At some point in the future, there may be a need for State policies to resolve or prioritize these conflicting uses, if the current leasing program is not adequate to serve this purpose. The Maine Coastal Program will monitor this issue, but no specific actions are planned to address this issue at this time. Dredged Material Management . Maine has not identified many beneficial uses for contaminated dredged material and land disposal of this material is often expensive. As a result, ocean disposal is viewed as the best alternative for disposal in many cases, yet there are few designated disposal sites off the Maine coast.
Maine needs to provide more alternatives or more disposal sites.
We initially need to decide whether to seek final approval of the disposal site off Cape Arundel and whether to designate other disposal sites east of Rockland. The State also needs site specific information on the population and migration patterns of marine and anadromous species in dredged areas in order to set more accurate time limits on dredging. Strategies Ocean Disposal Sites for Dredged Material . As a first step toward building disposal capacity for dredged material, the Maine Coastal Program will provide assistance to finalize the status of the disposal site off Cape Arundel. This involves gathering environmental information and negotiating with the US Environmental Protection Agency.