Guidance Documents

Engineer Manuals
• "Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal," Engineer Manual 1110-2-5025
• "Dredged Material Beneficial Uses," Engineer Manual 1110-2-5026
• "Confined Disposal of Dredged Material," Engineer Manual 1110-2-5027

Other/Technical Corps Guidance

• Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Placement in Island, Nearshore, or Upland CDFs - Testing Manual (Upland Testing Manual) (4.8 meg)
• Guidance for Subaqueous Dredged Material Capping (2.8 meg)
• Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs)
• ERDC/EL TR-08-29: Technical Guidelines for Environmental Dredging of Contaminated Sediments

EPA/USACE Guidance

• Contaminated Sediment - Methods for Collection, Storage and Manipulation of Sediments for Chemical and Toxicological Analyses: Technical Manual
• Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Discharge in Waters of the U.S. - Testing Manual (Inland Testing Manual)
• Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal (Ocean Testing Manual)
• Evaluating Environmental Effects of Dredged Material Management Alternatives (Technical Framework) Revised May 2004
• Identifying, Planning, and Financing Beneficial Use Projects Using Dredged Material - Beneficial Uses Planning Manual
• QA/QC Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of Sediments, Water, and Tissues for Dredged Material Evaluations -- Chemical Evaluations
  • Basic Document (8.0 meg)
  • Appendices (7.3 meg)
• The Role of the Federal Standard in the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New and Maintenance Navigation Projects - Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material
• Guidance Document For Development Of Site Management Plans For Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites

Regional Guidance

• Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing & Evaluation Manual
• Dredged Material Evaluation Framework, Lower Columbia River Management Area (Final, November 1998)
• New England District's Regional Implementation Manual
• Monitored Natural Recovery Guidance for Contaminated Sediment Site Remediation: In 2009, ERDC team members collaborated with the US Navy and the private sector in developing and publishing a DoD technical guide on the use of Monitored Natural Recovery for contaminated sediment sites.