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Humboldt County officials announced Thursday morning that the Humboldt Bay was successfully dredged to a depth of approximately 42 feet. The Dredge Stuyvesant is scheduled to return this fall to continue dredging operations, according to the county. County officials said: “With new sounding information the Humboldt Bar Pilots are increasing Deep Draft Limits to 38ft…. Read More
City Council members approved a noise variance so the $230 million federally funded project can finish on time.Beach-goers lounge near dune work on the beach near the New York Ave., in Long Beach, Thursday, July 19, 2018. City Council members approved a noise variance to allow Army Corps contractors to do dredging and dune construction… Read More
Mining 61.8 million tons of sand from the Red River near Doddridge, Ark., for hydraulic fracturing in Texas and Louisiana will not require explosives, an official said. Blasting involves explosives, which are not considered a low-impact part of the mining process. “Unlike sand-mining operations in other states throughout the country, there will be no blasting… Read More
Would reinforce the existing levee system and allow development of waterfront property along a newly created 1,500-acre lake. The project includes the relocation and improvement of an existing weir to a location four miles south, near Interstate 20. A weir is an impervious barrier constructed across a river to raise the water level on the… Read More
Carolina Beach Town Manager Michael Cramer presented options during the Town Council’s June 26th, workshop meeting for completing a project to dredge the Carolina Beach Lake. During the Council’s July 10th, meeting the Council voted to move forward with a plan to complete the project. Dredging was suspended August 29th, 2017 when the U.S. Army… Read More
Boaters eager to reach a cluster of marinas off the Potomac River in Prince William County might not see a waterway leading to them reopened until at least this fall, according to local leaders. But they say rapid progress has been made on a project to dredge silt from which the Neabsco Creek channel supports… Read More
An assembly of Kansas Water Office, Westar Energy and Wolf Creek employees welcomed Gov. Jeff Colyer to John Redmond Reservoir Wednesday evening for an update presentation and tour of ongoing dredging projects. The initial project began in 2007 when a study found water supply needs in the Neosho River Basin region could not be sustained… Read More
Consent has been granted to dredge Whangarei Harbour clearing the way for fully laden super-sized fuel tankers to visit the Marsden Point oil refinery. The “Suezmax” tankers already visit the refinery regularly but could only do so 90 per cent full because of the channel depth. Refining NZ sought the consent on the basis a… Read More
Score one for the rare snails nestling along the shoreline of Stockbridge Bowl. Mass Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Species Protection Program has killed the planned $4 million project to deep-dredge portions of the weed-choked lake to remove a massive sediment buildup. The plan would have enabled a 5.5-foot winter drawdown to kill the Eurasian milfoil… Read More
Dredging Wilson Morgan Lake is the top priority of a park improvements list presented earlier this week to a city advisory board, but the proposed project might not make it to the Decatur City Council’s priority list. One hangup could be the $2.37 million cost. Don Gowen, a vocal proponent of Wilson Morgan Park, presented… Read More
Middle Township Committee held a hearing July 16 to determine whether the municipality would grant two permits to Cape Mining and Recycling. Those permits would allow the mining and excavation company to transport, store, process and recycle dredge soils (the latest favored term for dredge material) at its site on Goshen Road in Court House…. Read More
After months of complaints from local residents, the City of Wabasha and the United States Army Corps of Engineers – USACE – have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the placement of dredged materials from the Mississippi River. The original plan developed by USACE would have had the dredged materials being placed on the Drysdale… Read More
Shire of Esperance councillors are contemplating a new plan to control sand erosion at Castletown Beach which would save the Shire about $115,000 a year. Councillors at next week’s meeting are being asked to approve a “co-ordinated Bandy Creek Boat Harbour dredging and sand back-passing approach” to help solve Esperance Bay’s coastal erosion problem. A… Read More
To ensure safety of fishermen venturing into rivers, the Captain of Ports (CoP) has decided to undertake dredging at the mouth of four rivers — Chapora, Sal, Talpona and Galjibag, in phased manner. PANJIM: To ensure safety of fishermen venturing into rivers, the Captain of Ports (CoP) has decided to undertake dredging at the mouth… Read More
Onondaga Lake is recovering faster than expected after dredging and capping were completed over the past few years, a Honeywell subcontractor said today. Mark Arrigo, project manager for Parsons, said today the sediments flowing in from tributaries are cleaner and are covering the lake bottom at a higher rate than anticipated. “All indications are it’s… Read More