Clean Air Act

• Public Notice -
  • DRMCD Final Statement of Conformity - December 2009
  • DRMCD General Conformity Analysis & Mitigation Report - November 2009 (Revised December 2009)

• Public Notice - Updated Clean Air Act compliance plans for Delaware River Deepening
  • DRMCD Draft Statement of Conformity - November 2009
  • DRMCD General Conformity Analysis & Mitigation Report - November 2009

• Public Notice - Clean Air Act - 2009 Conformity Determination
• DRMCD Draft Conditional Statement of Conformity
• DRMCD General Conformity Analysis & Mitigation Report - Aug 7 2009

Corps Commentary

• Op/Ed Column from LTC Thomas Tickner to News Journal (Wilmington, DE) Oct. 16

Contracting Status

• Solicitation Notice for New Work Dredging Reach C, Delaware River Deepening Project (Posted to FedBizOpps.gov on June 30, 2009; last updated Sept. 1, 2009)

Environmental Assessment

• Public Notice - Environmental Assessment
• Environmental Assessment - April 2009
• Appendix B - Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
• Delaware Deepening Period Extended
• Public Notice with Summary of Project and Environmental Changes
• Other Environmental Studies Performed since Completion of 1997 SEIS

Project Partnership Agreement

• Project Partnership Agreement between the Department of the Army and Philadelphia Regional Port Authority for construction of the Delaware River Main Stem and Channel Project

Economic Reanalysis

• (2004) Supplemental report confirms economic justification of Delaware River Deepening after independent review
• Memorandum to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
• Corps Headquarters Assessment of February 2004 Supplement and Issues Raised by External Panel
• February 2004 Supplement
• January 2004 Final Report of External Review Panel
• (2002) Comprehensive economic reanalysis of Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project finds project to be justified for construction
• December 2002 Comprehensive Economic Reanalysis Report
• Appendix A, Cost Estimate
• Appendix B, Real Estate Plan
• Appendix C, Benefits Analysis
• GAO Report, June 2002
• ITR Costs, Moffatt and Nichol Aug 13
• ITR Costs, Moffatt and Nichol Dec 9
• Economic Benefits, DMA Report
• Economic Benefits, ITR Dec 18, Dr. Bronzini

Delaware Permit

• Proceedings from the State of Delaware Public Hearing, December 4 and 5, 2001
• Responses to Additional Questions to DNREC's Letter Dated December 21, 2001
• Responses to Exhibits/Transcripts submitted in DNREC's Letter Dated December 21, 2001
• Proceedings from June 6, 2001 public workshop in Dover, Del.
• Official transcript of the workshop (in Rich Text Format, can be opened in Word or WordPerfect)
• Supplemental Information
• Purpose of supplemental information; clarification/additional info -- public workshop transcript; responses to public workshop letters; public workshop attendees
• Additional Supporting Documents
• Shortnose Sturgeon
• Ground Water
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Salem River dredging operations
• Pedricktown Confined Disposal Facility
• Killcohook Confined Disposal Facility
• Subaqueous Lands Permit Application to State of Delaware (DNREC), with Final SEIS and other supporting documents
• Cover letter
• Table of contents, type of project, basic application form, agent authorization, project fact sheet
• Channel Dredging
• Kelly Island
• Beach Placement
• Applicant's review
• Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (July 1997) *
• Corps of Engineers responses to letters received on Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• Final Interim Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement (February 1992)
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Planning Aid Report, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (August 1995)
• Scopes of work for Water Quality Monitoring
• Recent correspondence between the Corps of Engineers and the State of Delaware
• Proposed buoy modifications and additions
• Supplemental Information
• Water and Sediment Quality Studies
• Delaware River Sediment Analysis 2005
• Delaware River Sediment Analysis 2003
• Near-Field Water Quality Modeling of Dredging Operations in the Delaware River . Versar, Inc. October, 2001.
• Reedy Point South Water Quality Modeling . Versar, Inc. August, 2001.
• Field Evaluation of Hopper Dredge Overflow for the Delaware River . Waterways Experiment Station, July 1999.
• Delaware River Philadelphia to the Sea Project High Resolution PCB Analysis of Channel Sediments . Versar, Inc. March, 1997.
• Results of Berthing Area Vibracore Sampling along the Delaware River from Beckett Street Terminal in Camden, NJ to Sun Oil Refinery in Marcus Hook, PA . Black and Veatch Waste Science, Inc, February, 1996.
• Delaware River Comprehensive Navigation Study - Main Channel Deepening Project Biological Effects Based Testing of Channel Sediments . The Greeley-Polhemus Group, Inc, August, 1995.
• Evaluation of Ground-Water Flow from Dredged Material Disposal Sites in Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey . U.S. Geological Survey, May, 1995.
• Biological Resource Information
• Delaware River Sturgeon Survey 2005
• Horseshoe Crab 2005
• Horseshoe Crab 2001
• Sabellaria Monitoring 2004
• Sabellaria Monitoring 2001
• Shorebird Monitoring 2001
• Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project Delaware Bay Winter Crab Survey 2002.
• Appendices (A, B, and C)
• Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project Delaware Bay Winter Crab Survey 2000/2001 . Versar, Inc. October, 2001.
• Addendum - Versar, Inc. June 2002
• Draft Pre-Construction Sabellaria vulgaris Monitoring at Broadkill Beach Sand Placement Site, Sussex County, Delaware . Douglas C. Miller. September, 2001. 
• Draft Pre-Construction Horseshoe Crab Egg Density Monitoring and Habitat Availability At Kelly Island, Port Mahon, and Broadkill Beach Study Areas, Delaware . Richard G. Weber. September, 2001.
• Draft Oyster and Water Quality Monitoring Study for the Main Channel Deepening Project, Delaware Bay, New Jersey and Delaware. Versar, Inc., July 2001. ( Final report available as of December 2001 )
• Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation, Biological Opinion, Dredging Activities within the Philadelphia District . National Marine Fisheries Service. November, 1996.
• An Assessment of Key Biological Resources in the Delaware Estuary . Versar, Inc., June 1991.
• Appendices (A and B)
• The Delaware Estuary: Research as Background for Estuarine Management and Development . Jonathan H. Sharp. July, 1983.
• The Shallows of the Delaware River Trenton, New Jersey to Reedy Point, Delaware . John M. Tyrawski, March, 1979.

Final SEIS (Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement)

• Record of Decision (Jan-99) on Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• Limited Reevaluation Report (Feb 1998)
• Corps of Engineers responses to letters received on Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - July 1997
• Overview of Key Points
• Public Concerns & Study Findings
• Sediment Quality Testing
• Abstract, table of contents, summary, Purpose and Need for Action
• Proposed Plan of Improvement
• Sediment Quality Investigations
• Hydrodynamic and Salinity Modeling
• Upland Dredged Material Disposal Sites
• Groundwater Investigations of Dredged Material
• Benthic Habitat Investigations
• Impacts Associated With Beneficial Use Sites
• Endangered Species Concerns
• Cultural Resources
• Oil Spill Coordination/Contingency Planning
• Assessment of Impacts Associated With Rock Blasting
• List of preparers, public involvement, references, index 
• Appendices
• A -- Correspondence
• B -- Environmental Reports
• C -- Shoreline Erosion Investigation
• D -- Comments and Responses

Other Reports & Documents

• General Conformity Analysis And Mitigation Report (February 2004)
• Pre-Construction Oyster and Water Quality Monitoring Study for the Main Channel Deepening Project, Delaware Bay, New Jersey and Delaware . Versar, Inc., December, 2001. (Microsoft Word format)
• Appendix A -- Daily Mean In-situ Water Quality Data Results
• Appendix B -- Oyster Nutrient Data
• Appendix C -- Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Adult Oyster Report
• Appendix D -- Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Oyster Dredge Efficiency Study
• Appendix E -- Oyster Spat Length Frequencies
• Appendix F -- Sediment Profile Report
• Kelly Island Pre-Construction Monitoring Study in Delaware Bay – 2001
• Chapters 1 & 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4 & 5
• Appendix A -- Water Quality Data
• Appendix B -- Fisheries Data
• Appendix C -- Sediment Profile Imagery
• Appendix D -- Benthic Data
• Appendix E -- Sendiment Grain Size Curves
• Finalized oil spill prevention plan for Delaware River and Bay . United States Coast Guard. August, 2000.
• Maintenance Dredging w/ Options for Deepening, Delaware River Philadelphia to the Sea, PA, NJ, and DE, Construction Solicitations and Specifications . IFB DACW61-00-B-0012, 9 May 2000. Philadelphia District. May, 2000.
• Final Interim Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement (February 1992)
• Delaware River Dredging Disposal Study . Philadelphia District. June, 1984.
• Delaware Estuary Salinity Intrusion Study . Philadelphia District. December, 1982