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The purpose of the site is to provide you with information about the Manatee Pocket dredging project. The website will offer timely updates on progress being made, newly released reports and analysis, public meetings and events, funding successes and other milestones. |
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The Manatee Pocket dredging project will restore the historic navigability of this waterway while also improving the environmental health of the Pocket. To do this, the project will remove over 250,000 cubic yards of muck, using a hydraulic system that minimizes any turbidity in the water. Then, through a pipe underground, the muck will be transported to a "spoil site" designated as Witham Field, where it will be dried and taken offsite. The result for the Manatee Pocket will be a clean 100 ft. wide channel, restoring the Pocket to environmental and economic health once again. We hope our site will give you a better understanding of the environmental, recreational and economic benefits of the Manatee Pocket and the importance of returning it to its former environmental sustainability. So check back often. And let us know what you think. Reminder to property owners: If you plan to dredge your own docking area and want to take advantage of Martin County’s dredging equipment in your area, your permit must be approved and in hand before the Manatee Pocket Project begins dredging. For more info, click here or call the Port St. Lucie office of Florida Department of Environmental Protection at (772) 398-2806. - Thanks from the FDEP  |
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