2022 Dredging Awards Recipients
| Coastal Municipality | Project Name | Award Amount | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chatham | Stage Harbor Entrance Dredging FY23 | $500,000 | Removal of an estimated 30,000 cubic yards of sand from the Stage Harbor entrance channel. Dredging will preserve navigation in the harbor, which provides a secondary offloading location for the largest fishing fleet on Cape Cod and the third largest fleet in Massachusetts. Almost $17.5 million in commercial fisheries landings were reported townwide in Chatham in 2020. |
| Town of Dennis | Sesuit Harbor Maintenance Dredging FY23 | $87,000 | Removal of an estimated 15,000 cubic yards of sand from the Sesuit Harbor entrance channel. Dredging will preserve navigation for a wide range of recreational and commercial users, including more than 40 commercial and for-hire fishing boats. Sesuit Harbor is home to a public and private marina, serving more than 350 vessels, as well as two public boat ramps with parking for over 200 vehicles. |
| Town of Harwich | Allen Harbor Dredging FY23 | $48,000 | Removal of an estimated 8,000 cubic yards of sand from the Allen Harbor entrance channel. Dredging will preserve navigation for commercial and recreational users as well as two U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue assets. Allen Harbor hosts six commercial fishing boats, a private marina, and over 160 moorings and dockage slips. |
| City of Newburyport | Newburyport Harbor Side Dredging | $40,000 | Removal of an estimates 500 cubic yards of material between the federal entrance channel and north jetty of Newburyport Harbor. Current conditions make navigation hazardous during low tides and rough seas, and have led to several serious boating accidents in recent years. Newburyport Harbor is home to over 1,000 moorings and dockage slips, more than 100 for-hire fishing boats, and a state boat ramp with parking for over 100 vehicles. |
| Town of Truro | Pamet Harbor Channel Dredging | $25,000 | Removal of an estimated 5,000 cubic yards of sand from the inlet and approach channels of Pamet Harbor. Shoaling conditions make navigation hazardous during low tides and are exacerbated annually by coastal storm events. Pamet Harbor is Truro’s only harbor and provides access to 73 moorings and over 20 acres of shellfish farms. Dredging will restore navigation for a variety of commercial and recreational users, including lobster boats. |
| Town of Wellfleet | Wellfleet Harbor Maintenance Dredging FY23 | $2,500,000 | Removal of an estimated 130,000 cubic yards of material from the South Anchorage in Wellfleet Harbor. Current conditions limit access to the anchorage to only a few hours either side of high tide, impacting up to 315 commercial and recreational vessels. In 2020, Wellfleet Harbor was the number three shellfishing port in Massachusetts, supporting more than 90 private growers, over 260 acres of shellfish farms, and over $5.5 million in commercial landings. |