UCI, MARCO: Webinar on Beneficial Reuse of Sand Resources

The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) and Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) will host a webinar next week to discuss how federal and state agencies can work together to ensure the best use of the Mid-Atlantic’s limited offshore and nearshore sand resources.

The webinar, set to take place on May 30, will focus on agency roles and responsibilities, best practices, opportunities and impediments to beneficial reuse of sand and sediment in the region.

The session will be moderated by UCI Associate Director, Thomas Herrington, and include these presenters:

• Monica Chasten, Operations Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
• Bill Dixon, Manager, Bureau of Coastal Engineering, NJDEP;
• Bill Hanson, Vice President of Government Relations and U.S. Business Development, Great Lakes Dock and Dredge.

The webinar is free and open to the public.