Case Studies

Environmental benefits from dredging soft sediment from a small recreational lake in Western Washington

On July 22, 2019 / Lake Dredging, Uncategorized

R.W. Plotnikoff, H.L. Gibbons, Joe Bernert INTRODUCTION Lake Limerick is a small (129 acres) reservoir built-in 1966 primarily as a new recreational lake for those who wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of Seattle. Initial property investors were a

The City of Pocatello Replaces Their Mud Cat After 32 Years of Operation

On May 29, 2019 / Case Studies, Waste Water Pond/Lagoon

POCATELLO, IDAHO – Ellicott DredgeTechnologies (EDT) is pleased to announce the repeat sale of a Mud Cat® auger style cutterhead dredge to the City of Pocatello’s Water Pollution Control Department (WPC). The city replaced their 32-year-old Mud Cat MC-815 with Mud

Biosolids Program Takes the Same Approaches to Crop Nutrition as Progressive Farmers

On May 3, 2019 / Case Studies, Municipal Dredging

Sioux Falls biosolids land application program strives for precision in applying nutrients at agronomic rates for the crops to be planted. Gary Ketcham works on a slurry wagon used for biosolids application in the fields Anyone who thinks biosolids

Turning Waste into Dollars – Georgia producer reclaims fines for aglime markets

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Sand & Gravel Dredging

A Georgia aggregate producer has found an added source of income and solved a production problem by selling reclaimed crushed fines to local farm markets for use as agricultural lime. While producing 800 to 900 tons of crushed rock per

Sludge Remover Proves More Effective than Drag-Line Method in Pond Cleaning

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Pulp & Paper Mill

Problem: Settling pond at Western Kraft Corp., Albany, Ore., was formerly cleaned by dragline and sludge was hauled to a disposal site. This method often necessitated the removal and replacement of a divider wall which create a U-shaped path and doubled

How Crane and Co. Used a Mud Cat to Clean an Effluent Lagoon

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Pulp & Paper Mill

Portable dredge readily removed the sludge from the lagoon which followed an effluent clarifier at the Dalton, Mass. site of the Crane fine and currency paper mills Crane and Co. was faced with the problem of cleaning an effluent lagoon that

Two Mud Cat Dredges remove biowaste and fiber sludge The Recyclers at the Korsnas plant

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Pulp & Paper Mill

The recycling process in brief: Dredging: Two dredges from Mud Cat remove biowaste and fiber sludge from sediments in the Korsnas purification basins.Dredging is operated by NCC Milman. Dewatering: The dewatering facility removes 95-97% of the water content of the sludge inRead more →

Environmentally Sound Precision Dredging using a Mud Cat Dredge

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Pulp & Paper Mill

The Mud Cat dredgehead has very high precision, minimum turbidity and low water flow as its special features. Long-term discharge from industries means that our lakes and waterways are exposed to major stress - stress that finally leads to waterwaysRead more →

With New Chicago Park District “TrashCat™” Trash Skimmer, Garbage has No Safe Harbor

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Ports & Waterways

It looks like little more than a floating conveyor belt, but a new Chicago Park District trash skimmer known as the “TRASHCAT™” represents the newest hardware in the never-ending battle against the pesky litter bug. The “TRASHCAT™” was immediately pressed

Dubai’s New Creek ‘Sweepers’

On November 18, 2016 / Case Studies, Ports & Waterways

UMI TrashCat™ operating in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai Municipality's environment protection department has acquired two new marine trash skimmers to collect waste from the Dubai Creek, the city's main trade channel. The Dh2.5 million marine trash skimmers were officiallyRead more →