New possibilities for cleaning and deepening of lakes, ponds, canals and rivers

Suction and backhoe dredging in rivers, canals, harbors, lakes and coastal waters
Dredging in areas, where there is water traffic
Dredging in places where it is difficult or impossible to work with other machinery (wetlands, shallow waters, shorelines, industrial pools, under bridges, in tunnels etc.)
Where versatile dredger is needed, which can both pump and excavate
Where it is not feasible to mobilize several one-purpose machines (cutter suction dredger, backhoe dredger, tugboat, assembly cranes)
Where pile driving in water or on the shoreline is needed
Where vegetation disturbs conventional dredgers
Where vegetation has to be removed
Environmental dredging

The multipurpose dredger can complete most jobs at the worksite on its own. It excavates pumps and drives piles.

Watermaster can do backhoe dredging with a backhoe bucket or with a rake. It can remove floating or rooted vegetation, harmful stones and trash from the bottom. With the backhoe equipment it can build discharge areas for suction dredging, when they are located near the shore. Often the bottom needs to be cleaned by backhoe work before the pumping.

By suction dredging Watermaster can pump the soil through a pipeline to a discharge area, which can be located up to one and a half kilometres away. In this process the soil is mixed with large amounts of water, 80-90 % of the total volume. In the discharge area the solid substances are separated from the water. That is why suction dredging requires careful planning of the complete process, starting from the actual pumping work at the site to the separation of solids and removal of clean water after the separation process.

Watermaster saves the nature. By using its multipurpose technology it is possible to complete all the jobs at the site with one machine.

The machine arrives as a complete unit at the site on a truck or cruises there by itself on water. The technologies which use several "one-purpose" machines need costly preparation work, like loading and unloading assistance and mounting and dismounting.

The environmental Watermaster Classic offers economical high quality solutions for restoration work in various water environments.

Watermaster production plant has the internationally recognized ISO 9001 Quality certificate and ISO 14001 Environmental certificate from Lloyd's Register.

Watermaster Classic can deepen, build and clean out the shorelines. With this multipurpose technology the right solution for various problems can be chosen, so that the work is done cost effectively and properly.

Very typical work for Watermaster Classic is deepening canals, rivers and other water ways. Many sites, which are impossible for other machines to get to, can be deepened and cleaned easily with Watermaster. The vegetation and trash isnormally removed first by backhoe work and then the bottom is deepened to the desired depth by backhoe work or by pumping.

Building boat passages is done by a similar method to deepening a channel passage: with backhoe work the passage is cleared of vegetation, rocks or other trash and then it can be suction dredged. Watermaster Classic can also build quays and boat marinas and drive wooden or metal sheet piles.

Maintenance of industrial pools is easily done by utilizing Watermaster's suction dredging capabilities and independent moving capabilities. It is easy to transport our Watermaster to the site on a trailer and from there the dredger simply "walks" to the pool by itself. At the pool Watermaster moves with its own propulsion system and can also move to another pool by using its excavator assembly and spuds. From the pool the dredger can pump the mass in another pool up to one and a half kilometres away. By backhoe work it can build and repair the pool banks.

Civil engineering jobs in water are typical for Watermaster Classic. Watermaster is ideal when e.g. embedding cables and pipes in the bottom and it can also do other kinds of maintenance work effectively. The harder the conditions are, the greater Watermaster's advantages compared to other technologies. The machine moves to the site with its own propulsion system and remote controlled spuds give proper anchorage for steady and efficient excavating work as well as for cable mounting.

When maintaining rivers and canals Watermaster Classics excellent moving capabilities and versatile tools are of prime importance.

When Watermaster works, it does not disturb passing traffic because it anchors with its own spuds, unlike one-purpose machines, which require cables for anchoring and stop the other traffic while working.

Watermaster Classic is an excellent solution for accurate dredging. It can remove an exact layer of sediment from the bottom. Its excellent moving and anchorage capabilities enable efficient dredging in places where dredging has to be done in several different areas of the river. Watermaster Classic does not need external help to move from one place to another. Precision dredging is especially needed when exact hydrometrical modelling has been done. Watermaster Classic ensures the right results which are effective and long lasting.

With Watermaster technology e.g. bird sanctuaries can be improved effectively and in an environmentally friendly way. Because the improvement can be done by using just one machine the harmony of the reserve is not excessively disturbed. Watermaster's excellent moving capabilities ensure that the work is done in the right place and the right way. By dredging the exact amount from the defined place, a sufficient flow of water and control of overgrowth is secured as well as the wellbeing of the fish population and other inhabitants.

Floating and rooted vegetation and a muddy bottom can be effectively cleaned by using the rake. Loading can be done e.g. either on to barges or on to a nearby shore. With the pump bucket, vegetation can be removed and also pumped away.