fishnchips,my uncle owned a marine construction company.Years back before my time he bought a salt marsh island to dispose of spoils for less then a song.At first he just used it to store equipment,after a few too many Budweiser's he sold off a piece with the agreement to build a marina.Today that island is a marina complex trailer park and waterfront homes.............fast forward too today they now use a property that cost 1.2 mil$ just for the disposal of dirt frown

To the OP,I read your thread and another involving a HOA lake they wanted to dredge/restore.To be honest if it was my property and there wasn't a nosey NIMBY neighbor etc.I might consider doing a little at a time on my own............in other words I'd tread lightly while looking into the permit process wink