ODNR Completes Record-breaking Dredging Season

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently finished the 2017 dredging season, having removed 1,053,042 cubic yards of material from state park lakes and other state properties. In the previous year, a total of 1,011,458 cubic yards of sediment were removed statewide.

In 2017, ODNR worked to excavate and remove sediment from navigable waterways, including Grand Lake St Marys, Indian Lake and Lake Loramie. This practice increases navigability and water quality by removing and relocating phosphorus-rich sediment to designated dredge material relocation areas.

Other dredging sites for 2017 included Buckeye Lake, Cowan Lake, East Harbor, Findley and Rocky Fork state parks.

The next dredging season will begin in April 2018. Dredging is critical at the state park lakes to improve boater access and water quality.

The news is collated by Globaldredge.com – Dredging Pipeline Supplier.