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Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion for Dredging and Material Placement Activities in the Southeast United States (2020 SARBO) North Carolina/Virginia Border through and including Key West, Florida and the Islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation
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Alternative Title:2020 South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (2020 SARBO)
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Description:The Opinion considers dredging and material placement activities under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works and Regulatory Programs and dredging/sand mining in borrow sites in federal waters under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Marine Minerals Program in the Southeast United States from the North Carolina/Virginia Border through and including Key West, Florida and the Islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Activities considered under the 2019 SARBO include dredging (maintenance dredging, dredging/sand mining in borrow sites, and restoration dredging/muck dredging to improve water quality); dredge material placement (sand placement for beach nourishment, nearshore placement, placement in in ocean dredged material disposal site (ODMDS), upland placement, transportation of materials between dredging and material placement locations); geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) surveys, conducted by USACE,1 necessary to complete dredging and material placement projects, and monitoring for and handling of ESA-listed species encountered during projects covered under this Opinion.
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