SUFFOLK, Va. -- Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, , filters sand from Bennett's Creek April 23, 2013 The Currituck will dredge approximately 4,000 cubic yards of sand from the federal navigation channel and place it at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth, Va. The shoaling was caused by natural transport and deposit of sediment and exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy. The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act will fund the dredging, which will increase the depth of the channel from 2 to 6 feet. The Corps received $
SUFFOLK, Va. -- Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, , filters sand from Bennett's Creek April 23, 2013 The Currituck will dredge approximately 4,000 cubic yards of sand from the federal navigation channel and place it at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth, Va. The shoaling was caused by natural transport and deposit of sediment and exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy. The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act will fund the dredging, which will increase the depth of the channel from 2 to 6 feet. The Corps received $821 million to dredge federal navigation channels and repair other existing Corps operation and maintenance projects that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. ( Army photo/Pamela Spaugy) 130423-A-ON889-031 (Bennetts Creek dredging) by norfolkdistrict
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