The machine successfully cleaned the 15km of major outfall drain and was key to the success of the project. MBB was tasked with supervising the re-habilitating and expanding of a drainage network to help drain the Wacu-Kungo valley and reclaimRead more →
Marsh and Wetland Restoration
7012 Versi-Dredge and excavator creating a channel Photo: Eivind Hellersien Aerial view of the new dams and channels Photo: Lister Videoklubb IMS 7012 HP Versi-Dredge Photo: Adrian Rösiö View towards the ponds and canals from the bunkerRead more →
The Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation – NRDA Early Restoration Project involves the creation of marsh within a project footprint known as the “Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project” developed for and funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration ActRead more →
Source: mlive.com COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI -- This is the last summer the Kalamazoo River will be the scene of heavy dredging activity, as Enbridge Inc. cleans up the mess from a pipeline leak that sent an estimated 800,000 gallons ofRead more →
Above: A marsh buggy spreads dredge spoil in an open water area of degraded marsh at the Chef Menteur Property. Above: A dredge boat piping slurry into degraded marsh areas where it will settle and re-vegetate with native marshRead more →
Prior to dredging, the Jean Lafitte National Park Canoe Trail was filled with debris. The IMS 5012 LP Versi-Dredge with Broadcaster discharge attachment was the ideal solution for dredging this sensitive canal. The IMS 5012 LP Versi-Dredge increased thedepth ofRead more →
Photo courtesy Eric Hasert / TCPalm.com Photo courtesy Eric Hasert / TCPalm.com Sketch Courtesy Jim Urick / TCPalm.com Click Here for November 2011 Update - Click here for March 2007 Update Source: Ed Bierschenk / TCPalm.com SEBASTIAN, Florida - AsRead more →
The Sierra Club has published a bulletin about how dredging is frequently the best mechanism to remove contaminated sediments from the ecosystem. The report offers an overview of when dredging makes sense, as well as an evenhanded discussion of different
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Source: Eric Staats, Naples Daily News Crews from Ludlum Construction Company are scheduled to start pumping sand out of Clam Pass today as part of the effort to restore a dying mangrove forest in northern Collier County, the directorRead more →
Source: Baltimore Sun In an unusual partnership, environmentalists, polluters, local municipalities and the Environmental Protection Agency are working together to clear out the toxic gunk that’s clogging the Ashtabula River near Lake Erie. Their common goal is to start dredging
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