Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Did Army Corps of Engineers have to Dump Sediment in Lake?

Today, the PNJ reports that the Army Corps of Engineers are pumping sediment – that could be laced with contaminants - into a lake near Warrington. The Corps is conducting a dredging project in Bayou Chico and they’re using the lake to dispose of the sediment.

The PNJ contends the sediment could possibly contaminate the lake which is located two miles from the dredging site. State and federal officials refute this claim.

I’m not a scientist and I don’t know if the sediment will pollute the lake, but isn’t there another location to dump the sediment? Does the Corps need to dump it in a body of water? Isn’t there a hole near Bayou Chico where they can dump the sediment? It’s just a thought.

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