Table 1. Summary of port-specific options for placement of dredge material on land. Disposal Option Port of Rosslyn Bay Port of Hay Port of Abbot Port of Port of Cairns Gladstone State Boat Point Point Townsville Harbour Y Land reclamation Y Y Y Creation of land in an area that Mixture of clay, N N is either permanently or partially silt, sand, Rock only Sand Sand silt clay submerged gravel Y Construction fill (supra-tidal) Y Y Material used for fill purposes Mixture of clay, N N Y above the spring high tide mark silt, sand, Rock only Sand for load bearing purposes gravel Mine rehabilitation N N N N N N Material used to fill disused/ closed mines Shore protection/Erosion control N N N N N N Material used for engineered purposes of hard structures, seawalls Beach nourishment Y N N N N N Material used for replenishing Sand beaches that are prone to erosion Y Construction material N N Y N N Material used to produce fill Gravel and
Table 1. Summary of port-specific options for placement of dredge material on land. Disposal Option Port of Gladstone Rosslyn Bay State Boat Harbour Port of Hay Point Port of Abbot Point Port of Townsville Port of Cairns Land reclamation Creation of land in an area that is either permanently or partially submerged Y Mixture of clay, silt, sand, gravel N Y Rock only Y Sand Y Sand silt clay N Construction fill (supra-tidal) Material used for fill purposes above the spring high tide mark for load bearing purposes Y Mixture of clay, silt, sand, gravel N Y Rock only Y Sand N Y Mine rehabilitation Material used to fill disused/ closed mines N N N N N N Shore protection/Erosion control Material used for engineered purposes of hard structures, seawalls N N N N N N Beach nourishment Material used for replenishing beaches that are prone to erosion N N N Y Sand N N Construction material Material used to produce fill Y Gravel and N N Y N N
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