Long-Distance Pipeline Transport of Dredged Material

To Restore Coastal Wetlands of Louisiana

 

14 October 2003

Jefferson Orleans-South Convention Facilities

2536 Edenborn Avenue

Metairie, Louisiana 70002

 

 

8:00 – 8:30      Pre-Registration Check-In

 

8:30 – 8:45      Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop    

                                   

Environmental Protection Agency Commitment to Restoring South Louisiana Marshlands

Jeanene Peckham, EPA,  Baton Rouge, LA

 

Louisiana’s Commitment to Restoring Coastal Wetlands of South Louisiana

Len Bahr, Science Advisor to the Governor, Baton Rouge, LA

 

                        Workshop Direction

Clark McNair, Workshop Facilitator, ERDC Technical Consultant, Vicksburg, MS

 

8:45 – 9:00      Innovative Dredging Techniques for Re-attaining Ecosystem Sustainability in Coastal Louisiana: Concept Development Initiative

Edmond Russo, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District

 

9:00 – 9:15      Dredging to Construct Coastal Wetlands in Louisiana under the Breaux Act and Other Programs

Gregory Miller, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District

                         

9:15 – 9:45      Current Dredging Industry Technologies Pertaining to Pipeline Transport 

Rick Smith, Weeks Marine, Kenner, LA

 

9:45 – 10:15    On-going Survey of Sediment Availability in Lower Mississippi River

                                    Mead Allison, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

 

10:15 – 10:35  Break

 

10:35 – 11:05  Fundamental Principles of Slurry Pumps and Sediment Pumping 

Robert Randall, Director, Center for Dredging Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

 

11:05 – 11:30  Potential Use of Abandoned Pipelines for Sediment Transport

                                    Joseph Suhayda, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

 

11:30 – 12:45  Lunch

 

12:45 – 1:15    Long-Distance Pipeline for the Betuweroute: Rotterdam Harbor to the
German Border; Design of Pipeline and Booster Pumps

                                    Wim Vlasblom, Delft University, The Netherlands

 

1:15 – 1:45      Long-Distance Pipeline for the Betuweroute: Rotterdam Harbor to the
German Border; Results and Conclusions

                                    Arie Smits, Rikjswaterstaat, The Netherlands

 

1:45 – 2:15      Findings of a Previous Investigation of the Feasibility of Using Abandoned Pipelines for Moving Dredged Material in Coastal Louisiana

George Boddie, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, New Orleans, LA

 

2:15 – 2:45      Booster Pump Design and Operation

                                    Gramm Addie, Georgia Iron Works Industries, Grovetown, GA

 

2:45 – 3:00      Break

 

3:00 – 3:30      Long-Distance Concentrate Slurry Transport by Pipeline

                                    James Norwood, Pipeline Systems Incorporated, Walnut Creek, CA

 

3:30 – 4:00      Long-Distance Air Injection Pipeline Transport of Materials

                                    Gary Scott, EnSenTech Corporation, Centerville, UT

 

4:00 – 5:00      Panel Discussion

                                    Denise Reed, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA