PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (AP) - A number of large national rowing regattas will return to the Cooper River beginning this spring following the success of a $12 million dredging project at the Pennsauken waterway.
Camden County officials say the river’s renowned Olympic-sized 2,000-meter straightaway will host 12 races this spring and summer. The course has been dormant since sediment buildup forced it to close during the fall of 2015.
The dredging project removed more than 115,000 cubic yards of sediment from the river bed, paving the way for both recreational and competitive rowing to resume.
The cost of the project was covered by funding from grants and the county government.
Freeholder Jeffrey Nash says the ability to hold world-class regattas on the Cooper River is an economic boon for Camden County.
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