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After removing 2.65 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Upper Hudson River, General Electric insists its work is over. But an analysis of samples collected after the cleanup may bring the company back to the river. Since 2009, GE has been forced to spend billions of dollars to remove the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)… Read More
Frequent cold fronts are pushing back a badly needed beach re-nourishment project on Lido Key. The beach is critically eroded, and in some areas, buildings are in the water. “We’re not pumping today. The pipe on the beach is secured from the weather,” says Curtis Huggins, Coastal Dredging Company, Inc. Another cold front moved in… Read More
The renourishment of Egmont Key’s critically-eroded beaches is at a standstill because the project resulted in the deaths of six sea turtles, the maximum allowed. The $10 million project, which began last month and was suspended on Dec. 2, is expected to resume in late spring or early summer, before hurricane season, said Susan Jackson,… Read More
The last time the South Benson Marina Channel was dredged was in 2013, a year after Superstorm Sandy hit. But that was an isolated section at the pinch point across from St. Mary’s in Bridgeport, according to Public Works Director Joe Michelangelo, and for some boat owners, it’s time for the channel to be dredged… Read More
In one week, Petaluma saw three separate newsworthy events, each offering a different set of implications for city residents on long running issues. First, there was the revelation that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not budget the Petaluma River dredging project into its 2019 work plan. Then, on Dec. 1, an environmental group… Read More
The Port of Baltimore is on a roll. In its 2018 financial year the port came very close to handling 1M TEU in a year for the first time, processing 998,516 TEU. Baltimore has been steadily on the way to the 1M TEU mark for some time, with annual growth averaging almost 5% from 2003… Read More
Mayor Cantrell celebrates the funding of the New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation project intended to help create marshland and stabilize the area around the New Orleans East Landbridge. The coastal restoration project has been granted funding through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA). This federal program provides funds for… Read More
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is providing Port St. Joe commissioners no real choice. The city will move ahead with biological dredging of the wastewater lagoon after the first of the year, aiming to avoid fines for violating a Consent Order with the FDEP. The city must start the work by Feb. 24 under… Read More
With a sheet of ice covering Sassaquin Pond behind him, Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Thursday a proposal to devote unused funds to provide for a cleaner environment. The mayor proposed a number of items that will be heard before the City Council on Thursday, which included $300,000 for the filtration and dredging of Sassaquin Pond… Read More
From January 14, contractors will dredge areas of the saline lagoon (boating lake) and freshwater lakes to make them deeper. All the dredged material will then be used to create new islands and other features for the benefit of wildlife. Some of the new features will be created below the water line to allow vegetation… Read More
The environmental recovery of the Black River and the Port of Lorain has received another shot of funds to help bankroll a new restoration project. On Dec. 3, the Ohio State Controlling Board released $9.9 million requested by the Department of Natural Resources for three Lake Erie port cities. The grants included $4 million to… Read More
This is some strong dirt. Next month, the Pima County Flood Control District will begin removing 150,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Santa Cruz River bed just south and west of downtown. If they put it in one place, the development pressure on a historic west-side parcel will ease. West-siders would gain a new… Read More
Warrenpoint Port will no longer pursue proposals to change how it deals with dredged material, according to the CEO of Warrenpoint Port. Authorities at the Port had been considering the feasibility of a new placement site in the mouth of Carlingford Lough between Cranfield Point and Greencastle. The plans will not proceed however, following the… Read More
Ten of thousands of tonnes of contaminated silt are to be removed from Peel Marina, stored and then used to restore old mine working land on uplands in the South. The project will involve building a pool on the edge of Peel and storing the material until it can be taken up to The Round… Read More