The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established the Center for Contaminated Sediments (CCS) at the USAE Waterways Experiment Station, consolidating research expertise to deal with the problem of contaminated sediments. The Center coordinates and facilitates contaminated sediment activities between WES and other Corps organizations, the Department of Defense, other federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector.

With more than two decades of experience in various aspects of identifying, delineating, assessing, remediating, and managing contaminated sediments, WES engineers and scientists are on the cutting edge of research in this important area. This expertise is a direct result of research and development activities funded in support of the Corps of Engineers dredging mission and reimbursable work related to military cleanup activities, the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund and Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Programs, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Natural Resource Trustee Program.

Capabilities Site Characterization Sediment Sampling Screening Evaluations Environmental Modeling Testing and Assessment Protocols Bioassays Contaminant Pathway Tests Environmental Impact Evaluations Risk Assessment Dredging Technology Evaluations Dredged Material Placement Evaluations Confined Disposal Facilities (CDFs) Capping and Contained Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Beneficial Use Applications Sediment Remedial Feasibility Studies Monitored Natural Recovery Processes In-Situ Containment and Capping Environmental Dredging Options In-Situ and Ex-Situ Treatment Site Management and Monitoring Plans Dredged Material Management Plans

Research Activities and Programs Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program Contaminated Sediments Innovative Technologies Risk Assessment Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) EPA Laboratories EPA Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program International Activities and Agreements London Convention US-Japan Sediment Experts US-Netherlands Sediment Experts Norwegian Environmental Technologies International Training

Facilities Most Modern DOD Environmental Complex Hazardous Waste Research Facility Technology Assessments Treatability Studies Environmental Chemistry Facility Methods Research Specialty Tests (e.g., Dioxins, Explosives) Unique Facilities Flow Through Aquatic Toxicology Exposure System (FATES) World's Largest Research Centrifuge

Sponsors U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, USMC and USCG USACE Headquarters, Divisions and Districts EPA Headquarters and Regions Natural Resource Trustee Agencies NOAA FWLS State Environmental and Resource Agencies