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Dredging Services
Dredging is the process of removing accumulated sediment from the bottom or banks of bodies of water. Sedimentation is a naturally occurring process where silt, sand and other debris accumulate on the bottom of lakes and ponds over time. Lakes and ponds contain stagnant water, they often can become mucky and have a foul odor. By using dredging, one can remove the accumulated sediment that has caused this making for a healthier body of water. Dredging helps ecosystems by removing trash, sludge, dead vegetation and other debris. It keeps the water clean, restores depth, preserves the local wildlife’s ecosystems and remediates eutrophication — the excess of nutrients in the water due to runoff. One of the largest benefits of dredging waterways is helping to reduce eutrophication, which is an excessive amount of nutrients in a water body typically caused by water runoff from the surrounding land. Eutrophication can lead to an overabundance of plant growth that results in oxygen deprivation and can cause the death of aquatic wildlife. In some cases, dredging may be the most viable remediation option when eutrophication occurs. By solving eutrophication, you stop the excess growth of plant life, which can cause oxygen deprivation.
