Corps Selects Weston/Bean for Estimated $75 Million Miami River Dredging Contract.WEST CHESTER West Chester, borough (1990 pop. 18,041), seat of Chester co., SE Pa., W of Philadelphia; inc. 1799. Primarily residential, West Chester was long the trade and processing center for an agricultural region that is now mainly suburbs. , Pa. -- Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON(R)), and joint venture partner Bean Environmental LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Weston/Bean) announced today an initial $11.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) - Jacksonville District for dredging dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds. and sediment disposal on the Miami River Miami River or Great Miami River A river rising in western Ohio and flowing about 257 km (160 mi) southwest to the Ohio River. . "The Miami River project epitomizes our approach to the ports and waterways The list of waterways is a link page for any river, canal, estuary or firth. International waterways
The Weston/Bean team will work together to dredge 721,000 cubic yards of sediment from a 6-mile long narrow shipping corridor on the Miami River that stretches from the Miami Airport to the Bay of Biscayne. The Miami River navigational channel, which varies in width from 100 to 150 feet, has not been dredged since its inception in 1930. Sediments have built up resulting in a shallow channel that impedes navigation traffic. Dredging to a depth of 15 feet will further economic development along the corridor, home to a mix of commercial facilities with working docks, industrial centers, and residential areas. Dredged materials will be dewatered at two sites along the river and then hauled to nearby landfills. The process is environmentally sound and will improve the health of the river and downstream ecosystems. "We are extremely pleased to further our relationship with the Jacksonville District in support of their critical dredging projects and look forward to working with WESTON to achieve a successful result," commented Ancil Taylor, President of Bean Environmental LLC. Weston Solutions, Inc. is an employee-owned leading environment and redevelopment firm, delivering comprehensive solutions to complex problems for industry and government worldwide. The company's services encompass environmental remediation Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a , redevelopment, and management and compliance. Its emphasis on restoring resource efficiency to its clients' operations - including land, air, water, facilities, and staff - ensures that clients derive maximum value from their resources. For more information, visit the WESTON Web site at http://www.westonsolutions.com/ Bean Environmental offers sophisticated technologies available for removal and transport of marine sediment marine sediment Any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanic activity, and chemical precipitates from . A member of the Bean family bean family n. The pea family. of companies, they offer a track record of more than 60 years of experience in dredging and marine excavation. For more information, visit the Bean Environmental Web site at: http://www.cfbean.com. |
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