Dredging and Silt Pumping Gallery

Previous Silt Projects

Multiple Winter Works

Silt Pump with semi-permeable membranes

Over the winter we undertook a number of silt pumping jobs where it was necessary to erect temporary membranes in order to catch silt. These membranes are perfect for use when the surrounding area is not flat enough to be able to place de-silting bags. These membranes will now stay until the silt has completely dried in the warmer months, where it can be removed completely and the silt either taken away or left to green over

Work for Water Utility Company

Silt Pump with Additional Processes to Turn Silt into 'Cake'

It is sometimes necessary to remove the silt from site altogether. In this project we worked at a water utitlites site alongside a company that specialise in processing silt. Here, we pumped into a tank which was then processed and turned into 'silt cake'. This was then deposited in a managable container ready to be removed from site altogether.

North England Nature Reserve

Silt pump used alongside a permiable membrane (Teram) over a wood/soil bund

In this project we were asked to remove silt from a small watercourse in order to increase water depth and keep the waterway open. Having already performed a reed clearance, we then pumped the open area. Once filled, the bund was left to drain. This process was repeated and over a few days many tonnes were removed from the watercourse. This was then left to green over in the summer months

Pembrokeshire Nature Reserve

Silt Pump with Dewatering Bags and Grab Bucket

This work was undertaken on a small pond that had become choked from silt and reed growth. The silt pump was used in conjuntion with dewatering bags to increase the depth of the pond. This meant fillings the bags, allowing for them to drain of water, then refilling. Over a few days these bags were left full of many tonnes of silt. A grab bucket was then used to clear a 'silt island' that had accumulated in the middle of the watercourse, and open up the natural brook which feeds into the pond

Welsh Valleys

Grab Bucket

Here we used a grab bucket to remove areas of silt that had built up around a public pond and had become unsightly. This was done alongside other works in the pond

Preston

Silt Pump and Geotextile Barrier

This project was undertaken on a private pond that needed desilting. A barrier was set up on some unused land owned by the client, which was then pumped behind. Once the silt had drained of water and set, the membrane was removed and the silt was left to green over in the warmer months