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The county’s long-sought dredging of the Eastpoint Channel could begin as early as next summer, if a series of steps fall into place regarding RESTORE Act monies and an Army Corps of Engineering redesign of the project. In a lengthy report to county commissioners Tuesday morning, former County Planner Alan Pierce, now the county’s liaison… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a $12 million emergency dredging of Moriches Inlet to remove heavy sand buildup, caused by several powerful nor’easters, that created hazardous boating conditions, federal and state officials announced Friday. Four storms last winter created a buildup of 300,000 cubic yards of sand, clogging the inlet, which feeds… Read More
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) began dredging polluted sediments from the Susquehanna River in Binghamton, N.Y. The dredging is funded by the New York State Electric & Gas Corp., the current property owner, and aims to remove pollution left by a former gas manufacturing plant. While the pollution-laden sediment currently is not… Read More
After a nearly 10-year effort, the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project rehabilitated the historic Los Angeles lake, improving water quality, restoring habitat and enhancing water conservation. The lake was identified by the regional Water Quality Control Board as an impaired water body for trash, nutrients and toxics. The $100-million project, which included three years of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partway through a multiple-year study of back back flooding along the New Jersey coast, and last month hosted two public meetings, alongside the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, to discuss the scope of the project and potential mitigation strategies, and to field feedback from area residents. A tentatively… Read More
A long-term beach re-nourishment plan to restore sand to critically-eroded parts of Lido Key may be put on hold. The “Save Our Siesta Sands 2” group has filed a letter of intent to sue, in federal court, the Army Corps Engineers to stop the dredging of Big Pass. The group worries if the pass is… Read More
The Town of Chatham has officially decided to abandon an emergency dredging project. The decision was announced by Town Manager Jill Goldsmith last week after she and other town officials met with the county dredge superintendent about the status of the project. “It was a difficult decision, a lot of factors weighed in on it…. Read More
Dredging of the three sea mouths of Pulicat lake, the second largest brackish water body, is being hindered by wildlife rules made for protecting the bird sanctuary which a home to a variety of flora and fauna. The lake system has not been getting adequate fresh water flow which is making it face the prospect… Read More
As Manteo officials await a report on an investigation by the State Auditor’s office related to a recent Doughs Creek dredge project, the town has yet to resolve a separate dispute with the dredging contractor stemming from the company hauling away 71 truckloads of dredge material from the town’s disposal site. According to a reverse… Read More
The long-awaited and complicated Pocasset River dredging will not be undertaken this year. Instead, a wider project is pending. The Bourne Shore and Harbor Committee has voted to postpone the river project until 2019 given a number of factors, including cost. “Mechanically, dredging is cost prohibitive,” Natural Resources Director Tim Mullen said. “We don’t have… Read More
The summer tourists have departed and there’s plenty of room on the beach. But the heavy equipment that was expected to be plugging away at a massive beach replenishment project is sitting, for the most part, idle. A series of storms and days of heavy surf, as well as an incident last month in which… Read More
The Sunset Beach Town Council has reached a compromise on a controversial proposed dredging project in the waterways around the island. On the heels of about two years of debates and discussions, the council appears to be moving forward with plans to dredge a portion of, but not all of Jinks Creek. BEAT to Host… Read More
Federal officials announced Tuesday they approved a $332 million plan to remove toxic waste from Berry’s Creek in the Meadowlands making it one of the largest toxic waste cleanups ever in New Jersey. The Sheffield at Englewood South – Live in the hip new neighborhood of Englewood South. The plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection… Read More
Plastic materials, including plastic bottles and polythene bags, are causing troubles in the capital dredging of the River Karnaphuli began on September 27 to restore the river’s depth for vessel movement. The dredging began on September 27 from Bakalia Char area. ‘The main difficulty is we are not getting sand and all we are getting… Read More
Sen. Larry Crowder introduced legislation to the Water Resources Review Committee hearing on Wednesday with a presentation by Lower Arkansas Valley Engineer Mike Weber. Essentially, it is a dredging project, initially recommended by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1999 after that flood. The dredging was recommended, but nothing ever happened. Sen. Crowder writes: “The… Read More