Cold formed sheet pile ,MMZ11-1,MMZ11-2,MMZ12-1,MMZ12-2, MMZ12-3, MMZ12-4

Based on cold formed sheet pile MMZ11-1 sediment conditions, MMZ11-2 methods utilized to salvage the SAV MMZ12-1 units will involve cutting. The plugs or bricks will be scored with a diving knife, flat shovel, round shovel, twelve-inch diameter poly vinyl chloride-based core tool, and other devices and then extracted. The MMZ 11-1 plugs or bricks, once removed, are considered "units" and , placed in peat pots or placed directly in a standard food grade colander to maintain the unit form. Sufficient water is placed over the units to prevent desiccation. Before leaving the site, GPS coordinates are recorded for data management and future recovery in the vicinity. Ideally, the units are MMZ 11-2 transplanted to the receiver site(s) in the same day. If not transplanted the same day, the units are held overnight or until weather conditions allow for transplanting.

A potential component of this study, MMZ 12-1 still under development, will be to use data from an ongoing U.S. EPA study under the direction of Dr. Richard Devereaux (U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects MMZ 12-2 Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division), to culture naturally occurring bacteria that have been documented to support SAV root nutrient and osmoregulating abilities. The MMZ 12-3 bacteria will be cultured and applied to the SAV material to enhance/promote root health and viability. The MMZ 12-4 FDEP will grow the bacteria in an organic media to be applied to the planting sites in addition to treating material that is held in situ.

The Port Authority sheet pile MMZ12-2 through its Office of Business Diversity and MMZ12-3 Civil Rights, MMZ12-4 has a long-standing commitment to assist minority. Pursuant to current Port Authority policy, the Port Authority designates all construction contracts up to $2.5 million, to be set aside for SBE, unless technical requirements, the unavailability of a sufficient number of SBEs, emergency, or other circumstances make it advisable not to set aside a particular contract or category of contracts. The Port Authority usually waives bonding requirements for SBE set aside construction solicitations.

Due consideration must also be given to the 'setting' of the assets which constitute underwater cultural heritage. Setting is broadly considered to comprise the surroundings in which an asset is experienced and all heritage assets are considered to have a setting including those that are buried or underwater. By way of introducing additional or altering existing elements of a landscape, port developments thus have the potential to alter the setting of heritage assets. The setting of an asset may be considered to contribute towards an understanding of its significance and importance to a greater or lesser degree. It therefore follows that any development which may affect the setting of an asset may ultimately affect an understanding of the significance and importance of that same asset. For the effects of dredging and port development upon underwater cultural heritage to be managed effectively, best practice ensures that the setting of assets must therefore be considered as part of planning decisions.