SEG STUDIES AND COMMITTEE SUMMARY

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Appendix B - Matrix: Issues Versus Committee Consideration List of Tentative or Proposed Issues for Possible Study This listing will be kept current as changes occur. Listing here in no way precludes participation by an agency, group, or individual. "X's" DENOTE ISSUES BEING CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE(S). - - - - - - - - - -
A. Essential Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1.  Impacts on salinity to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, o o o X o X o o o
   2.  Impacts on salinity and dissolved oxygen to the endangered shortnose sturgeon, o o o X o X o o o
   3.  Impacts on salinity and other impacts to striped bass spawning and nursery habitat, o - X X o X o o o
   4.  Impacts on chloride levels, especially to the city’s water intake. o o o X o - o o o
   5.  Impacts on dissolved oxygen deficit caused by harbor deepening. o o o

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 o X o o o
B. Model Verification o X o X o X o X o
C. Salinity Changes o o X X o X o X o
D. Dissolved Oxygen o o o X o X o o o
E. Chloride Levels o o o X o - o o o
F. Striped Bass o o X o o X o o o
G. Shortnose Sturgeon o o o - o X o o o
H. Fresh Water Wetlands o o o o o X o X o
I. Salt Water Wetlands o o o o o X o X o
J. Tide Gate Restoration o o X o o X o X o
K. Cumulative Impacts from Previous Dredging o X X - o X o X o
L. Closing Middle River o o X o o X o o o
M. Fishery Management Plans o o o o o X o o o
N. Anadromous Fish Populations o o o o o X o o o
O. Other Fish Species; red drum, American shad, Atlantic salmon, river herring o o o o o X o o o
P. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) o o o o o X o o o
Q. Endangered Species Act Compliance o o o o o X o o o
R. Management of Contaminated Sediments o o o o o X o X o
S. Beach Erosion o X o o o o o o o
T. Channel Slope Erosion o o o o o o o o o
U. Ft. Pulaski Erosion o o o o o o o o o
V. Dissolved Oxygen/Fecal Coliform on Beaches o o o o o o o o o
W. Agitation Dredging o o X o o X o X o
X. Sand as a Resource o X o o o X o X o
Y Upstream Water Releases o o o o o X o o o
Z. Project Economics o o o o o X X o o
AA. Corps of Engineers Section 1135 Restoration Study o o X o o X o o o
BB. Corps of Engineers Savannah River Comprehensive Study o o o o o X o o o
CC. Bend widener impacts o o o o o X o X o
DD. Ft. Pulaski impacts o o o o o o o o o
EE. Dredged Material Disposal Capacity and Impacts   o o o o o X o X  
FF. Impacts on Adjacent South Carolina Properties o o o o o o o X o
GG. Integration with the COE Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Management Study o o X o o X o o o
HH. Tidal Amplitude o o X X o X o o o
II. Ballast Water           o   o o   o
JJ. Aquifer Impact o o o o o o o o

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KK. Ship Wave Erosion on North Tybee Island   X              
Appendix C - Matrix: Organizations Versus Committee Participation This listing will be kept current as changes in membership occur. Listing here in no way precludes participation by any agency, group, or individual. NOTE:X's DENOTE ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS ON COMMITTEE(S).    o   o   o   o  
A. Georgia Ports Authority X X X X X X X X X
B. Army Corps of Engineers X X X X X X X X X
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service X X X X X X      
D. National Marine Fisheries Service o o X X o X o o o
E. Environmental Protection Agency o o o X o X o o o
F. U. S. Department of Transportation o o o o o o o    o
G. Georgia Department of Natural Resources o X X X o X o X o
H. Georgia Environmental Protection Division o o o X o o o o o
I. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control o o o X o X o X X
J. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources o o X X o X o X o
K. City of Savannah o o o X o o o o X
L. City of Tybee Island X X o o o o o X X
M. South Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Council o o o o o X o o

 

N. Savannah Manufacturers Council X o o X o o o o   
O. Savannah Harbor Committee o o o X o o o o o
P. Chatham Environmental Forum X X o X X o o o X
Q. Coastal Group Sierra Club X o X X X X X X X
R. The Coastal Environmental Organization of Georgia X o o X X o o X X
S. The Georgia Conservancy o X o o X o X o X
T. Georgia Wildlife Federation o o o o o o o o o
U. Georgia Department of Transportation o o o o o o o X o
V. Unaffiliated Individuals o X o X o o o X X
W. USCOE-WES o o o X o o o o o
X. USGS o o o X o o o o X
Y. Coastal Georgia Center for Sustainable Development o o o o X X

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Z. Synergistic Dynamics o o o o o o

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AA. Office of Congressman Jack Kingston o o o o X o X o X
BB. Stevens Shipping o o o o o o X X o
CC. UGA Fish & Wildlife Coop Unit o o X o o X o o o
DD. Skidaway Institute of Oceanography o o o X o o o o X
EE. Colonial Terminals o o o o o o o o X
FF. Sierra Club South Carolina o o o o o o o o X
GG. Town of Hilton Head o o o o o o o o X
HH. Greater Savannah Chamber of Commerce o o o o o o o o X
II. Georgia Southern University - Coastal Research Center o o o o o o o o X
KK. Golder Associates o o o o o o o o X
LL. HydroVision o o o o o o o o X
MM. S & M E o o o o o o o o X
NN. Watson Technical Consulting o o o o o o o o X
OO. International Paper o o o o o o o o X
COLUMN CODES:
A = Operating Guidelines Committee
B = Beach Erosion Committee
C = Striped Bass Committee
D = Modeling Technical Review Group
E = Communications Committee
F = Fisheries Committee
G = Economics Working Group
H = Dredging and Disposal Committee
I = Aquifer Committee