1. Remove all existing decking and associated hardware. The removed materials will either be placed on the uplands or a work barge, from which the materials will subsequently be transported for appropriate upland disposal. 2. Remove all existing stringers and associated hardware. The removed materials will either be placed on the uplands or a work barge, from which the materials will subsequently be transported for appropriate upland disposal. 3. Remove all pile caps and associated hardware. The pile caps can be detached from the piles or the piles can be cut below the pile caps to expedite demolition. If the piles are cut, care must be taken to avoid release of contaminants into the river. The removed materials will either be placed on the uplands or a work barge, from which the materials will subsequently be transported for appropriate upland disposal. 4. Remove all existing timber piles by extraction, if possible. If the piles cannot be extracted due to poor condition and potential breakage, the piles will be cut at the mudline, removed from the water, and placed on the uplands or work barge, from which the materials will subsequently be transported for appropriate upland disposal. 5. The crane/equipment operator will remove the piles slowly to minimize turbidity in the water column and sediment disturbance.
