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Originally Posted by Gerald
There have been many project over the years where the dredge material has been used to restore the marshes. Some on refuge land and some on privet land.
When dredging out in the gulf, the water/sludge mixture is pumped into a barge. Only a small % is heavy solids that settles out into the barge. The light "silt" like stuff flow out with the water and the Westward Gulf current carries it away from the channel that is being dredged.
I don't remember if she said what was done with the material in the barge. She did say that they get about 3 barge loads a day.
A representative from David Vittor's office was there to see what was going on at the meeting.
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I agree this is what I heard. She said the material is to light to use, and it makes sense because of the westward currents. She said the 3 loads of heavier material they dump west of the channel in the gulf, I would assume what doen't settle out is taken away by the same westward currents.