dredge and fill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008527",
  "term": "dredge and fill",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An engineering process by which channels are dredged through wetlands or uplands to allow small boat navigation, and dredge spoil is placed on the adjacent land area to raise the land high enough to allow development; sometimes referred to as \"lagoon development\" or \"canal estates\"; used extensively before the 1970s.\n\n2. Engineering process by which channels are dredged through wetlands or uplands to allow small boat navigation, and dredge spoil is placed on the adjacent land area to raise the land high enough to allow development.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dredge-and-fill/"
}