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Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar has stated that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should follow the procedures keeping in mind the health and well being of the locals consuming fish. “The inspection of fish for formalin is being conducted out by the FDA and there should be no objection to the same,” Palyekar said after… Read More
Work could begin on the $3.9 million dredging of New Pass this weekend, Sarasota city officials said on Wednesday. Around 185,000 cubic yards of sand will be removed from New Pass and used for emergency renourishment of nearby Lido Key. In May, the city declared a local state of emergency for Lido Beach because of… Read More
Well, it is probably time to discuss the elephant in the town, Lake Mitchell. During my door to door campaign for office, not one comment was negative about “fixing” Lake Mitchell, when an opinion was voiced. Though admittedly some people with opinions against reparation may have chosen to remain silent. It appeared those willing to… Read More
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (IDNL) has closed access to the beach at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk due to continued erosion, as reported by the Northwest Indiana Times. “Recent storm waves eroded away a portion of a sand dune and the only designated trail to the beach at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Portage Lakefront… Read More
Two local fishermen’s associations are suing the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District for the district’s failure to maintenance dredge commercial fishing facilities, the disappearance of three quarters of a million dollars of marina tenant’s payments for dredging and numerous coastal permit violations by the district. On Oct. 19, the Times-Standard reported on the… Read More
City Council last night approved the first reading of an ordinance that repeals the funding for the city’s proposed purchase of the Klause Enterprises property next to the Ocean City Community Center. My position on this issue has been the same from the beginning: I don’t want to see the property developed with more housing…. Read More
In the 28 years the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation has hosted the Beach Sweep cleanup, it has pulled just about everything out of the water — even the proverbial kitchen sink. “But a lot of what we pick up is plastic,” said Anne Barrett, the LPBF education coordinator, “plastic water bottles, caps, straws and cups.”… Read More
Two items in the proposed 2019 budget drew protests from residents at the Nov. 5 common council meeting: $500,000 to repave, widen and add a 5-foot walking path on a portion of Milwaukee Street; and $500,000 to dredge Lake Nagawicka at the mouth of the Bark River. Milwaukee Street The Milwaukee Street project would be… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has awarded a contract for $736,000 to dredge River Rouge in Detroit with the goal of removing 66,500 cubic yards of shoal material. Cheboygan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company will remove the shoal material and place it at the Pointe Mouilee Confined Disposal Factory at the mouth of… Read More
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the State of New Hampshire was awarded a total of $27,147,000 in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) grants to finance community-based water infrastructure projects, such as upgrades to municipal sewage plants and public drinking water systems. “Communities across New Hampshire will enjoy… Read More
Local environmental groups are taking the Army Corps of Engineers to federal court to challenge a September permit and its supporting documents that allow for groin construction and beach renourishment on the Sea Island spit, efforts the Sea Island Company intend to bear fruit with future resort development. The lawsuit by the Altamaha Riverkeeper and… Read More
The super ships are coming and PortMiami, set in an aquatic preserve at the north tip of Biscayne Bay, says it needs to get bigger. While the scope of the work remains uncertain, enlarging the busy port just three years after the completion of the previous $205 million “Deep Dredge” is sure to set off… Read More
Deadlock between residents living in vicinity of Hokersar wetland and authorities has brought work on flood spill channel to halt, resulting in loss of precious months for dredging. From September, water level in Jhelum River comes down to lowest and the next three to four months are considered to be ideal for dredging and de-siltation… Read More
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has advised the Federal Government to call some state governors to order, over excessive fees leveled on miners. Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President of the association, gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja. Shehu said that some state governments had formed the habit of tasking miners to pay royalty,… Read More
A prviate company filling Preah Sihanouk province’s Praek Treng beach with soil is reluctant to dredge it despite a direct order from Prime Minister Hun Sen. On September 18, the prime minister ordered Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Chea Sophara to personally inspect claims of landfilling at Praek Treng beach. Following public… Read More