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Local environmentalists are calling out a plan to dispose of PCB-contaminated material from the Indiana Harbor and Shipping Canal in an East Chicago waste facility that won federal and state approval. “It is a serious issue for us,” said East Chicago environmental activist Thomas Frank, of the Community Strategy Group. “We feel the EPA has… Read More
Early in 2018, the federal government announced a program under the U.S. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that would fund ten projects supporting beneficial uses of dredged material. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) submitted a proposal for this pilot program to cover 100% of the construction costs of restoring the Crab Bank Seabird… Read More
A new Department of Environmental Conservation study finds that General Electric’s cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River remains incomplete, state officials said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday released a fresh evaluation of fish samples taken from the river in 2017 that finds PCBs — or polychlorinated biphenyls — in their flesh remain above acceptable… Read More
In July, Cape Mining and Recycling went before the Middle Township Committee seeking a ruling on the company’s application to transport dredge soils within the township and to “receive, deposit, store and process dredge soils” at its site on Goshen Road in Court House. A hearing was held and no decision was reached then. On… Read More
The township has been issued a Notice of Violation by the Bureau of Coastal and Land Use Compliance and Enforcement for unauthorized dredging of Traders Cove Marina and placement of the dredged material at two locations within Brick Township. The notice was issued after Councilman Jim Fozman called the Director of Government Relations from the… Read More
The channel into to Polpis Harbor is being dredged this month for the first time in more than 20 years. After years of shoaling, the narrow passage into the harbor has become a safety concern for boaters, harbormaster Sheila Lucey said. The intent is to make the harbor more accessible for boaters who dock and… Read More
Contractors began work Wednesday on Ocean City’s restoration of Shooting Island, the longest living shoreline project in New Jersey history. This fall, Ocean City received a long-awaited permit for wetlands restoration and enhancement at Shooting Island in Great Egg Harbor Bay. The permit enables the city to move forward with another piece of its long-range… Read More
Secretary of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) departments, Farooq Ahmad Shah today reviewed re-sectioning and ongoing dredging works in Hokersar, lake.Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary said that the completion of the first phase of flood management will increase the capacity of managing floods by 60,000 cusecs. “The Governor and the… Read More
High wind combined with high tide and a strong storm is a bad combination for South Lido Key, “It looks like it eroded another four feet,” says Suzanne Smith. That may not sound like much but when there’s not much there begin to with Smith says it’s a lot. She says, “It hurts to see… Read More
The restoration of some 17 miles of coastline at the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge is gearing up to begin, with the preliminary approval of permit amendments. The project, and an additional nearly three-mile stretch that’s already been completed, will reduce how often and how much seawater inundates interior freshwater marshes located within the refuge. It’s… Read More
The Jammu and Kashmir government has removed an expert engineer, Muhammad Aslam Zargar, from overseeing vital dredging work of the Hokarsar Wetland, work that will help Srinagar, Budgam and Pulwama districts guard against floods. Aslam Zargar, Kashmir Reader has learnt, was sacked after he asked the Reach Dredging Limited – the company that is engaged… Read More
A habitat restoration project seeking to restore nearly 1,600 acres of wetlands near Bel Marin Keys in Novato advanced this month with the approval of a $5.7 million state and federal agreement. Under the agreement, the California Coastal Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are slated to bring dredge materials to three Bay… Read More
The government and a construction firm recently agreed to temporarily dump materials taken from dredging and excavating Lower Marikina River in a 12-hectare lot in Taytay, Rizal. A tripartite memorandum of agreement was signed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), and Toyo Construction Company, Ltd. for the… Read More
The Roll-on-Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service between Dahej near Surat and Ghogha near Bhavnagar was a dream project of PM Narendra Modi. He had conceptualised it when was the chief minister of the state. After a mammoth exercise, the dream turned into reality, but the same could turn into a nightmare, if the state government does not… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects completion of dunes and sand replenishment in Long Beach to be delayed until March. Dune work was slated to be finished in the fall, but a heavy storm season and damaged dredging equipment pushed the last of the sand rehabilitation to the spring, officials said. “The storms in… Read More