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There are an estimated 17,000 cubic yards of silt clogging the channel in Neabsco Creek. To put that in perspective, one cubic yard of saturated silt can typically weigh up to 3,000 pounds, according to Prince William County. This means that 51 million pounds of soil or 25,500 tons of silt need to be removed… Read More
What could be the last pleasure boat to depart downtown Petaluma left very carefully the other afternoon. Exactly 5 feet of water was beneath the hull of the Sea Witch as it inched away from the dock for a 20-minute voyage nearly as treacherous as the rounding of Cape Horn. “There’s a big bump of… Read More
Following a couple of years of significant hurricane-related damage, the St. Johns County administration has received permission to hire someone who will be the expert and advocate for local beaches. Through the budget process this year, the County Commission approved $78,000 for a new position of beach management expert. “There is the need for a… Read More
Two Bedeschi eco-hoppers have been sent to the port of Houston, USA. Completely assembled in Chioggia, near Venice, they will arrive fully-erected to the USA. Bedeschi eco-hoppers are equipped with pulse-jet bag filter with high filtration engineering and less compressed air consumption; an economical an d flexible solution to satisfy the highest environmental standards. Source: GCR
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atwima Nwabiagya North in the Ashanti Region, Madam Rebeca Yeboah, has warned that the assembly will deal drastically with people caught dumping refuse and other materials into rivers and other water bodies in the area. She explained that the assembly’s decision to prosecute offenders was because such acts lead… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is planning for another beach re-nourishment project in Pinellas County. They need about seventy property owners in Redington Shores to sign easements so crews can work on their land. The Army Corps will not do the work unless they get permission from all of the homeowners. Some homeowners telling ABC… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement Monday with the Saratoga Springs Owners Association, Inc. and Cross Marine Projects, Inc. in a lawsuit that was filed Dec. 4, 2017, in Utah’s U.S. District Court. The lawsuit sought to have the defendants restore or mitigate alleged damages to Utah Lake wetlands caused at their own… Read More
The city of Kalamazoo is taking a step toward addressing record flooding that brought parts of the city to a standstill in 2018. The city wants to dredge the Crosstown ponds and the nearby creeks to try to reduce the chance the ponds will overflow after heavy rain. Chronic flooding has resulted in significant property… Read More
Louisiana will receive $161.4 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to continue its reconstruction of barrier islands and shorelines in the Terrebonne Basin, with the money coming from settlements of criminal charges with BP and Transocean for their roles in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill. Louisiana’s money was part of… Read More
At Port Everglades, excitement in the air as the port opens its brand new $120 million dollar terminal. It is the second new terminal in Fort Lauderdale in less than 10 years. Terminal 25 opened to serve Celebrity Cruise lines and their brand new Celebrity Edge, which arrived in port Monday as well. The ship… Read More
Indonesia’s state-owned electrical utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is reviewing a preliminary grid extension feasibility study recently submitted by UK-based marine renewable energy developer SBS as part of the Nautilus tidal energy project development. The study explores the options to expand the grid on Lombok Island to accommodate the electricity that will be fed… Read More
Dredging is expected to start Monday on the Zumbro River from the Broadway Bridge near Soldiers Field to the area near the Mayo Civic Center. The removal of sediment from the flood control channels helps maintain the proper channel capacity to handle flooding, since the loss of channel capacity could lead to water leaving the… Read More
Kalamazoo city commissioners gave the green light to a plan to help address the chronic flooding issues in the city. Commissioners approved a $1.08 million plan Monday to dredge the Crosstown ponds and nearby Axtel Creek. Leaders said it’s the first step of many that are needed to fix the problem. John Milne, the owner… Read More
Few things are worse for boaters than hearing the sickening thump and scrape after unexpectedly hitting bottom, and many boaters have reported damage to their boats in areas when shoaling has occurred. That won’t be a problem for much longer in township channels, because for the first time in decades, the NJ Department of Maritime… Read More
Four Gulf states are getting an additional $280 million in restoration grants from the BP oil spill of 2010. Louisiana is getting $161.4 million to restore two barrier islands and a headland in the Terrebonne Basin. The work will restore Timbalier and Trinity islands, which “are currently at a critical minimum width in some areas,”… Read More