Comments on: You Can Still Enjoy the River During Dredging

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:31:46 +0000

I like my New York & I like its weather. Hudson river is a very huge river and it is spread around 500 km near New York in USA.

Mike

By: Dave King

Dave King — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:21:12 +0000

Jorge,
The Hudson does have some riparian forests. We are starting our flood plain investigations which will address these areas and determine the level of contamination and what options are available to remediate the impacts.

By: Dave King

Dave King — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:17:53 +0000

Tommy,
Several rivers are also under way with dredging. The most notable is the Fox river in Wisconsin. The remediation program around the country has focused on land based remediation first to address sources of polution that may end up in our rivers and lakes. We are now working on rivers since the dredging technology has improved to the point that this work can be done effectively and not “making it worse”. River work is very difficult and expensive, but progress is now being made.

By: Johnny R.

Johnny R. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:45:19 +0000

Common sense would warn anyone not to take a chance. It’s just not worth the risk of contamination. Wait a month after the cleanup.

By: Jorge Gerônimo Hipólito

Jorge Gerônimo Hipólito — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:27:19 +0000

Friends, I see great effort to revitalize the Hudson River. But one question: in the past had the Hudson River riparian forests, and now? The project is expected to recover these riparian forests? Important, they retain sediment that lowers the cost of recovery. Please, post images of the Hudson River? I would like the city of São Paulo develop similar project in Rio Tietê.

By: tommy4usa

tommy4usa — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:27:08 +0000

why is this not going on on more rivers in the midwest that are prone to flooding?