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In response to Hurricane Harvey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete 1.9 million cubic yards of emergency dredging on a section of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River near West Lake Houston Parkway. Because this is an emergency project authorized by FEMA—unlike the Corps’… Read More
Should a portion of property taxes paid by waterfront homeowners be used to dredge lagoons that have become too shallow for boating? Some waterfront residents who live on Lagoon Drive West and Lagoon Drive East in Nejecho Beach said since they pay higher taxes, that perhaps some of that money could be used to dredge… Read More
In a letter to Gilbert Anderson, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, Brookhaven Town supervisor Ed Romaine urged county officials to dredge two locations in Bellport Bay. The letter, dated June 15, comes ahead of the county’s plans for fall and winter dredging projects. “There’s a narrow window for these projects,” Romaine… Read More
Correction: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect last name for attorney Jane West. A community group staunchly opposed to the city’s dredging of Big Pass to rebuild severely eroded Lido Beach will not end its fight to stop the project that it claims would harm Siesta Beach. Save Our Siesta Sands 2… Read More
The deeper and wider mouth of the Destin Harbor, which was enlarged during the first phase of the Norriego Point stabilization and recreation project, looks pretty terrific, said charter boat Capt. Brant Kelly. Kelly commands the 65-foot-long charter boat, Relentless, which has a 5-foot draft. Before it was recently dredged, the harbor entrance contained a… Read More
A decision on whether aggregate dredging can continue on a slice of sea-bed off Great Yarmouth for another 15 years will be made in the next few months. Tarmac Marine wants to take up to six million tonnes from area 254 – first approved as a dredging zone in 1974 – over a period of… Read More
Evaluated states would receive additional $461 million annually for their soybeans. As real and potential threats confront U.S. agriculture in general and the soybean industry in particular, identifying opportunities to enhance farmer profitability is essential. To cost-effectively and reliably access domestic and international markets, U.S. soybean farmers rely on a multi-modal transportation system comprised of… Read More
Mylor Yacht Harbour hopes to dredge 6,000 cubic metres of the River Fal in a £1 million extension project to add marina berths for an 30 extra boats. They have asked for pre-planning advice from Cornwall Council over a proposed extension to the existing marina at Mylor Yacht Harbour. Documents relating to the project consultation… Read More
Despite a massive dredge project that was completed in 2015, PortMiami is still not wide enough in some areas to accommodate large vessels, making it difficult for cargo and cruise ships to navigate its channels. The problem with the dredge completed in 2015: timing, said Port Director Juan Kuryla. The $205 million project, which began… Read More
Should a portion of property taxes paid by waterfront homeowners be used to dredge lagoons that have become too shallow for boating? Some waterfront residents who live on Lagoon Drive West and Lagoon Drive East in Nejecho Beach said since they pay higher taxes, that perhaps some of that money could be used to dredge… Read More
Clair Slaughter and her mother, Amy, stand inside their flood-damaged home, with the flood line seen on the wall to the right, as they rebuild, on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Kingwood. The Slaughters are in favor of a project to dredge a large sandbar in the San Jacinto River, to help alleviate flooding in… Read More
Residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas can breathe a sigh of relief as the City of Tshwane is about to dredge the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant, which has been the alleged cause of pollution and contaminated drinking water in the area. Tshwane MMC for utility services Darryl Moss announced the tender for dredging the… Read More
Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced that the Lake Providence Port will receive $800,000 for dredging, which will keep it open for commerce and provide flood control benefits. “The port at Lake Providence is a very important stop for waterway commerce. Tons of agriculture products are processed there, shipped down river and out to a… Read More
Because of high expense and no guarantees of success, the Watseka City Council Tuesday night agreed to opt out of an Army Corps of Engineers study on flooding. This is different than the Department of Natural Resources buyout program, which the city is currently working through. Mayor John Allhands read from the 2014 compressive plan… Read More
The public has until July 24 to put in their comments about the expanded storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. After Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 10 and activists lobbied in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized to fast-track the review of a new reservoir area in the Everglades Agricultural… Read More