SYRACUSE (AP) — The cleanup of Onondaga Lake is set to resume. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says the the third year of dredging and capping of contaminated sediments in the lake could begin as early as ...

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Funding in the amount of $2.2 million in fiscal 2014 has been secured to complete a full dredging of the Port of Rochester and an additional $350,000 to complete a full dredging of Irondequoit Bay to the federal standard of ...

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The docking of Essroc’s cargo ship, the Stephen B. Roman, in the Port of Rochester was celebrated Monday by U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport, Mayor Thomas S. Richards and the Army Corps of Engineers. The ship, which has a ...

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Public and private funding will be used to dredge the Port of Rochester this year, making it accessible once again to ships and barges bringing in raw materials relied upon by area businesses. Plans were announced Thursday by U.S. Rep. ...

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ALBION — New York state has approved a $35,000 grant to update a dredging plan for Lake Ontario harbors in five counties. The funding will go toward a regional dredging plan in Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne and Oswego counties.

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