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WHITEWATER — The Whitewater Common Council on Tuesday moved forward three major city projects for this year, including the dredging of Cravath and Trippe lakes. Meeting in regular session, the council gave formal approval to complete the water drawdown of Cravath and Trippe lakes starting in September. It also approved a separate, but related, issued… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Crews will soon start dredging the Thimble Shoals Channel in the Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release it awarded a maintenance dredging contract to Manson Construction Co. on March 1. Manson Construction will maintain 11 miles of the Chesapeake Bay Thimble Shoal Channel… Read More
Photo Courtesy of the Department of Land and Natural Resources WAIMEA — The state is planning to dredge the mouth of the Waimea River in mid-March, and on Wednesday there’s a meeting set to bring the public up to speed on the project. The goal is to remove 15,000 cubic yards of sand from the… Read More
Augusta — The Maine Department of Transportation’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan for calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021 is now available to the public. Among 2,193 projects that involve mostly roads and bridges across the state, the plan calls for dredging Searsport’s commercial channel, which serves Mack Point, at an estimated cost of $5.5… Read More
IDUKE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS — Vancouver-based Milestone Environmental Contracting was recently awarded the Y Jetty and Lang Cove Remediation Project located at the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt naval harbour. ESQUIMALT HARBOUR, B.C. — Vancouver-based Milestone Environmental Contracting has been awarded the Y Jetty and Lang Cove Remediation Project located at the Department of National Defense’s (DND) Canadian… Read More
On Monday, the Minnesota House approved HF80, a bill to convert bonding projects previously financed by Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) bonds to traditional general obligation bonds.Included in the projects wasfunding for the Lake Orono dredging project in Elk River. “This project has been in the works for a number of years and I… Read More
The village is tapping a state grant to draft a revitalization and management plan for Hunter Lake. Photographer: Stock images Village committee set to meet March 11 Hunter Lake, also known as “the Northville Little Lake”, will be the focus of a $72,000 Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan grant from New York state. “We are very… Read More
By Peter Bowe & Heiko Osterchrist of DredgeWire Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans into the Merchant Marine.” President Trump stated in his Executive Order: “It is the policy of the United States to support practices and programs that ensure… Read More
Ryan Hermens, Journal Staff After an attempted dredging of Rapid City’s Canyon Lake was thwarted several years ago, another attempt will be made this spring. This time, the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks will apply a newly purchased floating dredge to the task. Officials had hoped to dredge Canyon Lake while it… Read More
B&B Scuba and other companies now need two or more trucks to pull their boats out of the water at Kihei Boat Ramp, when normally only one truck is needed. Companies say Kihei Boat Ramp is in dire need of dredging and they cannot wait any longer. This photo was taken a week ago. SHANE… Read More
Updated plan provides newer information on shoreline recession, and land use trends. After roughly four years, the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has completed an update of their Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). Consultations with municipalities and the public began in 2015, and the ABCA board this month approved the new plan. ABCA officials say the updated… Read More
Nanton Town council carried first reading of a bylaw to borrow up to $1.25 million to dredge the raw water reservoir Nanton News file photo Nanton Town council took the first step last week in the process of borrowing up to $1.25 million to pay for the dredging of the raw water reservoir. Council approved… Read More
OCEAN CITY — The federal Army Corps of Engineers will continue its routine maintenance dredging of the Ocean City Inlet, but efforts will be ramped up for a more permanent solution including a study of a growing scour hole near Stinky Beach. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced last week through an agreement… Read More
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Photo of Senator Anne Gobi Senator Anne Gobi announced the release of $50,000 worth of funding for the dredging of Lake Wickaboag that had been appropriated in the FY19 budget. “I have been proud to partner with the Lake Association, and I share their concern for the long term health of the lake. I look… Read More
Once again, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby stepped up to get funding to dredge Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, just ahead of the coming fishing season. “At least the second time,” city Coastal Resources Director Phillip West said of Shelby’s efforts. “He’s definitely our friend in that regard. And the Corps [Army Corps of Engineers]. We… Read More