Dredging and Silt Pumping
The build up of silt in water courses can cause many problems, from merely cosmetic to more serious risks
Some of these include:
Increased Risk of Flooding
Contamination of External Water Sources
Reduction in Depth of Water
Underwater Obstruction for Boats/Locks etc.
Increased Aquatic Plant Growth
Release of Foul Odours
Breaching/Visible Areas of Raised Silt
Discolouration of Water
While each of these can prove to be problematic in their own right, some can potentially lead to the loss of desired plant and animal life, and in more serious cases,
the loss of the watercourse altogether
Dredging or Desilting the watercourse can provide long-lasting solutions to these issues
Desilting with The Truxor
The
Truxor Amphibious Harvester can be fitted with dredging and silt pumping tools allowing silt to be removed safely and easily.
The Doro Pump
The Doro Pump
(pictured above) allows us to easily access the problem areas and pump large quantities of silt, up to 300 meters away into specific containers
(more on this below).
The Grab Bucket
The Grab Bucket can be used to dredge silt from the bottom of the water course and transport it to a nearby bank or other designated area. This can be particularly useful on stone or gravel beds.
The lightweight frame of the
Truxor allows it to access the problem areas whilst minimising the damage caused to the surrounding environment
Silt Containers
There are numerous containers that can be used to pump silt into. This usually depends on the surrounding area of the watercourse itself and amount of silt that needs to be removed.
As the material being pumped will always be a mixture of water and silt, certain jobs require the separation of the silt from the water before being removed from site.
Previous containers we have used include:
Dewatering Bags
Geotextile Barriers
Soil Bunds
Large Water Tanks
Specialised Farming Equipment
Some of these options are broken down fully with images in our Silt Pumping Gallery
While some options allow for a continuous stream of pumping, others work on a 'fill and drain' system. It all depends on the site and the immediate environment of the watercourse.
For any further information on anything mentioned here or to discuss any issues you are currently having with silt,
contact us directly
Or for previous examples of silt pumping and dredging work visit our
Silt Pumping Gallery
For further information and technical data on our silt pumping equipment please
download our brochure 
