OAR 141-093-0260: Maintenance Dredging - Eligibility Requirements

Activities authorized by this General Permit must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Purpose. The activity must be for the purpose of maintenance dredging. (2) No Fill in Waters. The maintenance dredging activity includes no fill in waters of this State except for: (a) Temporary placement of equipment necessary to conduct the maintenance dredging activity (e.g., spud piles, hydraulic pipelines, anchors). (b) Any authorized placement of removed material in the flowlane or territorial sea. (3) Removal Method. Removal of material must be by means of hydraulic pipeline dredge or closed bucket (e.g., clamshell bucket) unless otherwise approved by the Department and upon evidence that the removal activity will not result in significant suspension of material in the water column.