Presentation
The Cost Effectiveness of Emergency Marsh Restoration
SessionSpill Impacts - Marshes
DescriptionIn 2019, a section of the containment dike surrounding a tank farm on the Houston Ship Channel failed. The dike failure resulted in the release of a mixture of chemicals from the tanks and firefighting water to the surrounding waterways. When the vegetation in marshes exposed to the chemicals began to die, and analysis of the marsh sediment did not identify chemicals at concentrations likely to harm marsh vegetation, an emergency marsh restoration program was initiated. The goal of the restoration was to re-establish marsh vegetation to speed marsh recovery and to avoid any potentially permanent loss of the marsh habitat. This paper describes the emergency marsh restoration effort and compares the cost of the restoration to the cost of compensating for the interim loss of services as part of the NRDA process.
Authors
Senior Consultant
Senior Project Manager
Event Type
Paper
TimeWednesday, May 15th4:30pm - 4:50pm CDT
Location298-299
Remediation