Hydraulic dredging uses pumps to moving sediment, whereas mechanical dredging uses buckets or grabs to move sediment.Įnvironmental dredging is done to improve a local environment by moving or removing sediment. Maintenance dredging is done to keep bodies of water as deep as necessary for vessels to navigate safely without running aground. What is Dredging?ĭredging is moving or removing sediment from the bottom of a body or channel of water, such as a lake or river. We’re capable of hydraulic and mechanical dredging. We do a lot of maintenance dredging, maintaining waterways for the US government. We dredge for the public and private sectors, including large dredging projects for the US Army Corps of Engineers, dock and pond cleaning for utility companies, and environmental shoreline dredging for residential properties. We also dredge large inland lakes and large ponds in the Great Lakes states. We dredge the Great Lakes and the inland river system of the Great Lakes states. The storm hit the East Coast in October 2012.We built our reputation by providing decades of skilled, reliable dredging with powerful, well-maintained equipment. Whritenour said this is the first time the town has received FEMA funds designated for Hurricane Sandy repairs. Seventy-five percent of the $350,000 cost will be covered by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds designated for Hurricane Sandy relief. “If the weather cooperates, I think the work could be done much quicker,” Oak Bluffs town administrator Robert Whritenour said on Tuesday. The permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency gives the contractors, International Golf Construction Co., a month to complete the work. The remainder of the dredge material will be stored at the town highway barn. The rockier dredge spoils will renourish the beaches closest to the Steamship Authority terminal. Some of the finer, dry sand will cover the remnants of much-maligned dredge spoils placed on Inkwell Beach prior to last summer.
A large portion of the estimated 6,300 cubic yards of sand and gravel will go to replenish Pay Beach. Packer Co., will dredge the channel to a depth of five feet below mean low water and roughly 200 feet into Nantucket Sound. International Golf Co., in tandem with Island contractors Watercourse Construction and the R.M.
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