Tagged: dredging

9:36am

Thu June 14, 2012
Environment

Onondaga Lake dredging stirs up controversy with Onondaga Nation

Credit Ellen Abbot / WRVO

The Onondaga Nation is not happy with the breadth of the Honeywell Corporation's plan to dredge and cap polluted sediment at the bottom of Onondaga Lake.

This $451 million plan will dredge an estimated two million cubic yards of toxic material from 185 acres out of the 3,000-acre lake bottom, and cap 14-percent of the lake bottom, to keep toxic chemicals underground.

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9:47am

Fri June 1, 2012
Environment

Contaminated sediment to be dredged in Onondaga Lake

A major step in the clean up of Onondaga Lake is about to begin. Honeywell International will begin the dredging and capping of contaminated lake sediment this summer.

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