The West Cameron Port,
Harbor & Terminal District
has applied for a Coastal Use
permit to dredge the
Calcasieu Loop Pass and
East Fork of the Calcasieu
River. The town of Cameron
is located along the north
side of the loop and Monkey
Island is inside the loop.
This is proposed maintenance
dredging of the
Calcasieu River Loop Pass
and the East Fork of the
Calcasieu River near the city
of Cameron. Approx.
2,012,012 cu. yds. of waterbottom
material will be
hydraulically dredged from
the Calcasieu River Loop
Pass and pumped to a spoil
disposal area in the Gulf of
Mexico west of the mouth of
the Calcasieu River.
Approx. 180,000 cu. yds. of
waterbottom material will be
hydraulically dredged from
the East Fork and pumped to
an existing deep area in the
East Fork. Areas to be
dredged are located approx. 1
mile and 4 miles north of the
mouth of the Calcasieu River.
The large spoil disposal area
is located to the immediate
west of the mouth.
Approx. 2,012,012 cu. yds.
of waterbottom material will
be hydraulically dredged
from the Calcasieu River
Loop Pass and used beneficially
by being pumped to a
subsided marsh area approx.
4 miles to the west. As previously
permitted, approx.
180,000 cu. yds. of waterbottom
material will be
hydraulically dredged from
the East Fork and pumped to
and deposited in an existing
deep area in the East Fork.
http://www.dequincynews.com/pilot/cam_1_28/page_1.pdf
Map at bottom right on link above.