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This weekend, Dredge America Inc will be staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in preparation for the dredging of sediment downstream of the dock.
According to the City of Paducah (KY), the contractor expects to begin the annual maintenance dredging in approximately two weeks and be completed by March.
In the same manner as last year’s maintenance dredging operation, the sediment will be removed in an approximately 8-acre area immediately downstream of the dock.
All dredged material will be discharged more than three-fourths of a mile downstream in a permitted deep-water area. This work will not affect the Ohio River’s navigational channel.
The City of Paducah approved a three-year contract with Dredge America in October 2022 for hydraulic dredging of sediment downstream of the Transient Dock.
In addition, the City received a permit from the Kentucky Division of Water with agreement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a maximum of 60,000 cubic yards of dredging per year to maintain access to the docking area.