IV-505 



A more difficult problem arises where there 1s Involved a massive 

 dredge or fill operation with its concomitant immediate effect on the 

 ecosystem. When such modifications are a necessary or desirable 

 development of the environment 1t may be necessary to forego the habitat 

 use; however, 1n many cases 1t may be possible to create new, equivalent 

 habitat in a different part of the management unit, or it might be 

 possible to restore part of the damaged environment. 



For example, in recent negotiations concerning the dredging of 

 phosphate rock along the Georgia coast, the company involved proposed 

 to rebuild over 3,000 acres of the marsh that would be destroyed 1n 

 the mining operation. 



While the resolution of prohibitive use conflicts requires the abandoning 

 of one use in favor of another, the potential for carrying out any 

 modifications necessary so as to increase habitat value as well as 

 economic value should be a key factor in the resolution of such problems. 



RESOLUTION OF RESTRICTIVE USE CONFLICTS 



Disposal of liquid wastes to the estuarine environment is the major 

 restrictive use impact of the socio-economic environment. This use 

 conflict can be resolved completely either by treating all wastes to 

 such an extent that they do not interfere with any other uses or else 

 removing them entirely from the environment. 



