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Dredging of Port Phillip Bay weekly update

Channel Deepening Project weekly update 06/11/2009



Photo: The Goomai. Courtesy of PoMC.
The Weekly Project Update is a snapshot of what dredging operations took place over the past week, as well as upcoming project works.

It also details information on the Project’s conformance with set environmental limits and includes progress information on the Project.

Information on the page will be updated weekly or as required.


To view the Channel Deepening Project schdeule visit the
Port of Melbourne Corporation website



Compliance with environmental limits

Number of turbidity non-conformance reports

This week: None – In line with requirements set out in the EMP, the Turbidity Monitoring Program ended on 15/09/2009. For more information go to www.oem.vic.gov.au/Turbiditymonitoring.

Progress of Channel Deepening Project

Days project has been running
649 as at 13/11/2009
Percentage of material dredged from the total 22.92 million cubic metres allowed
22.92 million cubic metres. This represents approximately 100% of the total estimated project volume of 22.92m3. The EMP allows +/-15%. A small volume of material is remains to be dredged. (As at 25/10/2009).

Previous week’s activity
6 to 13 November 2009

Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2009
No works were undertaken.

Monday 2 to Friday 6 November 2009
No works were undertaken.

Upcoming activity
There is currently no work scheduled.