The NOAA IR serves as an archival repository of NOAA-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by NOAA or funded partners.
As a repository, the NOAA IR retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Marine Life Assessment For The Proposed Enedroul Shoreline Dredging Project: Long Island, Majuro Atoll
-
2014
[PDF-4.00 MB]
Details:
-
Alternative Title:Prepared for;The RMI Environmental Protection Authority;
-
Personal Author:
-
Corporate Authors:
-
NOAA Program & Office:
-
Sea Grant Program:
-
Description:This report presents the findings and recommendations from a marine survey carried out by the RMI EPA and the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program on March 29, 2014 at the Enedroul property on Long Island in Majuro Atoll. Its purpose is to inform the earthmoving and environmental assessment permitting process for the shoreline dredging proposed for the area. The proponent for the project is Mike Slinger, a local entrepreneur. The report does not constitute a Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA). The results of this marine life assessment are ideally combined with a PEA to determine whether a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is necessary, or if work can proceed based on the recommendations made. The recommendations are incorporated into the proponent’s Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and approved by the RMI Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Note: per the conversation with the RMI EPA on site, the decision was taken to not undertake a PEA and to only stipulate conditions based on this report’s recommendations in the permit approval in lieu of an EMP. The rationale is that the proposed works are sufficiently minor to warrant this approach. Moreover, the new PEA template at the RMI EPA is still in draft form. The proposed dredging area is roughly 33m (100ft.) long and up to 6m (20ft.) wide. Development on site for a warehouse foundation and infilling behind the seawall requires approximately 535 cu. m (700 cu. yards) of material. This means that the average depth of excavation in the proposed dredging area would need to be 2.7m (9 ft.). The RMI EPA will not allow dredging deeper than 1.8m (6 ft.) because of concerns related to potential erosion of the edge of the reef flat. Therefore, the RMI EPA is willing to allow the width of the dredging to increase from 6m to 9m, as long as the 1.8m depth is adhered to. It is not possible to dredge longer than 33m along the shoreline because of existing coral on either end, as this marine survey shows. Note that if there is not loose aggregate down to 1.8m, then obtaining the full 535 cu. m of material will not be possible.
-
Sea Grant Document Number:HAWAU-T-14-003
-
Document Type:
-
Rights Information:Public Domain
-
Compliance:Library
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
