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Bookmark or Share- What is dredging? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceDredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors, and other water bodies. It is a routine necessity in waterways around the world because sedimentation—the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream—gradually fills channels and harbors.
- Dredging Practices and Environmental ConsiderationsDredging is the term given to removal by digging, gathering, or pulling out materials from the bed to deepen waterways and to create harbors, channels, and berths. Dredging is also conducted for construction purposes, for mining, and for environmental cleanup and enhancement.
- What Is Dredging - How It Works, Advantages, Process & MoreDredging means the process of removing accumulated sediment from the bottom or banks of bodies of water, including rivers, lakes or streams. Dredges are specialized pieces of equipment that create a vacuum to suck up and pump out the unwanted sediment and debris.
- Dredging and Sediment Management | US EPASection 404 of the Clean Water Act. Dredging and Sediment Management. Dredging is necessary to create and maintain navigation channels to our nation’s ports, harbors, marinas, and naval facilities. Billions of cubic yards of sediment are dredged each year.
- Dredging - WikipediaDredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features ; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage , navigability , and commercial use; constructing dams , dikes , and other controls for streams and shorelines; and recovering valuable mineral deposits or ...
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