Posted on August 23, 2016
By Kyle Smith, KVOE
KVOE reported last May that the dredging project for John Redmond Reservoir will include three million cubic feet of silt being removed from the lake by the end of the year, after which the state will review the process to gauge whether additional work will take place later.
This is to have emergency fresh water available in case of severe droughts.
Eugene Goff from the Army Corps of Engineers says there haven’t been any issues so far when it comes to the dredging process during the hot summer months.
Matt Unruh from the Kansas Water Office expects the entire dredging process should be done by next month. They’re removing approximately 30,000 cubic yards per day. They should be at the 3-million cubic feet removal target goal by mid-September.
Unruh says his workers for the dredging project are way ahead of schedule.
Source: KVOE
