The problem is that marina operators wait too long to obtain dredging permits and eventually marina access channels are paralyzed with silt deposits and dock slips are so shallow that boat hulls are being damaged.
What is the solution? Implementing a routine maintenance dredging program will insure year-round access to a marina and keep all of the clientele satisfied with their investment and, more importantly, will make sure that they don’t move their vessel to a neighbouring marina.
“Dredging just part of a marina can have costly and adverse environmental consequences in tidal areas by accelerating silt build up in slips for larger boats, and compromising water flows and drainage throughout the marina.”