327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

By: John B. McAllister, P.E.

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Course Objective

This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description

This is a Spotlight Course of the Week (Expires: 3/12/2021)

327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

This course is designed to be an introduction into the planning, assessment, design and execution of dredge projects in inland waterways of Ponds and Lakes (coastal waterbodies that are tidally influenced will need to be approached differently). These bodies of water are an incredible resource in our country, they are sources of our drinking water, they provide flood storage and recreational opportunities, and are an integral part of our landscape.

There are numerous influences that affect the quality of our Ponds and Lakes, from development within the watershed, changes in environment and water levels (floods and droughts), and aging infrastructure (both on the inputs and the outlet/control structures). All of these influences may result in diminished water quality, invasive aquatic species, and sedimentation and infill of the waterbody. Dredging is an effective approach to counteract these negative effects on the waterbodies and that's what we will discuss in this course. It is important to note that dredging may help reduce the negative impacts of the past, but it should also be paired with compatible projects to reduce those impacts from the future, including stormwater management treatment strategies, invasive species monitoring, and other strategies, which will not be covered in this course.

Questions about this course? Email the Author: john.mcallister4@yahoo.com

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

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10/01/2020

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Very informative

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Paul Breier

04/24/2020

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Very good short course on the methods of dredging a small lake. It contains a lot of useful notes for designing and managing a small dredging project.

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Ed Jaynes

09/26/2019

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Good presentation with detail.

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Kirti Shah

08/25/2019

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Good easy to follow course. It can be improved with some example calculations specifically quantity of water to be dredged and dewatering calcs etc.

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Charles E. Flynn, Jr.

07/07/2019

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#'s 7-10 rather confusing, but other than that, very good course

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Joseph Kahn

12/10/2018

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Good introduction and overview. Helpful before planning a pond dredging project. Interesting and well written.

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

Darrel Graziani

11/14/2018

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Nice course. Getting ready to dredge a small Storm Water Treatment canal.

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327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging

10/22/2018

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This was a good overview.

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Course Code: 100268-01

Course PDH Hours: 3

Engineering Course Approvals

This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
New York rules allow only 18-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period. NOTE: Due to COVID-19, NYSED is waiving the live training requirement for March 1, 2020 – January 1, 2022 renewals.
http://www.op.nysed.gov/COVID-19.html
Ohio rules allow only 6-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period
Kansas rules allow only 5-hours of self-study courses such as this course per license renewal period

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