Dare County has announced that Miss Katie, the 156-foot-long shallow-draft hopper dredge that is tasked with tackling shoaling issues in various waterways throughout the region under the direction of the Oregon Inlet Task Force, completed a 10-day dredging project in Hatteras Inlet on February 5.
Miss Katie began dredging Hatteras Inlet on January 27, and successfully dredged 14,172 cubic yards of sand from the inlet at a cost of approximately $220,000.
Dare County is committed to keeping area waterways and inlets open and navigable for commercial and recreational fishermen, allocating $250,000 in local funding for dredging within Hatteras Inlet each year.
A 75 percent match that is allocated to Dare County by the State of North Carolina provides an additional $750,000 in funding for dredging projects within Hatteras Inlet.