2023 ANNUAL MEETING

Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

September 6 - 7, 2023
*NOTE ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME ZONE
Wednesday September 6
8 AM* CHECK-IN
Karen Keil, USACE ERDC
8:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dan Breneman, MPCA
8:45 AM INTRODUCTIONS Everyone
State and Regional Agency updates – Dredging, Dredged
Material Management, and related projects

• Michigan • New York

9:15 AM list of state agency POCs, TBD
• Illinois • Ohio
• Indiana • Pennsylvania
• Minnesota • Wisconsin

10:45 AM BREAK
Federal Agency updates – Dredging, Dredged Material
Management, and related projects
- USEPA GLNPO - TBD
• USEPA
- Josh Feldman – USACE Buffalo
• Buffalo District
11:00 AM - Kristine Meyer – USACE Chicago
• Chicago District
- Esther Johnson – USACE Detroit
• Detroit District
- Karen Keil – USACE ERDC
• US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- Coast Guard - TBD
• Coast Guard
12:00 noon LUNCH BREAK Boxed lunches provided for a fee

1:00 PM GLC Update Tom Crane

1:15 PM Lake Carriers Association: Why Does Dredging Matter? Invited

Marie Strum, Great Lakes Navigation
1:35 PM 2023 Navigation Budget Update
Program Manager, Detroit District
Beneficial Use Testing Manual:
2:15 PM Karen Keil, USACE ERDC
What does it entail, and how do I use it?
Application of Tools to Systematically Identify Nearshore
2:45 PM Placement Sites for Beneficial Use of Navigation Jen Miller, USACE ERDC
Sediments
3:15 PM BREAK
Committee meetings
Technical Committee ROOM TBA
3:30 PM • Technical committee meeting (topics TBD)
Outreach Committee ROOM TBA
• Outreach committee meeting (topics TBD)
5:00 PM ADJOURN

5:30 PM Optional: Informal (no host) Social Gathering Location TBA

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 2023 ANNUAL MEETING
Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

September 6 - 7, 2023

*NOTE ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME ZONE

Thursday September 7
Reconvene GLDT Meeting Karen Keil, USACE ERDC
8:30 AM*
Day 1 Recap and Housekeeping Dan Breneman, MDNR
8:40 AM Committee Reports Committee Organizers
Moderator: Jeff Stollenwerk,
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Panel members (invited):
What cooperative efforts would be needed to - Melissa Bosman, Detroit District
9:30 AM
demonstrate or develop pilot projects for - Paul Schroeder or Susan Bailey,
beneficially using fine grained dredged material? USACE ERDC
- Vanessa Steigerwald Dick, Ohio
EPA
- Wisconsin representative TBD
10:45 AM BREAK

Achieving the USACE’s “70% beneficial use by 2030” Joshua Feldman, Buffalo District
11:00 AM
goal: Opportunities for cost sharing

Dredged Material Preliminary Assessment process:

11:30 AM Esther Johnson, Detroit District
St. Mary’s River as a case study

Karen Keil, USACE ERDC

Noon Meeting Survey and Summary
Dan Breneman, MDNR
12:15 PM LUNCH BREAK Boxed lunches provided for a fee

Introduction to the Soo Locks and Construction Detroit District field office
1:15 PM
Update with Q&A representative

1:45 PM BREAK

Walking tour of Soo Locks Detroit District representatives

2:00 PM
NOTE: Participants must wear closed toed shoes,
and also PPE. The PPE will be provided by USACE.
4:30 PM Return from field trip

4:30 PM Adjourn