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Investigations and new designs to address the ongoing erosion of Lady Robinsons Beach will be launched following Bayside Council’s successful application to the State Government for funds for the project. The funds will help the council study measures and produce designs needed to counter beach erosion and would be a step to applying for major… Read More
The conservation commission decided Wednesday it will amend its dredging and disposal program at multiple locations including the Morris Island Cut, Mill Creek Channel, North Harbor Inlet and the Bassing Harbor Inlet at Pleasant Bay. The commission approved the amendments after Coastal Resources Director Ted Keon came before it to request changes. Keon said that… Read More
Before Orleans officials can meet with the Cape Cod National Seashore and state environmental and county officials about dredging Nauset Harbor they’ll have to first sit down with their neighbors. The majority of the to-be-dredged channels and tidelands lie in Eastham. ?“We can’t scoop one grain of sand without [Eastham’s] approval,” Selectman Alan McClennen noted… Read More
During a public workshop last week, Hernando County Commissioner John Allocco examined an aerial photo of the Weeki Wachee River — from it spring-fed source to just past Rogers Park. It provided a clear look at the various areas the river passes through, from pristine and undeveloped to filled with waterfront homes and businesses. Along… Read More
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners made room for the Lions Club and approved several items at their meeting last Thursday. Brian McClain, a member of the local Lions Club, asked if the organization could relocate their paper recycling trailer onto port property. The trailer is currently on Town of Cathlamet property near the wastewater treatment… Read More
There’s a battle being fought in the bay that’s hidden from view. That’s because the battle lines are drawn deep underwater. One wouldn’t know it just by walking along the seashore, but the beaches of the world are shrinking and slowly dying. One reason is that the sea level is rising. But another reason is… Read More
Residents and tourists in Nassau County might notice construction equipment along Fernandina Beach because of a renourishment project that’s set to begin Nov. 25. Dredging of Kings Bay and sand placement at Fernandina Beach and Fort Clinch is scheduled to last until March. Sand is being placed along Fernandina Beach between New York Avenue and… Read More
The sea wall protects homes and business in Portreath against the risk of flooding. A large section of the wall collapsed during Storm Eleanor earlier this year, leaving the village of Portreath exposed to the sea. Cormac, on behalf of Cornwall Council, carried out temporary repairs in the immediate aftermath of the storm and erected… Read More
here will soon be some noticeable truck traffic in Wabasha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready to begin moving thousands of tons of dirt and rock. The 300,000 cubic yards of material came from dredging the Mississippi River channel and has been stored at the Corps’ gravel pit. It will be moved… Read More
Meeting this morning in Palatka, the St. Johns River Water Management District congratulated itself for the way it has been “engaging” with the public in Flagler Beach and Flagler County regarding a planned wetlands restoration project in Flagler Beach. Its own officials hailed their staffers’ “professionalism,” how the public “really appreciated” the district’s way of… Read More
The comprehensive revitalization of Jones Beach State Park will continue with the construction of a multimillion-dollar conservation-and-sustainability educational facility. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Education Center will be a public resource for all seasons, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, which announced this week that a public-private partnership would pour some $18 million into… Read More
Navigational dredging of the Champlain Canal is still in limbo, the public learned at a meeting in Schuylerville on Thursday. James Candiloro, director of environmental health and safety for the New York Power Authority, which now oversees the state Canal Corp., said permits to dredge from Whitehall to Waterford are in the hands of the… Read More
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced 10 new and supplemental restoration projects that will add about $37.8 million to the total spent on restoration projects after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This increases the total number of money spent on restoration projects to about $508 million. “These projects continue our efforts to… Read More
Jimmie Stephens has known for decades that flooding along Valley Creek was a problem. On Tuesday, he said work has begun to fix it. “I guess the thing that surprises me is we’re so late in doing something about it.” Last week, Stephens joined nearly 40 other local officials, including the mayors of Bessemer, Brighton,… Read More
Last year’s tornado and straight winds that hit the city of Albany and Dougherty County must not have attracted the attention of the competing debris removal contractors, since Ceres Environmental captured the contract for both the city and county without anyone contesting. For many months, they worked extensively until most all the debris was cleaned… Read More