What is Dredging?
Dredging is an excavation activity in which materials are recovered from beneath the water's surface. The purpose is generally to gather bottom sediment and either dispose it at a different location or use these sediments in various products. Dredges can be used to maintain, expand and deepen lakes that have progressively become shallow from deposits and overgrown vegetation. If lakes are not dredged periodically, they become too shallow for boats and swimmers to enjoy them.
Dredges are often used to clean contaminated areas to restore the areas to non-contaminated levels. Hydraulic transfer of contaminated sediments has become known as the most cost effective and efficient way to restore contaminated areas.
Dredging can be used to deepen channels and waterways as a means to improve navigation. Navigational dredging is most commonly used in ports, harbors, and shipping channels as a way to maintain these waterways so that large ships, oil tankers, container ships, barges, and naval vessels can pass. Maintenance dredging is required periodically to remove sediment, and is a necessity for almost every navigable waterway and port.
Dredging is an excavation activity in which materials are recovered from beneath the water's surface. The purpose is generally to gather bottom sediment and either dispose it at a different location or use these sediments in various products. Dredges can be used to maintain, expand and deepen lakes that have progressively become shallow from deposits and overgrown vegetation. If lakes are not dredged periodically, they become too shallow for boats and swimmers to enjoy them.
Dredges are often used to clean contaminated areas to restore the areas to non-contaminated levels. Hydraulic transfer of contaminated sediments has become known as the most cost effective and efficient way to restore contaminated areas.
Dredging can be used to deepen channels and waterways as a means to improve navigation. Navigational dredging is most commonly used in ports, harbors, and shipping channels as a way to maintain these waterways so that large ships, oil tankers, container ships, barges, and naval vessels can pass. Maintenance dredging is required periodically to remove sediment, and is a necessity for almost every navigable waterway and port.
