Projects – Dredging
Harbor of Refuge Federal Navigation Dredging Project, Point Judith, RI
The proposed work includes maintenance dredging of the 15-foot-deep entrance channel into the harbor, as well as the eastern and western branch channels and the channel leading into Point Judith Pond. The channel has not been dredged since its construction in 1977. Natural shoaling has reduced the channels’ depth over the years, making navigation hazardous during low tides. Approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sand will be removed from about 25 acres of the area, and will restore the entrance channel and other channels to original depths and dimensions, according to the ACOE. The dredged material will be used to help replenish a near-shore sandbar off Matunuck Beach in South Kingstown. The dredging is scheduled to begin in December 2006 and must be completed by March 2007 at the close of the dredging window.
Providence River Dredging Project
The last significant dredging of the Providence River Shipping Channel was completed in 1971. Since that time, a significant reduction in channel water depth and channel width has been documented, a result of sedimentation in the channel. The CRMC was the lead state agency responsible for coordinating the ACOE's efforts to maintain this channel's authorized navigable depths.
Narrative Report, Sachuest Point Landfill Remediation and Saltmarsh Restoration Project
To find out more about dredging, please go to this Army Corps of Engineers Web site: http://www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/dots.html
Voice 401-783-3370 • Fax 401-783-3767 • E-Mail cstaff1@crmc.ri.gov
