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What's New
Public gets update on Sheboygan River dredging
Sheboygan Press (1/26)
Nearly 200 people jammed into a theater on Wednesday night to hear details on the Sheboygan River dredging project, which if finished by fall, will take it off the list as one of the most polluted rivers in the Great Lakes region.

Superior shares in Wisconsin harbor grants
KDAL - Duluth, MN (1/13)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has approved grants totaling 6.8 million dollars for three harbor projects in the state including at the Hallett Dock in Superior.

Congressman underscores importance of open harbors to jobs and economy
Dredging Today (1/10)
Yesterday, Michigan Congressman Fred Upton held a press conference to emphasize the importance of local harbors to southwest Michigan's economic integrity.

Kawkawlin River dredging not on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' list of potential projects
The Bay City Times (1/10)
Dredging the Kawkawlin River isn’t likely to make this year’s list of priorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps’ Detroit District is completing its report of possible projects for the Lake Huron region. The Kawkawlin isn’t on the proposed work list.

Holland could pick up cost for harbor too shallow for some ships
The Holland Sentinel (1/10)
Drastic cuts to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ budget means Hollanders will have to pick up the $210,000 annual cost of dredging the Holland harbor.

Let the ships come in
The Herald-Palladium (12/21)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon use $100,000 in emergency funding to dredge the St. Joseph River mouth, allowing the shipping season to continue.

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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.

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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.

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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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