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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:29:36 -0600, "redbard"
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:29:34 -0600, "redbard"
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funny.

completely off the wall, but funny.


FYI: First dredged in 1965 and is NOT a designated Federal Harbor of
Refuge!


Are you absolutely sure? Better check again! You've been wrong on
almost every point so far. You are on a streak!

Almost every point makes a streak? So which points have I been correct
on?




http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/news/ct.pdf

The Army Corps of Engineers seems to think North Cove dredging is a
federal project. Apparently it's considered critical to navigation.
Perhaps because it is, in fact, a harbor of refuge?


NORTH COVE, OLD SAYBROOK - The federal
navigation project includes an 11-foot deep, 100-foot
wide channel from the Connecticut River to an 11-foot
deep anchorage about 12 acres within North Cove, and
then to a 6-foot anchorage about 17 acres. Maintenance
dredging of about 320,000 cubic yards of predominantly
silt/clay material with disposal at the Cornfield Shoals
Disposal Site (CSDS) is proposed to meet the needs of
existing recreational vessels. The material proposed to
be dredged has been tested and found to be suitable for
unconfined open water disposal at the Cornfield Shoals
Disposal Site. A new proposal from CTDEP is under
coordination. This new proposal includes bringing at
least 75,000 cubic yards of material from North Cove to
the Central Long Island Sound Disposal Site (CLIS) to be
used as cap for other dredged materials. Consistency
concurrence with the Connecticut Coastal Zone
Management Program and Water Quality Certification
have been obtained, but additional coordination is under
way due to the new proposed work. Plans and
Update Report for Connecticut Page 3
Specifications, although completed last year, need to be
updated to include the new work and other contract
requirements. The FY 08 budget includes $4,330,000
for the work. While it may not be the full amount of funding
needed for the entire project, we have coordinated with
the local sponsor to prioritize the areas needing to be
dredged and have a plan ready to go. We are completing
coordination with the State's Historic Preservation Office
and assuming we can complete that shortly plan to initiate
advertisement for the work in late July 2008. Assuming
we get successful bids, work would start later this fall. We
are planning to move ahead with the work in FY 09 when
the dredging window opens.

I've already read that article. The Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction
over all navigable waterways in the US, so they are involved in every
dredging operation. Of course it is critical to navigation, don't want those
kids dinghies from NCYC to run aground! It's a harbor of refuge - to any
shallow draft boat that can fit in. Let's see that Federal Designation as
Harbor of Safe Refuge.

Critical to navigation!

Only harbor on the Connecticut coastline!

Not dredged in 50 years!

Federally designated Harbor of Safe Refuge!

Critical infrastructure needs! (Logic: Dredge the CT River deeper so that
when the I-95 bridge collapses into the river boats will still be able to
pass over it!)

If the project is so critical, necessary and important why is it not fully
funded? Don't be surprised if its not dredged to 11 feet - the Wall St
bailout is going up one trillion per week. All in all the bailout and the
Federal budget may well eat up 50% or more of the GDP (right now it's at
about 30%). If one could make green ink and paper out of dredged material,
you may wind up with a 100' dredged depth or even a hole to China.