![]() Dredging activities may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.Īccording to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Secretary of the Army can issue permits, after notice and opportunity for public hearings for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites. Under new state law effective January 1, 2016, the use of vacuum or suction dredge equipment is defined to mean the use of a mechanized or motorized system for removing or assisting in the removal of, or the processing of, material from the bed, bank, or channel of a river, stream, or lake in order to recover minerals. Proponents also claim that the construction industry would be hurt by lack of inexpensive sand and gravel, and many civil works projects such as important bridges and reservoirs would be eliminated. ![]() Proponents claim that without dredging, supply lines for many products would be eliminated and that many of our ports and waterways would be unnavigable, and diminish much recreation and tourism due to eroision of beaches changed course or rivers and lakes being filled in. Environmentalists claim the process of dredging can disturb the ecosystem and can cause silting that kills aquatic life. Dredging is the process of removal of mud from the bottom of water bodies.
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