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Category: Dredge Updates

Local, State and Federal Leaders Gather at Barnstable County to Tackle Dredging Permitting Delays

Dredging permit regulators from Massachusetts gathered at the Barnstable County Complex on Thursday for the second Cape & Islands Dredging Summit, a half-day event aimed at tackling one of the […]

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Commissioner Forest Honors Ted Keon for 25 Years of Service to the Barnstable County Dredge Program

At the April 17 meeting of the Barnstable County Dredge Committee, Commissioner Forest took a moment to recognize a long-standing leader in regional dredging efforts. A Citation was presented to […]

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Cotuit Dredging Project Summary

The western end of Sampson’s Island (adjacent to Cotuit) was dredged by the County over a three-year period from 2018 to 2020. Over 135,000 Cubic Yards of sand was removed […]

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Dredging Project Update 3: Cotuit Approach, Entrance, and Embayment Channel

Two of four areas have been completed this past week and we are now moving to the mid-section of the channel (see below). Area 2 resulted in the removal of […]

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Dredging Project Update 2: Cotuit Approach, Entrance, and Embayment Channel

Dredging continued and the progress is slow as we are removing a large section of the spit that has extended into the channel (exposed at all tides). This is the […]

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Mobilizing Continued & Dredging Begins in the Cotuit Approach, Entrance & Embayment Channel 

Mobilizing continued this week for the Cotuit dredging project with the towing of 3,500′ of pipe from Harwich (in addition to +7,000′ of pipe already in place). More than 10,000′ of […]

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Dredge Project Completed: South Channel/Bourne

South Channel/Bourne Project Completed Mobilizing Begins for Cotuit Channel Project The County Dredge Cod Fish II completed the dredging of the South Channel in Bourne on Thursday, September 26th. This […]

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Barnstable County Dredge Seeks Maintenance Technician

Barnstable County is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join the County Dredge team. ⚓The Barnstable County Dredge plays a crucial role in maintaining the navigability of channels across Cape Cod, […]

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Cotuit Bay Entrance Dredging to Begin

View these photos of the Barnstable County Dredge in action at the Cotuit Bay entrance! Captured by Steve Heaslip for the Cape Cod Times, these images showcase crews preparing for […]

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