Surveying and monitoring are two separate processes, both of which have an essential role in dredging operations.
Surveying
Surveys are conducted as a part of a project to define the characteristics of soils and subsoils at the dredging site and/or borrow area. Surveys will determine characteristics of the marine surroundings, such as water depth, currents, waves, temperature, salinity, wind, turbidity, TSS and types of sediment.
Monitoring
Monitoring of a project is an exercise in quality and quantity control to determine if a dredging operation is meeting the performance requirements that have been stipulated. Monitoring will determine in land reclamation projects, if the quality of fill is suitable for the purpose of the project; in deepening channels, if the correct depths have been dredged; and in all cases, if a project fulfils the environmental requirements.
Subjects
Surveying and Monitoring
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Adaptive or feedback monitoring
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Compliance Monitoring
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Contractual Monitoring
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Environmental Monitoring Programmes
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Geological and Geotechnical Data
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Hydraulic Data
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Monitoring
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Monitoring Equipment
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Morphological and Environmental data
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Navigable Depth
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Site Investigation
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Surveillance or BACI monitoring
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Surveying
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Facts About
Underwater Surveys
“Facts About Underwater Surveys” describes why surveys are crucial to a well-executed dredging project and the technologies and instruments being used.
Environmental Monitoring
“Facts About Environmental Monitoring” describes the methods used to alert dredging contractors to environmental impacts so they can be addressed quickly.
Publications
Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure
The book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure gives state-of-the-art guidance on how to design, implement and manage a water infrastructure project with a dredging component to project owners, regulators, consultants, designers and contractors.