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Dredging in the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Publications | Related Resources 
What's New Dredging can churn up historical contaminants Great Lakes Echo (4/4) Dredging may be a solution to Great Lakes low water, but it can also lead to contaminated sediments re-merging into the water. Great Lakes levels below normal next 6 months The Associated Press (4/4) Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commercial vessels and tourist towns that cater to recreational boaters, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Residents question mounds of dirt left behind Chatham Daily News (4/3) Approximately 5,800 cubic metres of fill have been removed from the channel leading in and out of Marine Park in Mitchell’s Bay, Ont., but residents have questioned the mounds of fill that remain along the channel. Gov. Rick Snyder signs $20.9M bill to dredge Michigan harbors Detroit Free Press (3/28) Michigan's boating season got a boost when Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday pouring $20.9 million into an emergency dredging program. The money will allow 58 public bays and harbors, used mostly for recreational boating, to be dredged. Spring brings Great Lakes ships Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/25) The sailing season is open, bringing ships and cargo to various ports around the Great Lakes. However, many worry about low water levels, the need for dredging, and the need for many infrastructure improvements. State dredging bill awaits Snyder's signature The Detroit News (3/22) The Michigan Senate Thursday approved and sent to Gov. Rick Snyder legislation for $21 million to fund 49 emergency dredging projects he proposed to address historically low Great Lakes levels. He is expected to quickly sign it into law.
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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