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Mirror Pond Dredging Plan Inches Forward

OR, United States

Pacific Power & Light pledged Friday to contribute $300,000 to dredging Mirror Pond, but whether the project will move forward depends on support from the Bend City Council. The utility company’s promise to contribute $300,000 from its foundation, combined with about $300,000 raised from private donors and $300,000 pledges made this week by the City… Read More

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Harbor-dredging Project Can’t Happen Soon Enough, Fishermen Say

NH, United States

Federal money is on the way to clear the Hampton-Seabrook Harbor of sand so boats can get in and out, but the work won’t start for several months. Officials say the project is a matter of safety and economic vitality and that the project can’t happen soon enough. A process called shoaling, where sand builds… Read More

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Lake Decatur Dam Gate Fixed, Water Levels Returning to Normal

GA, United States

Workers were able to raise a dam gate for Lake Decatur, allowing for water levels to return to normal, according to city officials. “Since the gate is now working, the level of Lake Decatur will be raised back to around 614 feet above mean sea level, which is the desired level as dredging continues,” Interim… Read More

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Emergency Dredging in Ushuaia on Time to Receive “Celebrity Eclipse”

Argentina

The port of Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina is undergoing an emergency dredging on its southern access ahead of December 16 when the cruise Celebrity Eclipse with its 3.000 passengers and 1.100 crew is scheduled to dock. According to Tierra del Fuego province authorities, the emergency contracting of an international dredge to deepen… Read More

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Dredging at Chafee Refuge to Rebuild Marsh Habitat

RI, United States

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy are working with partners to restore and strengthen salt-marsh habitat at the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge. The project will enhance wildlife habitat and enable the marsh to withstand the impacts of sea-level rise and coastal storm surge. In addition, it will improve habitat… Read More

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Falmouth River Restoration Project Gets State Assistance

MA, United States

A dozen river and wetland restoration projects across the Commonwealth, including one on Cape Cod, are getting priority from the state for restoration. The new Priority Projects include dam removals, culvert replacements, urban river revitalization, salt marsh restoration, and streamflow restoration. Each effort restores healthy habitat while also helping communities prevent storm damage, address aging… Read More

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Federal Grant to Help Repair Dock Near Soo Locks

MI, United States

A roughly $21 million federal grant will go toward repairing a dock near the Soo Locks in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Carbide Dock Port in Sault Ste. Marie is a staging area for vessels requiring assistance. The money would pay for rehabilitating the dock and reconstructing truck routes to it. The grant was announced this… Read More

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PCBs Recontaminating Hudson River Cleanup

NY, United States

PCBs left behind in the Hudson River after a cleanup project by General Electric Co. have spread to contaminate nearby areas that were dredged, according to a consultant hired by the environmental group Scenic Hudson. The study found elevated PCB levels in dozens of areas where the chemical was dredged from the river bottom and… Read More

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Barge Capsizes and Sinks Near Boston Harbor

MA, United States

On Sunday night, a barge carrying construction equipment capsized and likely sank about two miles off Nahant, a small town just northeast of Boston. The captain of tug boat Big Jake notified the Coast Guard at 0930 hours Sunday morning that two of five barges in his tow had broken free and gone adrift. Crew… Read More

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Beach Replenishment Expected to Begin in Lavallette in Two Weeks

NJ, United States

Lavallette officials said Monday that beach replenishment operations are scheduled to begin Dec. 19 in the borough. Lavallette is one of the last communities on the island to receive the federally-funded project, which will create 22-foot high dunes and at least 200 feet of beach berm in front of them. Borough Administrator Robert Brice said… Read More

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Beach Replenishment Completed in Ortley Beach; Entrances and Mats Coming

NJ, United States

A beach replenishment project in the words for more than 15 years has been completed in Ortley Beach. Beachfill operations by Weeks Marine, the federal government’s contractor on the project, are now complete, Toms River officials confirmed. The contractor is still in the process of installing hard-packed sand beach entrances, post-and-rail fencing and protecting snow… Read More

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Council Approves Plans for £22M Sandscape Project

United Kingdom

The Sandscaping scheme will see up to 1.8 million cubic metres of sand placed on to the beaches covering a 5.7km length starting north west of Bacton Gas Terminal and ending to the south east of Walcott. This would be made up of approximately one million cubic metres in front of Bacton Gas Terminal, and… Read More

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Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Estimated to Cost $2.75 Billion

MN, United States

The proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion is now expected to cost $2.75 billion. A new estimate for the flood diversion project was announced Monday, Dec. 3 by the Diversion Authority Board. Changes in Plan B’s design, modifications to utility relocations, updating costs to 2018 dollars and revised contingencies were all cited as reasons for the estimate increase…. Read More

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Turner Station Moves Forward with Dredge Project

MD, United States

Last month, Turner Station Conservation Teams (TSCT) received $30,000 from an anonymous source for its Fleming Park project. “This will give us seed money to start up the actual design for the project,” Gloria Nelson, TSCT president, said. Upon Gov. Larry Hogan’s approval to use dredge materials for projects such as roads and to fill… Read More

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Environment Protection Authority Issues Central Coast Council with Prevention Notice over Sand Dredging at The Entrance

Australia

THE NSW Environment Protection Authority has ordered Central Coast Council to cease sand dredging at The Entrance. The EPA has concerns about possible environmental impacts of the dredging, but the council said it had fully complied with its licence requirements. “Following a community complaint, the EPA investigated the discharge of sediment to waters at the… Read More

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