Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COASTAL WETLANDS PROTECTION LAW AND THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL PROGRAM
Chapter 08 - Requirements for Conducting Regulated Activities
Section 22-23-08-117 - Dredging/Excavation
Current through March 14, 2024
117.01 Dredging or excavation of sensitive coastal wetlands is not authorized.
117.02 Dredged or excavated material must not be placed in coastal wetlands unless prior or concurrent authorization is obtained.
117.03 A minimum ten-foot (10-foot) buffer must be maintained between dredging/excavation and any wetlands.
117.04 The dredging/excavation process must avoid creating sinks or sumps. Dredging/excavation depth is limited to that of the parent body of water (navigational depth of the adjacent waterway).
117.05 A minimum 3:1 (horizontal: vertical) side slope must be maintained in the dredged/excavated area.
117.06 Best Management Practices must be used at all times during the authorized activity to minimize turbidity at the dredged/excavated site and contaminated runoff into wetlands at the removed material disposal site(s). Acceptable methods include but are not limited to: the installation of turbidity screens around the immediate project site, staged construction, staked hay bales, staked filter cloth, sodding, seeding, and mulching.
