| Lake Moses Dredging in Washington’s Moses Lake has begun. The project aims to remove 300,000 cubic yards of sediment, which represents more than 60 years of accumulation. Commissioners granted full project approval for suction dredging, temporary sediment storage on land, and the installation of a sediment trap. Some areas of the.. Read more Posted in Lake Physics Also tagged Moses Lake, sediment, sediment trap, turbitidy, Washington Leave a comment
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Moses Lake officials to dredge 60 years of sediment buildup
Solutions sought to eliminate open-lake dumping in Lake Erie
| Environmental leaders, Great Lakes governors, and fishery biologists joined last Thursday to discuss terminating open-lake dumping in Lake Erie of substances found in Toledo’s shipping channel. Alternative options discussed for disposing of the sediment included using it to cover landfills, fill in closed mines, or add layers to.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Lake Physics, Water Quality Also tagged Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Ohio, open-lake dumping, Toledo 1 Comment
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Dredging may be only option for exterminating invasive hydrilla plants
| Suction-based dredging could help to permanently remove invasive hydrilla plant “tubers” from Clear Lake in Lakeport, Calif. The non-native Hydrilla verticillata, which is considered the most problematic invasive aquatic plant in the U.S. by many aquatic weed scientists, can decimate fish and wildlife habitat. It has infested.. Read more |  |
Dredging slated for Grand Lake St. Marys
| Ohio plans to spend an additional $750,000 on dredging and sediment disposal in an attempt to clean up Grand Lake St. Marys. The amount adds to the $600,000 that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources had already planned on spending this spring to remove phosphorous-laden sediment from the lake. The new funds are part of.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, Grand Lake St Marys, nutrient-loading, Ohio, phosphorous Leave a comment
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Dredging planned to clean up River Raisin AOC
| The River Raisin, a Great Lakes Area of Concern in southeastern Michigan, once contained some of the highest concentrations of toxic PCBs ever found in water. The river has been the site of clean-up efforts for years, but the PCBs remain. Plans are now in motion, however, to begin a joint state and federally-funded dredge.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Water Quality Also tagged EPA, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Legacy Act, Lake Erie, PCBs, pollution, runoff, toxic waters Leave a comment
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