Posted on October 27, 2020
DredgeWire exclusive – DredgeWire spotted two dredging contractors hard at work on the Chesapeake this week.
Southern Maryland Dredging is mobilizing for channel work at Lake Ogleton near Annapolis, the capital of MD. Southern Maryland is using its Ellicott Model 670 hydraulic cutter dredge “Grace II” to move approximately 10,000 cubic yards through a 3,000 ft (1000m) pipeline. Anne Arundel County and other government entities are funding the work. Lake Ogleton is actually not a lake but a tidal estuary off the Chesapeake.
Kurt Karsten, Chair of the local organizing committee, commented as follows about the project:
“The channel has been filling in steadily since the 1980’s when it was last dredged. This is a very significant project for both the communities around Lake Ogleton, who depend on this channel being clear every time they use their boats, and for the many visitors to Annapolis who have found this to be a safe and convenient spot to visit when they are traveling up or down the Bay. Reuse of the dredged material to help protect against erosion in the Bay Ridge community makes it a win-win. We greatly appreciate the state, the county and the federal governments coming together to make this project possible!”
BayLand Consultants and Designers acted as advisor to the project.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore harbor, Corman Marine is using its mechanical dredge CKC 2400. Corman is dredging on behalf of Trade Point Atlantic near the intersection of the Brewerton Channel and the Sparrows Point Channel. Corman is towing the loaded scows from this location to the unloader #3 located at the Cox Creek Dredge Containment Facility for offloading. The Unloader is using 16” (400mm) submerged pipeline to pump into the placement Facility. The Dredge CKC 2400 is dredging the area with the assistance of a Tender Tug, a Towing Tug, and three scows.
See DW pic below
