The Port of Everett, in partnership with the US Army Corps
of Engineers, has begun maintenance dredging of the Snohomish River upstream
and downstream settling basins.
Boaters in the area are being advised by the two agencies to
slow down, pay attention to rig markings and be cautious around the operations.
The $1.3 million project is expected to be done by
mid-February according to the Corps, which began maintenance dredging of the
Snohomish River Project in 1910. The latest project, consisting of deep and
shallow-draft navigation channels and two settling basins, serves the Port of
Everett.
On Oct. 27, project contractor Portable Hydraulic Dredging
of Eagle Creek, Ore., began dredging in the upstream settling basin, which is
where 100,000 cubic yards of material are to be removed and placed on City of
Everett property for use by the port and city. About 50,000 cubic yards of
downstream dredged material is expected to be put to use nourishing areas on
the Port of Everett-owned Jetty Island.
