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Lakeland wins $2.2 million FDEP grant to test sediment remediation at Lake Bonnet
Summary
City staff told the Lakeland City Commission that the city has been awarded a $2,200,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Innovative Technology Grant program to test a new sediment remediation method at Lake Bonnet.
City staff told the Lakeland City Commission that the city has been awarded a $2,200,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Innovative Technology Grant program to test a new sediment remediation method at Lake Bonnet.
Laura Smith, manager of Lakes and Stormwater, described the Blue Cycle Technologies process during the meeting: “This technology leaves the sediment in place. The dredging equipment goes in and goes underneath the sediment layer and excavates out the clean sand beneath it and creates a void. So the muck kind of falls into that, and then we cap it with the clean sand that we've just taken out.”
Staff said FDEP agreed to reimburse the city for the entire amount and…
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