Page 13 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 3 - 2024

Innovative Reuse Committee
Ideas Are Implemented
Approximately 60 people attended the February meeting of the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) Innovative Reuse Committee (IRC), which was formed in 2006 to provide technical, scientific and engineering advice for strategies to recycle and reuse dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor. The IRC is now focused on implementing some of its previous recommendations for innovative reuse.
MPA’s Chief of Innovative Reuse Strategy and Partnerships Darren Swift provided updates on two of MPA’s innovative reuse studies currently in progress; another five studies have been completed.
CSI Environmental is currently studying the use of dredged material for geotube berms filled with dredged sediment at BGE Spring Gardens, where they provide protection and help mitigate the impacts of heavy rains and flooding from high tides, storm surges and sea-level rise.
Swift also reported on a University of Maryland laboratory study of the success of vegetated earth berms created by blending dredged material with other recycled materials such as recycled concrete, compost and gypsum.
A representative of Comus Sustainable Pozzolan Products,
a company based in Woodsboro, MD, presented for the IRC to consider if dredged material could be a possible natural pozzolan, a cement additive that makes concrete more durable. 
day that the meetings take place, the location of the meetings, or whether or not community members are aware of the opportunities.
If you have questions or feedback on committee participation barriers or would like to refer a friend or neighbor, please contact ecoport@marylandports.com. 
S
S
T
TA
AY
Y
Y
SE
EC
C
U
UR
R
E
E.
.
24-
-H
OU
UR
M
MOO
ORI
IN
NG
IC
CE
G
S
SE
ER
RV
VI
E
Maryland Line Handling Co.
2200 Broening Highway | Suite 235A Baltimore, Maryland 21224
email: mdlinehandling@comcast.net office: 443.506.9286 | fax: 410.633.2565
To subscribe or renew, visit www.marylandports.com [11]
SAVE THE DATE!
INDUSTRY DAY
September 24, 2024
Begins at 9 am at the Cruise Maryland Terminal 2001 E. McComas St. Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Come meet our federal partners like Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture and others. Hear their latest news and how it will impact you.
OPEN TO ALL PORT OF BALTIMORE STAKEHOLDERS.
To register, please email jgutowski@marylandports.com
Thank you and hope to see you there!