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What's New Federal legislation would help with Great Lakes dredging Wisconsin Public Radio (5/21) A $200 million backlog in Great Lakes harbor and channel dredging would end with the Water Resources Development Act that just passed the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senate passes bill that could help pay for Great Lakes dredging projects Detroit Free Press (5/15) A sweeping water resources development bill passed by the U.S. Senate today could increase dredging in Great Lakes harbors and channels, though it could take some time to see the exact effects. The legislation includes a provision that would require $1 billion in proceeds from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund be spent in the next fiscal year. Weighing environmental, economic impacts of dredging Great Lakes Echo (4/25) Record low water levels spurred the Michigan government to spend over $20 million on dredging to enable recreational and commercial boating to continue. Some worry that the dredging may have other costs. Mona Lake association launches dredging project in Lake Michigan channel Mlive (4/22) For the first time in 13 years, the Mona Lake Improvement Association this month will complete dredging that will help boats travel through the channel to Lake Michigan. Bill Schuette opinion aims to ward off possible raids on Natural Resources Trust Fund Mlive (4/22) A note for future reference from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: The state’s Natural Resources Trust Fund can’t be used for maintenance of existing public recreation facilities, which would include things like harbor dredging. Dredging underway around Lake St. Clair WDIV Detroit (4/22) Many canals and marinas around Lake St. Clair are seeing dredging projects with heavy equipment removing silt and mud from the bottom of the waterway.
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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