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$217M cleanup faces regulatory, environmental challenges The start date to clean up Boat Harbour, Nova Scotia’s biggest environmentally contaminated site, may be pushed back by a year to 2021. The remediation project at the pulp mill effluent facility, and its timetable, is separate from a new treatment system that is being proposed by Northern Pulp… Read More
MILLERSVILLE, Md., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Maryland Environmental Service (MES) today announced that a notice of intent has been issued to award a $12.7 million contract for the dredging of Lake Linganore in Frederick County to Mobile Dredging & Video Pipe, Inc. The dredging project will restore water depths, improve water storage capacity… Read More
The FCS 2710 is the replacement for Damen’s highly successful FCS 2610 and was first shown to the world at Seawork International in July 2018 with HST as the lead customer. Effectively a complete redesign bringing with it a range of new capabilities and features, the FCS 2710 is capable of carrying twice as many… Read More
JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday called for expediting on priority, dredging of the critically silted area of Wullar lake for enhancing water holding capacity of the Lake. He also stressed on promoting eco tourism and generation of livelihood opportunities from the lake as per its Comprehensive Management Action Plan. Malik made the observations while… Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The state’s coastal protection agency began the process Wednesday of winning approval for a major new diversion project on the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish. That project is creating concern for those who fish the waters in that region. The Louisiana Coastal Restoration Agency has set its sights there for a… Read More
MT. PLEASANT, SC (WCSC) – A January report on the potential impacts of the Crab Bank Island restoration project near Shem Creek suggests dredging material from Charleston Harbor should be moved further southeast. Town officials are concerned about the Army Corps of Engineers proposed placement of the dredging material, which would erode and migrate over… Read More
SPENCER KENNARD PHOTO CHATHAM – Dredging of the entrance channel to Outermost Harbor Marine wound up this week, and whether the navigation channel remains clear will depend in large part on this winter’s weather. The Little Beach marine purchased its own small dredge to clear the sand, which drifts southward from Lighthouse Beach and North… Read More
To the relief of Hatteras Inlet mariners, the new year is starting with clear passage on the South Ferry Channel and pending dredge work at the breakwater in Hatteras village, resolving two stubborn problems and providing an upbeat backdrop for the changing of the guard at the first 2019 meeting of the Dare County Waterways… Read More
The 70-metre long dredging machine that has arrived in Kisumu. [Source/Kisumu County/Twitter] A 70-metre long dredging machine has arrived in Kisumu city from Uganda through Lake Victoria. The machine which was procured by Lake Region Economic Bloc in conjunction with the county government of Kisumu and the national government through a partnership with Uganda based… Read More
Dunedin City Council contractors have begun clearing slips which have closed Second Beach to the public for the past 18 months. The popular walking track to the beach was damaged after heavy rain in July 2017 caused several slips and undermined the strength of the walkway. The council decided to repair the track following numerous… Read More
Over 2000 families in former enclave Banshkata of Patgram upazila are now safe from the Dharla river erosion as river dredging and embankment protection works have been completed costing Tk 24.72 crore. People in this former enclave area were worried over the continuing erosion by Dharla as the river earlier devoured many homesteads, arable lands… Read More
Got a big boat? Bring it to the Fort Pierce City Marina. The marina is wrapping up a three-month, nearly $400,000 project to remove sand built up in its entrance channel and boat basin, mostly from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. And, as a bonus, the project is replenishing a beach… Read More
Several key Buffalo-area public works projects, including the dredging that’s needed to keep the Buffalo Harbor navigable and the building of new seawalls aimed at preventing flooding in Hamburg and protecting LaSalle Park, could be in danger if President Trump decides to declare a national emergency to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. While… Read More
A majority of the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday approved the latest plans to dredge sand from the East Pass and deposit it on beaches on Okaloosa Island and Holiday Isle. The estimated $3.5 million project could begin in early March and be completed around mid-April, Deputy County Administrator of Operations Greg Kisela said. The… Read More
Fisheries and lakes ecology manager Brad Meredith told the Hot Springs Village lakes committee that the Lake Balboa drawdown levels have fluctuated over the last few weeks because of heavy rainfall events. He noted one instance when the lake was down 53 inches on Jan. 4, and by the next morning it had risen 10… Read More