Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, speaking at the Irondequoit Outlet Bridge, says the U-S Army Corps of Engineers this week will begin dredging Irondequoit Bay.
Some 15-thousand cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the bay this week.
Slaughter says she secured 410-thousand dollars for the bay through the Disaster Relief Act after silt accumulation in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
She says she secured an additional 350-thousand dollars for the project to dredge the Bay to the federally authorized depth of 9 feet.
Slaughter says this will allow for great economic and recreational growth, and support many local jobs.
The Bay maintains eight charter fishing businesses, and is a so-called "harbor of refuge," or a place any boat can go into when it's in trouble.
Slaughter says the majority of dredging will take place between the piers of the Bay.
Officials from the U-S Army Corps of Engineers, which will be doing the dredging, say boaters can expect some minor interruptions, but they will be alerted when the dredging operation is underway.
It's expected the dredging boat will arrive this week to begin work.
