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• It is highly recommended that all residents that must use The City and Contractor have committed to regular
their boats should make plans to relocate them for the length communication to impacted residents and the general public
of the dredging project. both before and during the execution of the projects and
plans to notify impacted residents along the river of the
• During days of where the contractor will not be performing
dredging activities, the contractor will temporarily remove the details and scope of the project.
floating turbidity and closure booms to allow boat traffic. For Rio Vista residents, you can expect some of the following
inconveniences during the span of the project:
• During days where dredging activities are being performed,
the Contractor will not honor requests to stop work activities to - Heavy noise from the use of on-water hydraulic dredging
allow boats through and around the work area, and there will and operating equipment during the working hours of the
be no work stoppage for boats that do not comply with this day (expected to be between 8am to 5pm).
guidance. These instructions include Monday mornings when - Some foul air or odor as a result of the excavation and
dredging activity will commence after weekend suspension disturbance of metals and soils from the riverbed.
and the waterway will be closed back off.
- Some level of turbidity in the water; the Contractor will
• In certain situations, residents could be forced to store boats
monitor the level of turbidity during the project and adjust
from Mondays until the prospective Friday afternoon when the
work activities accordingly.
Tarpon River is opened back up for the weekend. Again, it is
highly recommended that all residents with boats at or near - Increased traffic during the beginning and ending hours of
the location of the planned work make plans to move and the workday as a result of arrival and departure of project
store their boat to avoid damage to their vessels. and contractor work staff. RV

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