Photos: Miller-Showers Park dredging work

In November of 2021, The B Square reported on a bathymetric study of the Miller-Showers detention basins that was supposed to determine if and where the basins in the park need to have excess sediment dredged. The study indicated the detention ponds needed to be  dredged .

The ponds fill up with silt by design, because they are part of the city’s stormwater system, and the idea is that the sediment can filter out of the water in the ponds, making for cleaner water in the creek downstream.

The dredging contact was awarded to Merrell Bros. earlier this year. That work has now started. At its June 18 meeting, the board of public works approved the use of right-of-way for using cranes to put the equipment into place.  The letter from Merrell Bros. in the meeting information packet indicates the work will take around four weeks, which would put the completion date towards the end of July.

These photos were taken on Monday and Tuesday (July 1–2, 2024).  The complete photoset is included after the jump.

 Photos: Miller-Showers Park (July 1–2, 2024)