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re: Lower Mississippi River to be dredged to 50 feet. (not a river pilot thread)

Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:14 pm to
Posted by Captain Crackysack
Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:14 pm to
The USACE already has constant dredging operations underway to maintain 45 feet. This will just result in expanded dredging operations
Posted by wheelr
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:18 pm to
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The USACE already has constant dredging operations underway to maintain 45 feet. This will just result in expanded dredging operations



Thanks.

Why is it a new project? Couldn't they just start going deeper during their routine operations?
Posted by No Colors
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Member since Sep 2010
10497 posts
Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:30 pm to
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This will just result in expanded dredging operations



And more opportunities to use that silt to build land and restore marsh. If they will do that, as opposed to dumping it in the damn ocean.
Posted by CitizenK
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Member since Aug 2019
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 4:56 pm to
In the early 80's, Calcasieu was annually dredged to 45 feet when project depth was 40 feet. That last 5 feet was watery silt shortly after dredged.
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