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EPA is actively working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and interested stakeholders in finding uses for
dredged material rather than disposing it. Federal regulators, State and local governments, ports, other interested
stakeholders, and the public are looking at dredged material as a potential resource. Beneficial uses of dredged
material may include nourishment of beaches with clean sand or development of wetland habitats. Often these beneficial
uses can come at a cost savings to the public. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have set up a
Beneficial Uses website
to demonstrate potential beneficial uses of dredged material by presenting existing case studies as examples.
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