The SETARMS project

The SETARMS project aims at finding sustainable, economical and environmental solutions to dredged sediments treatment. The Channel is indeed one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. To accommodate the ever increasing size of modern ships in European ports and waterways, and to prevent natural silting up of harbour entrances, significant dredging activity is constantly required to enlarge, deepen and maintain harbour access and achieve appropriate water depths along waterside facilities.

These activities generate considerable sediment quantities that are increasingly difficult to deal with, especially because of tighter regulation and the scarcity of land for storage.

To tackle this challenge that concerns so many stakeholders on both sides of the Channel - ports managers and owners, public works companies, research labs, etc - a large-scale Franco-British partnership was created to seek common solutions. Between January 2010 and December 2013, it will be relying on a 5 million euros budget, half of which is funded by the ERDF within the framework of the Interreg IVA France (Channel)-England programme. The Association of the Channel Local Ports is project leader.

Technical, economic, environmental, social and legal angles are explored in order to reach a sustainable treatment of sediment.

Several actions are to be implemented, among which :

overview the current dredging methods, of sediment types, immersion sites and regulation in Great Britain and France
literature review of experience concerning disposal of dredged sediment, of potential re-use strategies, etc.
review of stabilisation and cementation techniques.

Several technical meetings will deal with sediment dredging, samples were realised in various Channel ports, and the project seminar in Brighton gathered 60 people. The project benefitted from local and specialised press coverage.

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