Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / November 2017 15 Ensure the dredge and other equipment are designed for the depth. Continually sample the material when starting production. Pay attention to details when configuring a deepwater dredge. Conduct site analysis and geological testing. Develop a well-thought out mine plan. OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED By Tina Grady Barbaccia, Contributing Editor Deepwater Dredging OUR EXPERTS J. (Jos) Clement works out of Edmonton, AB, Canada as director of technical services for Cal- gary-based CEDA Dredging & Fluid Management. The company has operations throughout Canada and the United States and was involved in the world's first reclamation of an oil sands tailings pond near Fort McMurray, AB. Clement has more than 37 years of experience in various types of dredging from reclamation work, lake restoration, and environmental cleanup to dredging for min- erals, tailings, and marina maintenance. Bob Wetta is president and chief executive officer of family-owned DSC Dredge, LLC (DSC), based in Reserve, La. He is past president and chairman of the Western Dredging Association's Board of Directors and a member of the Young Presidents Or- ganization and the Louisiana District Export Council (and a past chairman). Wetta re- ceived the Western Dredging Association's "2014 Dredger of the Year Award." Bob Woodington is owner and manager Phoenix Pinelands Corp., a family-owned and operated sand and gravel producer based in Warren Grove, N.J. Phoenix Pine- lands is a recipient of the Green Apple Award for Fine Aggregate Sand, awarded by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Concrete Institute and the New Jersey Con- crete and Aggregate Association.