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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47822| Title: | Proceedings from the Basin Sediment Management for Unique Island Topography Workshop, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Authors: | Fields, Rhonda Acevedo-Acevedo, Damarys Suedel, Burton C. Deliman, Patrick N. Ruiz, Carlos E. Milazzo, Jack W. Pagán-Trinidad, Ismael Villanueva-Cubero, Luis Hampton, Dave Johnson, Billy Dekker, Tim Bourne, E. Michelle |
| Keywords: | Tropics--Islands Dredging Environmental engineering Añasco Bay (P.R.) Sedimentation and deposition Environmental management Puerto Rico |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/EL SR-23-7 |
| Abstract: | This report summarizes the Basin Sediment Management for Unique Island Topography Workshop hosted in-person and virtually at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico on 11 March 2022. The workshop was attended by approximately 80 federal, state, local, and academic organizations participants. It focused on Engineering With Nature® (EWN®), green infrastructure (GI) and low impact development (LID) opportunities for unique tropical island topography and included seven presentations from subject matter experts, a discussion on limitations and problems with prior projects, and two concurrent breakout sessions. Preworkshop activities included a field trip to multiple sites in the Añasco watershed conducted 09 March 2022, which served as a base case for the workshop. The field trip provided participants a unique perspective of the island’s topography and post 2017 Hurricane María issues and impacts. During the breakout sessions, participants identified new project opportunities for EWN®-GI and LID at two selected sites from the field trip. Each group developed alternatives for their chosen site and identified concepts that could turn into great opportunities for the surrounding communities and significantly benefit the state of practice in Puerto Rico’s unique tropical island topography. |
| Description: | Special Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/EL SR-23-7 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47822 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47822 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| ERDC-EL SR-23-7.pdf | 63.33 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |