The Southern Shores canal dredging project has gotten so out-of-hand, for so many reasons, that it seems cruel to give updates on it. With 14 days left and approximately 2% of the planned dredging done, the project has flip flopped again.
A week ago, citing problems with "turbidity" (clarity of discharged water from dredge spoils), the project manager for the town, advised EOD that the contractor was moving its operations away from the main channel and back into the residential canals, with hopes of clearing up the problem. The dredge was moved inside the canals.
Yesterday, the dredge was back at the main channel entrance. An unidentified source, with the contractor, told EOD that pressure from the Southern Shores Boat Club weighed in on the decision to change plans.
In addition, the source said a new "system" was being put in (into the hydrocyclone, we assume) with hopes of clearing up the discharge water.
Interestingly, the source said that CAMA's guideline/rules for water clarity were the most strict he had ever encountered.
Is the Town of Southern Shores about to blow $1.7 million on an un-doable project? Will CAMA grant an extension beyond midnight February 14th?
Will this nightmare end before the spring thaw?
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Stay tuned.
6 comments:
Your information is eroneous - at best... Please refer to the TOSS weekly Broadcast News or speak to the Dredge Project Manager before you disseminate anymore false information.quoperso
Good Lord...didn't they know there was 50 YEARS worth of muck in those canals?
High turbidity should have been an entirely expected result.
And CAMA needs to back off being so dang picky and let the project proceed.
I guarantee you some good-ol' boy (Skyco, Manteo, etc.) bigwig would've been able to sail through such a project in a different neck of the woods...
EOD has spoken with the town's Project Manager, a town councilman ,an undentified source working on the project, and read all TOSS updates on this project, before and after all posts. We did misunderstand that a "new system" did not involve the hydrocyclone, which we now see has been removed from the jobsite. It now appears the "new system" involved placement of geobags on site in hopes of dewatering the dredge spoils. As of 10:30 this morning, EOD found no one working at the jobsite and no geobags in place, despite being told earlier that the dredge would be back in full operation by Sunday night.
We look forward to this. Meanwhile feel free to correct any information you feel is wrong on this blog, or email or call us via phone.
EOD
EOD has spoken with the town's Project Manager, a town councilman ,an undentified source working on the project, and read all TOSS updates on this project, before and after all posts. We did misunderstand that a "new system" did not involve the hydrocyclone, which we now see has been removed from the jobsite. It now appears the "new system" involved placement of geobags on site in hopes of dewatering the dredge spoils. As of 10:30 this morning, EOD found no one working at the jobsite and no geobags in place, despite being told earlier that the dredge would be back in full operation by Sunday night.
We look forward to this. Meanwhile feel free to correct any information you feel is wrong on this blog, or email or call us via phone.
EOD
Ok, let's look at the whole situation. Who is the project manager? How many dredging projects has he done? How was he/Who made him project manager? What are his qualifications for this well-paid position? These factors need to be weighed in considering the way this project appears to be floundering. Good investigative reporting can reveal truths and falsehoods.
EOD is not ready to knock the town's project manager. However, we do have to wonder (per our first blogpost on this matter)who did the research on the contractor before the job was handed out; irregardless of how many bids there were. And, didn't the contractor know what the CAMA requirements were for water turbidity and the ability of his equipment to handle it? Didn't they take samples? Did they and the town have contingency plans for bad weather, etc.? Frankly, it's about time we quoted one SS elected official...we think this project is "going down the drain."
EOD
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