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A sandbar at Cape Jervis has affected the catamaran ferry over the past few months, forcing it to either moor at the local jetty or stop operating at low tide. Managing director David Harris said carrying out the dredging needed to get the vessel to its licensed berth would be extremely difficult and expensive. “It… Read More
The emergency dredge of the Moriches Inlet has officially begun. Rep. Lee Zeldin was joined by the Army Corps New York District Commander Colonel Thomas Asbery, Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, State Senator Ken LaValle, State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Suffolk County Legislator Rudy Sunderman, Brookhaven Councilman Dan Panico, Westhampton Beach Mayor Maria Moore, Westhampton Beach Trustees… Read More
The City of Encinitas awarded a construction contract for the Cardiff Beach Living Shoreline Project at the City Council meeting on Sept. 26. The shoreline between Restaurant Row and South Cardiff State Beach is vulnerable to coastal flooding during large storm events and projected sea level rise. The city has partnered with the California Department… Read More
Answer Man, purveyor of wisdom and knowledge, I have a few questions I’m sure you’ll know the answers to about Lake Zumbro. This lake can be quite busy on a nice day, and once the dredging is competed I’m sure it will get even more use. I hope I’m wrong, but as far as I… Read More
After the appraisal of the present situation of Siang River to Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resource, Government of India, Arjun Ram Meghwal recently, Arunachal East Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Ninong Ering took up the matter of dredging of Siang river to concern Ministry’s Brahmaputra Board. On Ering’s appraisal and appeal, Chairman… Read More
The county’s long-sought dredging of the Eastpoint Channel could begin as early as next summer, if a series of steps fall into place regarding RESTORE Act monies and an Army Corps of Engineering redesign of the project. In a lengthy report to county commissioners Tuesday morning, former County Planner Alan Pierce, now the county’s liaison… Read More
According to “Along the Delaware and Raritan Canal,” the 1970 account written by James and Margaret Cawley, then-Gov. Peter Vroom led the first barge to pass from Bordentown, the original starting point of the canal, to New Brunswick. Residents at that time told stories of how the canal’s bridges were lined by people to watch…. Read More
Warrenpoint Port is the second busiest in Northern Ireland, located where the Newry River opens up into the lough. Christine Gibson of Greencastle Keep It Green is opposed to the dredging plan, claiming there is nuclear material in the dredged material. But this has been denied by the port management. Port asked to set out… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering expanding the area where “beach quality” material is disposed from its dredging activities in Mobile Bay, but some Dauphin Island residents are concerned the change still won’t fix their problems with erosion. As Lagniappe has reported, the Corps recently ended the public comment period for the draft version… Read More
The county’s long-sought dredging of the Eastpoint Channel could begin as early as next summer, if a series of steps fall into place regarding RESTORE Act monies and an Army Corps of Engineering redesign of the project. In a lengthy report to county commissioners Tuesday morning, former County Planner Alan Pierce, now the county’s liaison… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a $12 million emergency dredging of Moriches Inlet to remove heavy sand buildup, caused by several powerful nor’easters, that created hazardous boating conditions, federal and state officials announced Friday. Four storms last winter created a buildup of 300,000 cubic yards of sand, clogging the inlet, which feeds… Read More
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) began dredging polluted sediments from the Susquehanna River in Binghamton, N.Y. The dredging is funded by the New York State Electric & Gas Corp., the current property owner, and aims to remove pollution left by a former gas manufacturing plant. While the pollution-laden sediment currently is not… Read More
After a nearly 10-year effort, the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project rehabilitated the historic Los Angeles lake, improving water quality, restoring habitat and enhancing water conservation. The lake was identified by the regional Water Quality Control Board as an impaired water body for trash, nutrients and toxics. The $100-million project, which included three years of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partway through a multiple-year study of back back flooding along the New Jersey coast, and last month hosted two public meetings, alongside the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, to discuss the scope of the project and potential mitigation strategies, and to field feedback from area residents. A tentatively… Read More
A long-term beach re-nourishment plan to restore sand to critically-eroded parts of Lido Key may be put on hold. The “Save Our Siesta Sands 2” group has filed a letter of intent to sue, in federal court, the Army Corps Engineers to stop the dredging of Big Pass. The group worries if the pass is… Read More