Coastal restoration, beach nourishment, and levee reconstruction are crucial to mitigate future coastal erosion, land loss, flooding, and storm damage in the Gulf of Mexico. The success of that long-term effort depends on locating and securing significant quantities of OCS sediment resources that are compatible with the target environments being restored. Offshore sand resources, like upland sources, are extremely scarce where most needed. Additionally, sizable areas of these relatively small offshore sand resources are not extractable because of the presence of oil and gas infrastructure, archaeologically sensitive areas, and biologically sensitive areas. Since the use of OCS sediment resources is authorized by the Minerals Management Service through its Marine Mineral Program, the bureau is implementing measures to help safeguard the most significant OCS sediment resources, reduce multiple use conflicts, and minimize interference with oil and gas operations under existing leases or rights-of-way. OCS sediment resources refer to the sediment deposit(s), including clay, silt, sand, and gravel size particles and shell, found on or below the surface of the seabed on the OCS, as defined in Section 2(a) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. § 1331(a)).
About this Dataset
| Title | Significant OCS Sediment Resources in the Gulf of Mexico |
|---|---|
| Description | Coastal restoration, beach nourishment, and levee reconstruction are crucial to mitigate future coastal erosion, land loss, flooding, and storm damage in the Gulf of Mexico. The success of that long-term effort depends on locating and securing significant quantities of OCS sediment resources that are compatible with the target environments being restored. Offshore sand resources, like upland sources, are extremely scarce where most needed. Additionally, sizable areas of these relatively small offshore sand resources are not extractable because of the presence of oil and gas infrastructure, archaeologically sensitive areas, and biologically sensitive areas. Since the use of OCS sediment resources is authorized by the Minerals Management Service through its Marine Mineral Program, the bureau is implementing measures to help safeguard the most significant OCS sediment resources, reduce multiple use conflicts, and minimize interference with oil and gas operations under existing leases or rights-of-way. OCS sediment resources refer to the sediment deposit(s), including clay, silt, sand, and gravel size particles and shell, found on or below the surface of the seabed on the OCS, as defined in Section 2(a) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. § 1331(a)). |
| Modified | 2025-04-04T12:25:24.020Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | Coastal Louisiana , OCS Sediment Resources , OCS Sand , Beach Nourishment , Coastal Restoration , Louisiana Coastal Area , Ship Shoal , Sabine Bank , Louisiana , Central Planning Area , Gulf of Mexico |
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