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Dredging in the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Publications | Related Resources 
What's New Oswego Harbor dredging begins Monday The Syracuse Post-Standard (9/5) The long awaited dredging of Oswego Harbor will begin Monday. In recent years, Lake Ontario's lower water levels combined with a buildup of silt and sediments in the harbor have made the port too shallow to accommodate some fully loaded ships. Recycling Dredged Material in the Great Lakes Region Great Lakes Commission (9/5) This web site provides three different portals for getting information about sources of dredged material near you that can be used beneficially: 1) Frequently Asked Questions for general inquiries; 2) a MapFinder for getting detailed information on specific sediment locations around the Great Lakes; and 3) an Advanced Query that allows you to find material closest to you and that suits your needs. Manistique lobbies for harbor funding Escanaba Daily Press (8/29) Manistique continues to lobby at the state and federal level to get the needs of its harbor, marina and boat launch met. Ashtabula River dredging completed WCPN Radio (8/27) The dredging involved pumping 650 thousand cubic yards of sediment from the river and cleaning it because of contamination with PCBs, caused by companies dumping untreated waste into the river years ago when the effects on the environment weren’t fully appreciated. Great Lakes cargoes continue to be affected by lack of dredging Dredging News Online (8/15) The Lake Carriers' Association says the US-Flag Great Lakes fleet moved 11.4 million net tons of cargo on the Great Lakes in June, an increase of about 80,000 tons compared to a year ago. The June float was, however, 220,000 tons below the month’s five-year average. Harbor dredging completed The Port Huron Times Herald (8/15) After a summer of silt, Lexington leaders hope to lure more boaters. Boaters are a big part of the village's economy, he said, and the need to dredge the entrance, coupled with high fuel prices, combined to put a crimp in the summer.
General Resources Coastal Engineering Advisory Services Program University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute The programs goals are to develop a method for more precise, cost-effective measurement of the areas of contaminated sediment and to provide an improved, more accurate method to evaluate the risk to coastal properties from high water and storms. Dredging Projects U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Great Lakes Regional Headquarters This site explains the dredging process and links to sites with more Great Lakes dredging information. Environmental Dredging U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Great Lakes Regional Headquarters Contaminated sediments have been dredged for environmental remediation at more than 30 Great Lakes sites. (Section 312 of WRDA 1990, as amended.) Great Lakes Dredging Team The GLDT is a partnership of federal and state agencies created to assure that the dredging throughout the Great Lakes is conducted in a timely and cost-effective manner while meeting environmental protection, restoration and enhancement goals. Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program A cooperative initiative of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Great Lakes Regional Headquarters) and the Great Lakes Commission to develop sediment transport models for tributaries to the Great Lakes that discharge to federal navigation channels or Areas of Concern.
Publications Dredging and the Great Lakes Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Dredging Team A booklet published in October 1999 that highlights issues such as the beneficial use of dredged material, the role of sedimentation, the dredging connection with commercial navigation and the citizen's role in the dredging process. Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing & Evaluation Manual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) A regional testing manual for evaluating potential impacts of contaminants from dredged material proposed for discharge to the Great Lakes, connecting channels and tributaries.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Maritime GLIN: Contaminated Sediments in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Ecosytem Management in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Maritime in the Great Lakes Region | |
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