SEDIMENT BUDGET ANALYSIS SYSTEM
The Houston-Galveston Ship Channel serves the largest port in the Nation, the Port of Houston, and is maintained by the Corps’ Galveston District. Galveston Island contains about 30 miles of beaches and is located adjacent to the ship channel. Smart sediment management of the channel can benefit the integrity and resilience of adjacent barrier islands. Sediment budgets provide a foundational assessment of sediment magnitudes, rates of exchange, and pathways for coastal and waterway studies. They often form the basis used in local and regional planning, and engineering and design studies. A comprehensive budget provides accounting of the sources, sinks and pathways within a regional system.
$2.8 PER YEAR MILLION
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POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS
AT HOUSTON-GALVESTON SHIP CHANNEL
