The Sediment Management Annual Review Meeting (SMARM) is a joint meeting of the Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) and the Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP).  

The 36th annual SMARM was held at the USACE Seattle District Headquarters at Federal Center South in Seattle, WA on May 8th, 2024 from 9 am - 4:30 pm.  

Final Agenda and Clarification Papers

The final meeting agenda is available for download and included many interesting topics.  PDFs of the meeting presentations are available for download at the links below:

• Toxics Cleanup Program Updates (4.21 MB) 
• Dredged Material Management Program Year-In-Review (5.09 MB)
• Alaska District: Dredged Material Evaluation Framework (1.91 MB)
• 2023 Elliott Bay Disposal Site Monitoring Results (1.51 MB)
• Bioassay Updates: Amphipod Test Clarification (0.98 MB)
• Bioaccumulation Test Species Update: Marine Clams (3.40 MB)
• Industry and Agency Panel: Overdredging  and Project Compliance Trends, Analysis and Strategies (2.86 MB)
• Aquatic Invasive Species Management and European Green Crab in Puget Sound (8.41 MB)
• Update on Snohomish River Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Working Group (2.44 MB)
• USACE Neah Bay Deepening Project - Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (3.57 MB)

• Pubic Issue Topic: Puget Sound Sediment Cleanup Needs a Paradigm Shift (2.21 MB)

The DMMP Agencies have prepared three clarification papers for consideration.  The paper are available for download at the links below.

• Adapting to Supply Challenges and Species Substitution for the 10-Day Amphipod Bioassay
• Dioxin/Furan Bioaccumulation Reference Sample Locations
• Significant Digits in Data Reporting and Comparisons to Screening Levels

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