Coastal Environment Remediation and Restoration

The goal of the project was to enhance the natural recovery of salt marsh and other coastal habitats that were damaged during 1991 Gulf War oil spill. The key remediation activities executed include; Tidal Channel excavation, Heavily Oiled Sediment excavation, Contaminated spoil disposal, Tilling, and Mangrove planting. In total, 58,063 meter of tidal channels excavated criss-crossing salt marsh, heavily oiled sediments excavated from 174,620 Sq.M area,  100,000 Cu.M contaminated spoil disposed off, and ultimately 90,000 mangrove saplings grounded in appropriate locations.

Specialities

• Coastal remediation planning
• Project management
• Tidal channel excavation
• Heavy oiled sediment- characterization
• Mangrove transplanting

Client: Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia