Dredging
It's In Our Name
At Harbor Dredge & Dock, dredging is not just a service, it’s the foundation of our company. With decades of hands-on experience and a deep-rooted history in the industry, we tackle dredging projects of all sizes and complexities.
Our proprietary modular barge systems are at the heart of our capabilities. These barges can be linked together to create the optimal platform for each unique project. Designed for portability, our barges are easily transported between job sites, enabling us to efficiently dredge inland water bodies such as ponds, lakes, and reservoirs.
This innovative system also excels in smaller, hard-to-reach areas like tributaries and narrow rivers—places traditional barge setups can't access.
Every dredging project presents its own challenges. At Harbor Dredge & Dock, we bring the expertise, equipment, and personnel necessary to get the job done right.
Lake Land'Or
HDD was contracted by Lake Land’Or Property Owner’s Association to dredge the southern portion of Lake Land‘Or in Ruther Glen, Virginia. We launched our floating dredging system with excavators mounted to our platform barges to dig out material. The hopper barges were then pushed to the unloading area where another excavator was sitting to unload the barges. The material was unloaded from the barges and then reloaded into our dump trucks to haul the material to our spoil site. Once the truck disposed of the dredging spoils at the spoil site, it returned to the unloading area to repeat the process. This cycle continued until all the material was removed.
Forest Hill Park
In January of 2024, HDD dredged the lake at Forest Hill Park for the City of Richmond. We first installed the necessary erosion control measures to ensure that no material could escape our limits of disturbance. We then removed and disposed of approximately 1,700 cubic yards of material. This material was hauled and disposed of at an approved location, using sludge lock dump trucks to avoid any spillage in transit. The removal of this sediment added more capacity to the lake allowing it to function more properly.