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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
Bonnet Carre Spillway / Army Corp of Engineers The Army Corp of Engineers says they will begin operating the Bonnet Carre Spillway following increasing water levels from heavy rains. The increasing water levels, according to the Army Corp of Engineers, is a result of heavy rain in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys. The increase… Read More
AVALON – The Borough of Avalon will conduct a maintenance dredging project in Pennsylvania Harbor to clear the public navigation channel in advance of the spring and summer boating seasons. According to a release, council awarded a contract Feb.13 to Trident Piling Company, LLC that will result in largely sandy material being removed from the… Read More
(Photo: WBOC) OCEAN CITY, Md. – The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, State of Maryland, and Worcester County have signed a Project Partnership Agreement to start work on a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation, or shoaling, in the Ocean City Inlet. The navigation channel is used by commercial fishermen, as well as recreational… Read More
Photo of Mayor George Hubbard Jr. The company that owns two of the largest marinas in Greenport Village has agreed to pay the cost of dredging the entrance to Stirling Basin, which hasn’t been done in many years. Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the village in November that it should hire… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration says it expects a pilot program to test removing dredge materials from the Conowingo Dam to be “substantially complete” this year. The administration announced Monday that Northgate Dutra JV will carry out a $3 million pilot project to test the quality of sediment throughout the dam reservoir…. Read More
The planned dredging of Lake Zumbro is scheduled to begin next week. Construction activity will happen along White Bridge Road Northeast, between Lake Zumbro and the disposal site. The work will take place on the shoulder and ditch. Drivers in the area should watch out for construction vehicles and pipe delivery trucks. The current work… Read More
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Board gets an update about the latest projects in New Orleans on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Travis Lux / WWNO The River Parishes are about to get a major new coastal protection project: 18 miles of storm surge levees between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. St. John, St…. Read More
Rendering of original sea wall plan via Governor Cuomo’s office Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, United States Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and United States Congressman Max Rose announced today that funding has been secured for the Staten Island Levee project. The news gives the green light for the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Little Egg Harbor has received the environmental impact statement and approval letter from the Department of the Interior that allows them to go ahead with the Living Shoreline project on Iowa Court, Osborn Island. The recent shutdown of the federal government had delayed the project to create a stone barrier and fill in the marsh… Read More
St. Lucie County anticipates signing a contract March 5 withDerecktor Shipyards, of Dania Beach, to operate a mega-yacht refurbishing center at the Port of Fort Pierce, County Administrator Howard Tipton said Tuesday. “It is the single largest economic deal that this board has been involved in,” Tipton said. The County Commission in November selected Derecktor… Read More
SEABROOK — The state Department of Environmental Services is seeking public input by mid-March on the dredging of Seabrook and Hampton harbors. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed work includes an emergency dredging of the harbors. Plans call for dredging 152,000 cubic yards of sand. The DES seeks public comment on the project until… Read More