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A proposed dam and reservoir on the Pearl River in Mississippi will not be able to avoid review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a bill working its way through Congress, creating a new hurdle for a plan that supporters have hoped to push quickly through regulatory review. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie,… Read More
Beach renourishment efforts were halted along the Grand Strand and the work done so far will be tested by Hurricane Florence. The $34 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project was paused Monday so equipment could be moved out of the path of the storm, according to regulatory chief Tommy Fennel. Project manager Wes Wilson… Read More
Sri Lanka’s China backed, US $1.4 billion 665 acre new metropolis coming up adding nearly 2.6 square kilometers to 65,610 square kilometer South Asian island, ‘Could be also be governed by its own legal system, and the system is still being discussed and will require approval from Sri Lanka’s parliament and council of ministers’ a… Read More
Marine Scotland has denied the dredging-related application from Montrose Port, raising fears its deep water berths will be forced to close to freight and decommissioning traffic. Liam Kerr, the Scottish Conservative, called on Nicola Sturgeon to intervene to reverse the Scottish Government directorate’s refusal to extend the disposal licence. The Scottish Government said the decision… Read More
Call to suspend Dover Harbour Board dredging of Goodwin Sands, off Deal, after discovery of possible World War Two bomber plane Campaigners want the dredging licence for the Goodwin Sands to be halted after the discovery of a possible wartime bomber. A diver has produced pictures of what is thought to be the remains of… Read More
So successful has been the dredging program at Indian Lake, that now more room is needed to put all the filtered sediment. With two units now actively dredging in the 5,800-acre lake, space is becoming harder to come by to dispose of the materials removed from the water, according to a DREDGE Day presentation Friday… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive nearly $7 million to dredge and maintain the Port of Coos Bay, Rep. Peter DeFazio announced Thursday. DeFazio, a Democrat from Springfield, is the Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He said the committee had secured $8.7 million in funding for Corps to dredge and… Read More
There’s something new and challenging for the surfing crowd in the Atlantic waters. About five football-field lengths from the New Smyrna shoreline and about a mile south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, a unique and new set of waves can be seen in the distance, luring the more daring surfers to its lips and hurtling… Read More
Scheduled closures of the Illinois River in 2019 and 2020 to repair aging locks were the topic of greatest concern for members of the Illinois River Carriers Association (IRCA), as the association held its third-quarter meeting on September 11 at the Paradise Casino in Peoria, Ill. The Corps’ plans for fish barriers on the river… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to begin the emergency dredging of the San Jacinto River’s West Fork the week of Sept. 17, weather permitting. “USACE contractors are prepared to begin moving the first dredge on Sunday afternoon with operations possibly beginning Monday,” Corps officials stated on Sept. 13. “If weather conditions pose threats… Read More
In terms of the actual work involved, the Lake Zumbro dredging project is a fairly straightforward endeavor to improve the largest reservoir in a region that has no natural lakes. Removing the sediment that has built up since construction of the hydroelectric dam 100 years ago will make the 600-acre lake deeper and cleaner, and… Read More
Officials from West Calcasieu Port, located in Sulphur, La., about 12 miles south of Interstate 10 along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, announced August 24 that work to dredge the port’s west barge basin is complete, with all tenant operations back at full force. Hammond, La.-based Coastal Dredging conducted the $1.3 million project, which dredged 140,000… Read More
The shallowness of the sea in the area where the Southern Branch of the Marine Unit of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force is located in Vieux-Fort, has resulted in the branch operating without a vessel for the past six months. The vessel is now temporarily assigned to Castries. The excavator, which for some time… Read More
One year and one day after Hurricane Harvey devastated the greater Houston region, voters passed the largest bond in Harris County history — $2.5 billion to aid in rebuilding and recovery. By voting for this bond, Harris County residents will see an additional $2 billion from the federal government. There is some discussion that Texas… Read More
Elizabeth Hathaway and her neighbors look out over their backyards near Flagler Beach and see a thriving series of waterways with birds, fish and manatees, frequented by fishermen and kayakers. Coastal restoration scientists look at that same area and see a habitat in need of restoration, a network of ditches dug along tidal creeks in… Read More