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 C-51 Project Processing Site. Dredge machine sits in canal above I-95.  ERM added a native plant buffer between the processing site and the WPB Golf Course.  Dredge in C-51 Canal with cutterhead extending out of water. When necessary, ciutterhead is raised out of water to remove debris from the canal bed.  Leverman Jeremy Marker of J.F. Brennan uses computer software and GPS technology to navigate around the C-51 Canal.  Muck dredged out of the Canal collects in decanting ponds. Flocculant is added in the pipe and water separates to the top where it is collected for treatment.  A long 8" pipe sits underwater moving muck from the canal bottom into a decanting pond.  Coagulant is added and water slowly moves through settling ponds, providing addditional treatment time.  Clarifier finishes treatment of clean water returned to the C-51 Canal.  Muck continues to settle and dry in decanting ponds for up to two weeks.  When muck is ready to move, a front-end loader carries material from decanting ponds to drying beds for further drying.  A drying bed with muck stacked 6 feet tall.  When muck is dry and ready to move, tri-axle dumptrucks haul muck off-site for beneficial reuse such as soil additives for roadside plantings and public parks.  Florida Department of Transportation mixes muck with other types of dirt to create a high quality product used for roadway vegetation.  Muck is stored in large cells at a proposed county park. The future soil can be used to make playing and sports fields.  Lake Worth Lagoon |
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 Coastal Resources |
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Lakes,
Estuaries and Lagoons |
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Mosquito Control |
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Natural Areas |
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Permitting and Regulation |
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