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Mud Cat Case Studies
"One Truck Transportable Dredges"
- Mud Cat at Home on Dairy Farm
- Mud Cat Mops up Manure
- Turning Waste into Dollars Reclaiming Fines for Aglime Markets
Beach Restoration
- Small-to-Medium-Scale Sand Backpassing Extends Fill Life and Upgrades Protection by Diane Rahoy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hires Woodside Construction Corp. to remove century old Embrey Dam on Rappahannock River. Woodside using an Ellicott 370 for the technically challenging job.
- Dredging Operations & Erosion Control by Lynn Merrill of "Erosion Control" publication
- Combining Hydraulic Filling with Diking Reinforces Eroded Beach
- The right time for geotextile tube technology
- Dredging work begins in Clam Pass, Florida to restore dying mangrove forest
Chemical Sludge Dredging
- Sludge Removal Problems Solved Successfully
(Lukens Steel)
- Scoop Up 150 yd/hr of Silt from Cyanamid's Coagulated Water Pond
- Valuable By-Product Recovered by Sediment Removal System
(Avtex Fibers)
Coal Fines Dredging
- Mud Cat™ Dredges used Around-the-Clock in Coal Fines Clean-Up Operation in Kentucky
- Coal Particles Utilized with the Help of Mud Cat
(Waterloo Coal)
- Mini-dredge Slurps Up Tons of Waste Coal from Slurry Settling Ponds
(Peabody Coal Co.)
- Turn an Environmental Problem into Profit: Dredge Recovers Coal Fines from Settling Ponds
(Andalex Resources, KY)
- Coal Burning Power Plant Uses Ellicott Dredge to Produce Four Beneficial-Use Materials
Dam Dismantling
- Series 370 "DRAGON" dredge used for sediment trap in innovative dam removal project in Michigan
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hires Woodside Construction Corp. to remove century old Embrey Dam on Rappahannock River. Woodside using an Ellicott 370 for the technically challenging job.
- Removal of the Big Rapids Dam Remnant: An Environmental Assessment (pdf file)
For the entire report click on http://www.ci.big-rapids.mi.us/damremoval/dam%20complete%20report.pdf
Please note this report is a very large pdf file.
Dredging & Turbidity
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds Mud Cat™ dredge 95% to 99% efficient!
- Sierra Club Endorses Dredging for Removal of Contaminated Sediments
- Surgical dredging controls turbidity
- PCB contamination of the Hudson: is dredging an appropriate cleanup strategy?
Environmental Remediation Dredging
Environmental Clean-Up/Contaminated Sediment/Hazardous Waste Dredging
- Envirocon Uses Mud Cat™ Dredge for Innovative and Successful Steel Plant Waste Pond Remediation
- Dredging Works! The Plattsburgh PCB Cleanup
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds Mud Cat™ dredge 95% to 99% efficient!
- Sierra Club Endorses Dredging for Removal of Contaminated Sediments
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hires Woodside Construction Corp. to remove century old Embrey Dam on Rappahannock River. Woodside using an Ellicott 370 for the technically challenging job.
- Dredging Operations & Erosion Control by Lynn Merrill of "Erosion Control" publication
- Dewatering dredging centrifuging - A look at some real environmental heavyweights
- U.S. Army Attributes Success of Dredging Clean-Up Project to "Innovative Technology:" New Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge Used
- Two Ellicott Mud Cat™ Dredges Remove Biowaste and Fiber Sludge
(NCC Milman, Sweden)
- Summary of Successful Bay West PCB Super Fund Clean-Up Project Using a Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge
- Ellicott Announces New Dredging Technology for Environmental Clean-Ups
- Mud Cat MC-2000 Dredge To Be Used to Remove River Sediments for U.S. Army Superfund Project
- Restoring the Florida Kissimmee River using Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge
- Mud Cat MC-2000 Dredge Used to Complete Successful PCB Clean-Up from Fox River, ahead of schedule
- PCB Contamination of the Hudson: is dredging an appropriate cleanup stategy?
- Successful Remediation by Dredging of PCB-Contaminated Sediments in Lake Jarnsjon: Investigations, Considerations, and Remedial Actions
- The Remediation via Dredging of Lake Jarnsjon in Sweden: Project Implementation for PCB Clean-Up
- Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Used to Dredge West Palm Beach Canal
- Environment Canada Study Confirms Efficiency of Mud Cat™ Auger Dredge, and Minimal Resuspension of Solids
- Mud Cat™ MC915ENV Tested by the Remediation Technologies Program of Environment Canada's Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup
- Environmentally Sound Precision Dredging using a Mud Cat™ Dredge designed by Ellicott (NCC/Milman, Sweden)
- "Un-dredging" makes Florida's Kissimmee River ecologically correct
- Dredging work begins in Clam Pass, Florida to restore dying mangrove forest
- Dredging helps waterways bottom line: Baltimore County, MD dredging plan aids boaters and environment
- Baltimore City DPW Purchases Two New Skimmer Boats
- Sierra Club endorses environmental dredging: goal is to clean up polluted Ashtabula River
- Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal using dredging technology
- Mud Cat auger dredge chosen for rehabilitation of Lake Brabrand
(Denmark)
- Remote control dredging adds a margin of safety in removal of hazardous wastes
(Occidental Chemical/IT Corp.)
- The Welland River dredging demonstration
(Environment Canada)
- Environmental dredging: new techniques from the USA
(Marathon Battery/Sevenson Env. Services)
- DGPS-based survey systems for small dredging projects
(AGM Marine)
- Sydney Nova Scotia Tar Ponds Move Closer to Cleanup
- Massachusetts Targets PCB "Hot Spot" for Dredging
- Treatment and Disposal of Dredged Material: An Update
- Dredging and Thermal Remediation at Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant (LAAP)
Fly Ash & Power Plant Dredging
Fly Ash
- Coal Power Plant Uses Ellicott Series 370 Dredge to Produce Four Beneficial Use Materials
- Ellicott Sells Dredges for use on Mt. Pinatubo Volcano Relief Project, the Philippines
- Valuable By-Product Recovered by Sediment Removal System
(Avtex Fibers)
- Fly Ash for Virginia Power Company
(Southwind Construction Company)
- Southwind Construction Fly Ash Dredging Contracts: DREDGING & DEWATERING
Power Plant Dredging
- Portable Dredge Helps Power Plant Reclaim Fly Ash
(Public Service Co. of NM)
- Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Hires 'Mud Cat'
(Public Service Co. of NH)
Geotextile Tubes
- Hydraulic Maintenance Dredging of the Intake Canal at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Vernon, VT, and the use of Geotextile Tubes for Spoils Containment
(Inner Space Services, Inc.)
Geotextile Tubes
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- Mud Cat MC-2000 Dredge Used to Remove River Sediments from Gruber's Grove Bay in Lake Wisconsin
- Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge Used with Geotextile Tubes for Engineering and Environmental Projects
- Dredged Material Filled Geotextile Tubes, San Antonio River Containment Island, Buenaventura Bay, Colombia
- The right time for geotextile tube technology (Beach Restoration)
- Use of Geotextile Tubes for Spoils Containment, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- Dredging and Geotextile Tubes
Industrial Pond Dredging
- Dewatering dredging centrifuging - A look at some real environmental heavyweights
- Sludge Removal Problems Solved Successfully
- The Welland River Dredging Demonstration
(Environment Canada)
- Three Portable Dredges Pump up to 1800 GPM of Sludge over 1000 ft Distances
(Bethlehem Steel)
Irrigation & Canal Dredging
- St. Sebastian (Florida) muck dredging under way using Ellicott Series 970
- Ellicott Announces New Dredging Technology for Environmental Clean-Ups
- Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Used to Dredge West Palm Beach Canal
- Mud Cat and Sugar Refinery Cooling Water Canals
(Imperial Sugar)
- Portable Dredge Combats Water Shortage along the Rio Grande
- Tricks of the Trade -- Mini-dredge Clears Silt Quickly from Boat Channel
- Mud Cat Series 370 "DRAGONS" Clear Sediment Trap in Colombian River
- Hydraulic Maintenance Dredging of the Intake Canal at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Vernon, VT, and the use of Geotextile Tubes for Spoils Containment
(Inner Space Services, Inc.)
Lake Restoration and Pond Dredging
(See also Water Reservoir Dredging)
- Lake Dredging Gets Under Way with Ellicott Mud Cat™ Auger Dredge
- Dredging project begins at Garrisons Lake, Smyrna, Delaware using Ellicott Series 370 dredge
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hires Woodside Construction Corp. to remove century old Embrey Dam on Rappahannock River. Woodside using an Ellicott 370 for the technically challenging job.
- Dredging of Lake Decatur, City of Decatur, IL
- Dredging Operations & Erosion Control by Lynn Merrill of "Erosion Control" publication
- Ellicott Announces New Dredging Technology for Environmental Clean-Ups
- Florida Manatees Appreciate Dredging Spring Clean
- Lake Restoration Operation Receives High Marks Using 370 "Dragon" Dredge
- Dredge: SAS TRAPNELL, Delaware City Canal, USA
- Citizens Finance Lake Cleanup in Michigan, USA
- Mud Cat Auger Dredge Chosen for Rehabilitation of Lake Brabrand
(Denmark)
- Clean Lake Quick and Easy with Mini-Dredge
(Colorado, USA)
- Dredge Work Restoring Wethersfield (CT) Reservoir
(Cannon Mills)
- Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Hires Mud Cat
- Maintaining the Lake in Whitewater State Park
(Indiana, USA)
- Man-Made Lake Saved from Strangulation
(St. Louis, MO, USA)
- Mud Cat Wins Battle Against Siltation in City's Lakes
(Olathe, KS, USA)
- Great Lakes Contaminated Sediment Removal Using Dredging Technology
Maintenance Dredging
- Mud Cat auger dredge used to cleanup Frederick's Landing in Wilder, Kentucky
- Ellicott Announces New Dredging Technology for Environmental Clean-Ups
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Dredging in the Crown Jewel of New England using an Ellicott Series 670 "DRAGON" Dredge
(Barnstable County)
Marina Dredging
- Marina Dredging Adds New Revenue-Producing Slips
- Dredging Rockhold Creek's Charybdis/Annapolis, MD. Marina Dredged with Ellicott Series 370 Dredge
- Ellicott Dredge used to Reclaim Channel in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
- Compact dredge restores port in Hilton Head
- Dredger saves city's marina
- Tricks of the Trade -- Mini-dredge clears silt quickly from boat channel
- Introducing the Mud Cat -- A quick and easy cleanup for marina waters
- DGPS-based survey systems for small dredging projects
- Dredging helps waterways bottom line: Baltimore County, MD dredging plan aids boaters and environment
Mining
Dredge Mining (See also Sand and Gravel Dredging)
- Mineral Sands Mining in India
- Ellicott Sells Dredges for Use on Mt. Pinatubo Volcano Relief Project, the Philippines
- Mud Cat Custom Dredge for SQM, Chile
- Mud Cat Dredge Used in AMAX Molybdenum Mine
- Portable Dredging System Speeds Sand Extraction in South Africa
- IMC Kalium Relies on Ellicott Bucketwheel Dredge at World's Lowest Cost Phosphate Mine
- Ellicott Delivers Automated Mining Dredges for Coal Mining and other Dredging Projects
- Coal Particles Utilized with the Help of Mud Cat
(Waterloo Coal Co.)
- Uranium Mine Reclamation Case Study
(Denison Mines/Auburn Industrial Services)
- Salt Mining in Chile
Sociedad Quimica Minera de Chile SA (SQM)
Tails Recovery/Fines Recovery
- Mini-Dredge Slurps up Tons of Waste Coal from Slurry Settling Ponds
(Peabody Coal Co.)
- Valuable By-product Recovered by Sediment Removal System
(Avtex Fibers)
PCB Dredging
- Dredging Fox River may be insufficient
- Third Season of Harbor PCB Dredging Resumes at New Bedford using Mud Cat™ MC-2000
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds Mud Cat™ dredge 95% to 99% efficient!
- Sierra Club Endorses Dredging for Removal of Contaminated Sediments
- PCB dredging with a Mud Cat™ in Canada published by Nova Scotia Government Dept. of Transportation & Public Works
- U.S. Army Attributes Success of Dredging Clean-Up Project to "Innovative Technology:" New Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge Used
- Summary of Successful Bay West PCB Super Fund Clean-Up Project using a Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Auger Dredge
- Mud Cat™ MC-2000 and Geotubes Solve Nuclear & Superfund Clean-Up Problems
- Mud Cat™ MC-2000 Dredge Used to Remove River Sediments from Gruber's Grove Bay in Lake Wisconsin
- New Mud Cat MC-2000 Dredge Used to Complete Successful PCB Clean-Up from Fox River, Ahead of Schedule
- Successful Remediation by Dredging of PCB-Contaminated Sediments in Lake Järnsjön: Investigations, Considerations and Remedial Actions
- The Remediation via Dredging of Lake Järnsjön in Sweden: Project Implementation for PCB Clean-up.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Endorses use of Ellicott Series 370 Dredge for PCB Remediation
- Environmentally Sound Precision Dredging using a Mud Cat™ Dredge built by Ellicott
- Sierra Club Endorses Environmental Dredging: Goal is to Clean-Up Polluted Ashtabula River
- PCB Contamination of the Hudson: Is Dredging an Appropriate Cleanup Strategy?
- Massachusetts Targets PCB "Hot Spot" for Dredging
Pulp and Paper Mill Dredging
- Environmentally Sound Precision Dredging using a Mud Cat™ Dredge designed by Ellicott (NCC/Milman)
- Two Ellicott Mud Cat™ Dredges Remove Biowaste and Fiber Sludge (NCC/Milman)
- How Crane and Co. Used a Mud Cat to Clean an Effluent Lagoon
- Sludge Remover Proves More Effective than Drag-Line Method in Pond Cleaning
(Western Kraft Corp.)
- Sugar Beets and Drinking Water Now Have Mud Cat in Common
(Amstar Corp.)
Sand and Gravel Dredging
- New 10" Aggregate Dredge Sold to Site Development Company in Delaware
(Bunting & Murray)
- Maryland Sand and Gravel Operator Cleans Clay from Settlement Pond
(Bardon Inc.)
- Portable Dredging System Speeds Sand Extraction in South Africa
- Portable Dredge Used to Mine Silica Sand
(Dresser Industries)
- Turning Waste into Dollars Reclaiming Fines for Aglime Markets
(Dalton Rock Products Co.)
Sugar Refinery Dredging
- Mud Cat and Sugar Refinery Cooling Water Canals
(Imperial Sugar)
- Sugar Beets and Drinking Water Now Have Mud Cat in Common
(Amstar Corp.)
Waste Water Treatment Plant Dredging
- "Cadillac" of Sludge Dredgers Helps Colorado Springs
- City, Industry Work Together to Solve Wastewater Problems
- Dredge Sucking Muck to Clear Reservoir
- Dredging Restores Two Water-Holding Bodies
(Cannon Mills)
- New Waste System Working Well
- Portable Dredges Maintain Water Treatment Facilities
- Sugar Beets and Drinking Water Now Have Mud Cat in Common
(Amstar Corp.)
- Three Portable Dredges Pump up to 1800 GPM of Sludge over 1000 ft Distances
Water Reservoir Dredging
- Dredging helps waterways bottom line: Baltimore County, MD dredging plan aids boaters and environment
- Dredging Accumulated Sediment from a Fresh Reservoir
(Johnston, Rhode Island, USA)
- Dredging Restores Two Water-Holding Bodies
(Cannon Mills)
- Silt Dredged from Reservoir to Overcome Turbidity Problem
(Hurricane Agnes/Folsom Marine Service)
Weed Harvesting
- Lake Hopatcong Cleanup Started
- A New Weed Harvester for Lake Auron Environment, France
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