Jan 14, 2014
Dredging shipping channels is an unavoidable part of harbor maintenance in the western Lake Erie basin. In Toledo, the Army Corps of Engineers removes about one million cubic yards of sediment from the Maumee River each year, washed downstream by heavy rainstorms and agricultural runoff. But once the sediment is removed from the shipping channel, where does it go? Read more to learn about Elizabeth Dayton's efforts to create custom soil blends for construction and landscaping that incorporate dredged material as a main component.