Eagle Pier New Dredging at New London’s City Pier, Connecticut

Requirement

This project dredges a new area immediately south of Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE’s new berth at New London’s City Pier, Connecticut. The intent is to deepen the area to allow tug boats to assist the cutter for mooring/unmooring at all tide levels. Requirements of the design specify dredging to a depth of -17.0’ at Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) +2.0’ overdredging allowance. This equates to approximately 3,700 cubic yards (CY) of dredge spoils to removed to an upland disposal site. Offshore disposal is not permitted due to environmental sample analysis of the dredge area. There is an environmental time of year restriction in Connecticut that only permits dredging activities between October 1st and March 1st. The scope of work also includes removals of approximately 50 piles that remain below the waterline. Any piles that cannot be fully removed are to be cut at -21.0’ MLLW.