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Western Dredging Association Midwest Chapter – 2010 Annual Meeting. St. Louis River / Interlake / Duluth Tar (SLRIDT) Superfund Site – Duluth, Minnesota 2010 Tallas Island Compensatory Mitigation Project – Winter Dredging. Overview. SLRIDT Site Background
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Western Dredging AssociationMidwest Chapter – 2010 Annual Meeting St. Louis River / Interlake / Duluth Tar (SLRIDT) Superfund Site – Duluth, Minnesota 2010 Tallas Island Compensatory Mitigation Project – Winter Dredging
Overview • SLRIDT Site Background • SLRIDT Site Remediation Activities (2006-2009) • 2010 Tallas Island Winter Dredging • Options • Pros/Cons • Winter Dredging Activities • Challenges Experienced • Project Benefits
SLRIDT Site Background 54th Ave. Peninsula Slip 6 59thAve. Peninsula Stryker Bay Dock 6 Slip 7 Dock 7
SLRIDT Site Remediation 2006 54th Ave. Peninsula Stryker Bay Cap/ Surcharge CAD Dock 6 Slip 7 Dock 7 Sheet Pile Wall CADEnd Dike Turbidity Curtain
SLRIDT Site Remediation 2007 Water Filtration Plant Discharge Pipe Compost Area 54th Ave. Peninsula Cap/ Surcharge Dock 6 Stryker Bay Wetland Excavation Areas CAD Dock 7 Tremie Barge Return Water Line Aggregate Material Placement Dredge Barge Slip 7 Aqua Dam & Weir CADEnd Dike Turbidity Curtain Sediment Slurry Pipeline
SLRIDT Site Remediation 2008 Water Filtration Plant Discharge Pipe Compost Area Aggregate Material Placement Wetland Excavation Areas Cap/ Surcharge Return Water Line Stryker Bay CAD Dock 6 Dock 7 Slip 7 Tremie Barge 54th Ave. Peninsula Aggregate Material Placement Sediment Slurry Pipeline Dredge Barge Turbidity Curtain
SLRIDT Site Remediation 2009 Water Filtration Plant Discharge Pipe Compost Area 54th Ave. Peninsula Aggregate Material Placement Cap/ Surcharge CAD Return Water Line Stryker Bay Dock 6 Dock 7 Slip 7 Aggregate Material Placement Tremie Barge Wetland Excavation Areas Aggregate Material Placement Sediment Slurry Pipeline Dredge Barge Turbidity Curtain
2010 Tallas Island Compensatory Mitigation Project
2010 Tallas Island Compensatory Mitigation Project
2010 Tallas Island Compensatory Mitigation Project
Tallas Island Winter Dredging • Options….. • Dredge and Transport via Barge • Dredge and Transport via Over-the-Road Trucks • Dredge and Hydraulic Transport
Tallas Island Winter Dredging • Pros • Expedite 2010 Construction Schedule • Minimizes Environmental Impacts • Minimizes Community Nuisances • Allows Shallow Draft Dredge Equipment Access • Cost savings
Tallas Island Winter Dredging • Cons • Potential Hazards of On-Ice Dredge Work • Schedule Constraints • Temperature Dependent • Vegetation Segregation
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Environmental Media Stockpile Location Turbidity Curtain Vegetation Removal Limits
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Challenges Experienced
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Unseasonably Mild Temperatures
Tallas Island Winter Dredging On-Ice Construction Safety Hazards
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Frost Road Construction
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Segregation of Vegetative Root Mass from Ice
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Thin Ice Experiences
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Extreme Working Conditions
Tallas Island Winter Dredging Sub Zero Porta Johns!
Tallas Island Winter Dredging • Project Benefits • Flexible 2010 Construction Schedule • Minimized Environmental/Community Impacts • Expedited Other SLRIDT Work Activities • Monetary Impact • Restoration of the Surrounding Environment