Lake Dredging 101: What Is Dredging? By Trent Nelson, SOLitude Lake Management
Very much like a living organism, lakes go through many changes. Several factors affect their health and well-being, but almost nothing is as detrimental to the health of your golf course waterbodies as sediment buildup that creates an inabil-
ity for it to retain water. Proactive lake management strategies, such as aeration, nutrient remediation, and buffer management, can help keep lakes healthy. However, as your waterbody naturally ages and accumulates more and more sediment,
dredging may be required to return the lake to its original healthy state. Lakes regularly go through the naturally occurring process of sedimentation—when sand, silt, and debris gradually accumulate on the bot-
Hydraulic dredging is less intrusive in municipal and residential areas and helps preserve the beneficial microbes and organisms in the waterbody. GROUNDWORK
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