Dredging and processing operations on the Fox River for the 2012 season started May 14 and concluded on November 12.
Some details are as follows:
– Estimated volume of sediment dredged – 26,273 cubic yards
– Estimated amount of processed sediment produced – 12,328 tons
– Estimated amount of sediment hauled to landfill – 12,661 tons
– Truckloads to landfill – 529
– Amount of water treated and returned to the river – 53,910,000 gallons
– The project has now topped 1,120,000 work hours without a lost time incident.
Progress during the 2012 dredging and processing season:
– Estimated volume of sediment dredged – 660,007 cubic yards
– Estimated amount of processed sediment produced – 325,531 tons
– Estimated amount of processed sediment hauled to landfill – 317,093 tons
– Truckloads to landfill – 13,818
– Amount of water treated and returned to the river – approximately 1.63 billion gallons.
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Press Release, November 23, 2012