The Working Group on Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Over The Working Group on Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

The Working Group on Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment has 19 expert members from 8 different countries representing the entire cross section of CEDA’s membership. The WG also has members from CEDA’s two sister associations, the Eastern Dredging Association (EADA) and the Western Dredging Association (WEDA).

Dredging for the maintenance and development of ports, harbours and waterways for navigation, remediation and flood management generate large volumes of sediment. Considering this sediment as a resource and using it in a way that brings benefits to the environment as well as to society and economy, has been promoted through publications of international associations such as PIANC (2009), CEDA (2010) and IADC (2009).

More recently there have been considerable advances in knowledge about the natural environment and its processes and dynamics which has facilitated innovative uses of sediment.

CEDA’s new working group will highlight recent advances and best practices, summarise important new lessons learned from recent case studies from all over the world.

Trefwoorden

• Dredging
• Sediment