
Size:	4.26 square nautical miles
Depth:	Averages 11.4 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Savannah Harbor area.
Management Plan:	Savannah ODMDS SMMP - 1997 (PDF) (19 pp, 367K)
Reports:	Savannah ODMDS 2006 Trend Assessment Survey (PDF) <(53 pp, 1.1MB)

Location:	30°11'10''N., 88°58'24''W.; 30°11'12''N., 88°57'30''W.; 30°07'36''N., 88°54'24''W.; 30°07'24''N., 88°54'48''W.
Size:	2.47 square nautical miles
Depth:	9.1 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to materials which meet the Ocean Dumping Criteria.

Location:	30°12'00''N., 89°00'30''W.; 30°12'00''N., 88°59'30''W.; 30°11'00''N., 89°00'00''W.; 30°07'00''N., 88°56'30''W.; 30 °06'36''N., 88 °57'00''W.; 30 °10'30''N., 89 °00'36''W.
Size:	5.2 square nautical miles
Depth:	8.2 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material which meets the Ocean Dumping Criteria.

Location:	30°12'06''N., 88°44'30''W.; 30°11'42''N., 88°33'24''W.; 30°08'30''N., 88°37'00''W.; and 30°08'18''N., 88°41'54''W. Center coordinates: 30°10'09''N., 88°39'12''W.
Size:	18.5 square nautical miles
Depth:	Average 46 feet, range 38-52 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable material from the Mississippi Sound and vicinity.
Management Plan:	Pascagoula ODMDS SMMP - 2006 (PDF) (53 pp, 2.7MB)
Reports:	Pascagoula ODMDS 2006 Trend Assessment Survey (PDF) (48 pp, 932K)

Location:	34°38'30''N., 76°45'0''W.; 34°38'30''N., 76°41'42''W.; 34°38'09''N., 76°41'0"W.; 34°36'0''N., 76°41'0''W.; 34°36'0''N., 76°45'0''W.
Size:	8 square nautical miles
Depth:	Average 12.0 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina area. All material disposed must satisfy the requirements of the ocean dumping regulations.
Management Plan:	Morehead City ODMDS SMMP - 1997 (PDF) (31 pp, 1MB)

Location:	33°46'N.,78°02.5'W. 33°46'N., 78°01'W. 33°41'N., 78°01'W. 33°41'N., 78°04'W.
Size:	Approximately 9.4 square nautical miles
Depth:	Ranges from 35-52 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Wilmington, North Carolina vicinity. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan
Management Plan:	New Wilmington ODMDS SMMP - 2002 (PDF) (25 pp, 2MB)

Location:	33°49'30''N., 78°03'06''W.; 33°48'18''N., 78°01'39''W.; 33°47'19''N., 78°02'48''W.; 33°48'30''N., 78°04'16''W.
Size:	2.3 square nautical miles
Depth:	Averages 13 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to the dredged material from Wilmington Harbor area.
Management Plan:	Wilmington ODMDS SMMP - 1996 (PDF) (39 pp, 3MB)

Location:	32°38'06''N., 79°41'57''W.; 32°40'42''N., 79°47'30''W.; 32°39'04''N., 79°49'21''W.; 32°36'28''N., 79°43'48''W.
Size:	11.8 square nautical miles
Depth:	Averages 11 meters
Primary use:	Dredged material from the Charleston Harbor deepening project
Period of use:	Continued use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to dredged material from the Charleston Harbor area. All dredged materials must be placed within the box defined by the following four corner coordinates (NAD83): 32.65663°N, 79.75716°W; 32.64257°N, 79.72733°W; 32.61733° N,79.74381°W; and 32.63142°N, 79.77367°W. Additionally, all disposals shall be in accordance with all provisions of disposal placement as specified by the Site Management Plan, which is periodically updated.
Management Plan:	Charleston ODMDS SMMP - 2005 (PDF) (36 pp, 1MB)
Reports:	An Environmental Monitoring Study of Hard Bottom Reef Areas Near the Charleston ODMDS - 2006 (PDF) (131 pp, 8.4MB) An Environmental Assessment of the Charleston ODMDS and Surrounding Areas: Physical and Biological Conditions after Completion of the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project - 2005 (PDF) (117 pp, 7.8MB) Utilizing Gamma Isotope Tracers to Determine Sediment Source at Reef Sites Near the Charleston ODMDS (Phase II) - (2005) (PDF) (22 pp, 275K) Utilizing Gamma Isotope Tracers to Determine Sediment Source at Reef Sites Near the Charleston ODMDS - 2004 (PDF) (20 pp, 363K) An Environmental Assessment of the Charleston ODMDS and Surrounding Areas: Physical and Biological conditions after Partial Completion of the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project - 2002 (PDF) (105 pp, 2.7MB) Disposal Material Mobility and Transport in the Vicinity of the Charleston ODMDS - 2002 (PDF) (36 pp, 1.6MB) Analysis of Sediment and Habitat Surrounding the Charleston ODMDS - 2001 (PDF) (23 pp 998K) Analysis of Sediments and Habitat in the Areas Surrounding the Charleston ODMDS, Including Unauthorized Disposal Operations - 2001 (PDF) (11 pp, 1.6MB) Assessment of Benthic Macroinfauna in an Ocean Disposal Area Near Charleston, SC - 1983

Location:	33°11'18''N., 79°07'20"W.; 33°11'18''N., 79°05'23''W.; 33°10'38''N., 79°05'24"W.; 33°10'38''N., 79°07'21''W.
Size:	1 square nautical mile
Depth:	6 to 11 meter range
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Georgetown, South Carolina, area.
Management Plan:	Georgetown ODMDS SMMP - 1999 (PDF) (7 pp, 93K)
Reports:	Benthic and Sedimentological Studies of the Georgetown ODMDS - 1984

Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) in the Southeast

Disposal Sites in the Southeast

Alabama Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Mobile

Florida Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Canaveral Harbor

Fernandina Beach

Fort Pierce Harbor

Jacksonville

Miami

Palm Beach Harbor

Pensacola Nearshore

Pensacola Offshore

Port Everglades Harbor

Tampa

Georgia Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Brunswick Harbor

Savannah

Mississippi Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Gulfport Eastern Site

Gulfport Western Site

Pascagoula

North Carolina Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Morehead City

New Wilmington

Wilmington

South Carolina Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Charleston

Georgetown Harbor

Port Royal

Local Navigation

Location:	(NAD83): 32°05.00'N., 80°36.47'W.; 32°05.00'N., 80°35.30' W.; 32°04.00'N., 80°35.30'W.; 32°04.00'N., 80°36.47'W.
Size:	Approximately 1.0 square nautical miles
Depth:	Averages 36 feet
Primary use:	Dredged material
Period of use:	Continuing use
Restriction:	Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged material from the greater Port Royal, South Carolina, vicinity. Disposal shall comply with conditions set forth in the most recent approved Site Management and Monitoring Plan.
Management Plan:	Port Royal ODMDS SMMP -2005 (PDF) (16 pp, 83K)