Dredging Starts Monday
September 26, 2007 by Paul Birman · Leave a Comment
SoutholdVOICE is happy to confirm that dredging is about to start on schedule on October first.
They will be starting in Budds Pond on Monday. Budds Pond had permits already in place so it was not on the new list of required permits. It was already on the Town and County list. As it is a project of limited scope, it should only take a few days.
Southold’s Trustees report that they continue to work very closely with the Suffolk County Department of Public Works. Conversations have been positive, and the expectation is that Southold will come away from this dredging season with our fair share of projects completed. The most recent plan is for the dredge to open the season in Budds Pond, then move over to North Sea Harbor, then possibly Fresh Pond, then come across the bay and do Cedar Beach and Little Creek. These projects should take us into November.
Those with boats still in the scheduled creeks should take account of the probability that access in and out will be limited to non-existent while the dredge is at work.
While no additional permits have yet been released, there is an expectation of some being released soon. Once that is done, a better determination can be made as to where the dredge will actually move to next.
The Trustees promise to keep Southold VOICE informed of any decisions made.
Does anyone know where to find out the depth and width of the scheduled dredging?
Ed,
There is all of the information available at the Army Corps website : http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/regulat/notices.htm
You can look up the applications from their date of hearings. If you have any problems, please drop me an email, and I’ll forward you the data.
Rob Lehnert
Ed,
Here are the specs for dredging Cedar Beach inlet:
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/regulat/pnotices/2007282.pdf
Paul
One correction as to depth: while the depth is listed in the ACE information, the DEC permit usually modifies the depth. In most instances, SCDPW requested depth to 6 ft, + or- a foot. The DEC has reduced that to 4 ft, + or – a foot. They have also reduced the requested width of the channel at times. A specific example is Jockey Creek Spur. The DEC would only approve a permit if the scope of the project came down to a channel width of I believe 25 feet and a maximum depth of 4 feet. I agreed ( I use this word loosely as it was either agree to this or no permit would be granted without further hearings and delays) to this as the channel goes to a town launching ramp which usually is not used to launch sailboats with keels, or vessels which draw over 3 feet. In addition, the slope of the channel must be 3:1 which can limit the maximum depth for narrow inlets.
Dave Bergen
The County dredge finished up at Deep Hole creek and is on their way to Brushes Creek. This will be creek number four for Southold, with the promise of Little [Creek] getting done in December. We are not done yet! I am still pushing to have a couple more of Southold Creeks done before the window closes on January 15.
Dave Bergen