http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/dredging-project-will-be-a-load-%e2%80%93-and-stress-%e2%80%93-reliever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dredging-project-will-be-a-load-%25e2%2580%2593-and-stress-%25e2%2580%2593-reliever EPA's Blog About Our World Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/dredging-project-will-be-a-load-%e2%80%93-and-stress-%e2%80%93-reliever/comment-page-1/#comment-21434 Michael E. Bailey Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:24:18 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1123#comment-21434 Taking on getting the pcbs out of the Hudson was a very big, but very important job. Critical for the river and for the health of the people along it. There is a special type of dredge that can remove the contaminated sediment without sending contamination downstream, according to the previous writer. Cost of such a dredge may have been a consideration. But there may be a way to fund such a project–either a newly built dredge or retrofitting a current one. The Obama Administration and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation are interested in investing some of the ARRA funds in the smaller shipyards which will be important later on for the new Marine Highway and the U.S. Flag Merchant Marine. EPA has some ARRA grant funding and other funding. Maybe EPA could get enough of its funding along with DOT ARRA grants to build the special dredge in one of New York’s shipyards and both put shipyard workers back to work and get a needed piece of equipment. Thank you and best wishes, Michael E. Bailey.

]]> http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/dredging-project-will-be-a-load-%e2%80%93-and-stress-%e2%80%93-reliever/comment-page-1/#comment-21416 David Bower Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:56:51 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1123#comment-21416 I congratulate the EPA for actually doing something. Most of the Regulators across the globe are so fearful of creating additional impact the problems are not dealt with.
THe mitigation of human impact on rivers needs to be dealt with and PDQ. One reason the rivers are flooding, and scouring is the additional sediment placed by run off and the associated dymanic contaminant load associated with it.
Having said that it is possible to dredge a river without creating scour and down stream load, and it no more expensive than the standard method unfortunatley it does entail using a dredge that is different to the standard types, but I’ve had little luck in convincing someone to build one for this application. Not only does it dredge without stirring the river bed it removes contaminants including pcb’s, heavy metals, organics etc and improves water nutrients.
A proven approach but not adpoted unfortunatley.
Anyway well done EPA

]]> http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/dredging-project-will-be-a-load-%e2%80%93-and-stress-%e2%80%93-reliever/comment-page-1/#comment-21374 Edgardo Berraz Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:31:08 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1123#comment-21374 It’s not a reply,it’s only to congratulate Mr.Skopeck for his tireless work to profit all in all people who live or depend of the river.If much more persons deicate yours time in the same side that Mr Skopeck made it, many problems of pollution and contamination will be solves.Many thanks.

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