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Curtis Rindlaub Posts: 188 Registered: November 2002	Rockland dredgings Tue, 14 January 2003 15:40 Prock Marine has completed the dredging of the Union River in Ellesworth and will begin harbor dredges of Camden and Rockland harbor hasn't been dredged in 26 years. The removal of 51,000 cubic yards is expected to restore the approach channels to 14 to 18 feet. In some places, those channels had silted to depths of as little as five feet. Dreging is planned from the north end, around the Coast Guard wharf, and along the waterfront to the area just past the Municipal Dock. The area near the Maine State Ferry Terminal will not be dredged, due to contaminants in the silt. To avoid disturbing the habitat and migratory patterns of certain fish species, particularly the spawning habitat of Atlantic Salmon, dredging is only allowed by the DEP from mid-November to mid-April. To meet these time restricitons, Prock's crews will work around the clock, five days a week,for three months. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Rockland dredgings	Curtis Rindlaub	Tue, 14 January 2003 15:40

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