I-US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District's Dredge Potter yaqala kwiveki ephelileyo ukusuka kwisiseko seNkonzo yeSithili saseSt.
Ukuqhuba umsebenzi weSithili wokugcina ubunzulu obuziimitha ezilithoba, umjelo obanzi weenyawo ezingama-300 kwiimayile ezingama-300 zoMlambo iMississippi ukusuka eSaverton, eMo., ukuya eCairo, eIll., uMbumbi unceda ukwenza uhambo lokuhamba lunokwenzeka kwiinqanawa ezirhuqwayo ukuhambisa urhwebo phezulu kwaye phantsi komlambo.
Ukongezelela, iSithili saseSt. Louis sigcina umjelo wokuhamba kwi-80 yeekhilomitha ezisezantsi zoMlambo wase-Illinois kunye neekhilomitha ezisezantsi ze-36 zoMlambo waseKaskaskia.
Yakhelwe ngo-1932 ngexesha loxinzelelo olukhulu, iDredge Potter yeyona dredge yakudala yeCorps kwaye yasungulwa njengenqanawa esebenza ngomphunga.
UMbumbi wanamhlanje yi “dustpan dredge” ebizwa ngokuba nguBrigadier General Charles Lewis Potter owayengumphathi weSithili saseSt.
Uthuli loMbumbi lusika umbhobho oziimitha ezingama-32 ububanzi ecaleni komlambo, ngelixa impompo yedredge izisa intlenga ngombhobho ongenisayo kwaye iphumele kumbhobho odadayo oza kubekwa ngaphandle komjelo wokukhangela.
I-Dredge Potter inokuhambisa i-4,500 cubic yards yentlenga ngeyure.Kwisizini ephelileyo, iqela le-dredger lihambise ngaphezulu kwe-5.5M cubic yards yentlenga.
Ixesha eliqhelekileyo lokuchithwa kwiSithili saseSt. Louis liqala ngoJulayi ukuya kuDisemba kodwa linokutshintsha ngokusekelwe kwiimeko zomlambo, kusho i-USACE.