What are the benefits of dredging? What does dredging help?

Dredging lakes provides numerous benefits for the environment, property owners, and other stakeholders in the watershed:

• Restores water depth (lowers water temperature and improves dissolved oxygen)
• Increases storage quantity (hydropower, stormwater detention)
• Improves water quality (removes excessive nutrients)
• Recreational activities restored (safer boating, skiing, boat docks)
• Better navigation (safety and passage)
• Removes pollution (contaminants and other trash)
• Improves aquatic habitat (removing fine sediment that covers spawning areas)
• Increases water front property values
• Aesthetic improvement