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That was the word Thursday from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph, along with Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper and Pine Knoll Shores Manager Brian Kramer, attempted this week to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake a massive beach nourishment project this year that would encompass all of… Read More
Even though the Gold Rush is long gone, the fight over the valuable mineral rages on in California. For over a decade, gold miners have been battling with the state government and conservationists in the Sierra Nevada Mountains concerned that modern-day mining practices damage the environment and should be scrutinized and regulated. Suction dredge mining,… Read More
Flushing Bay no longer smells like its name. More than 89,000-cubic-yards of sediment packed with decaying organic material have been dredged from the Queens waterway as part of a $200 million cleanup project to restore wetlands to its shore, and to upgrade the sewer system that has been overflowing into it for years. Most of… Read More
There will be some work done out at the lagoons southeast of Weyburn this summer. City Council accepted the request for proposal from Taber Solids Control, an Edmonton based company, at Monday’s city council meeting. The work will see nearly 7,000 m³ of biosolids removed via dredging from the primary and diversionary lagoons. The RFP… Read More
Boaters in Throgs Neck may finally be getting easier and increased access to Bronx marinas. Members of the Locust Point Yacht Club have been frustrated for years with their inability to pass through Hammond Creek. They say low tide near the inlet that opens the creek makes it very difficult to make it through the… Read More
Carolina Beach Town Council considered four new options Tuesday for the future of the Carolina Beach Lake dredging project. In February 2017, the Town of Carolina Beach started a capital improvement project to dredge Carolina Beach Lake. The purpose of the project was to make the lake deeper in order to reduce flooding of surrounding… Read More
The world’s largest trailing dredge, the Fairway, will arrive at Lyttelton Port in three weeks to begin a deepening project that has troubled local iwi and surfing groups. The ship has finished its last assignment at Mumbai and biosecurity requirements mean it must go into a dry dock at Singapore to be water blasted for… Read More
The port of Summerside, P.E.I., wants to dredge some areas of its channel and dispose of that material at sea, to maintain the channel’s depth. The port is applying to Environment and Climate Change Canada for a disposal-at-sea permit, with one of three approved dumping sites in mind. “Ships will not come into this port… Read More
Plans for the long-discussed Goshen dam pond dredging project took a potentially significant step forward Monday during a meeting of the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety. During the meeting, board members set aside several minutes to open bids for the recently re-advertised dredging project. Submitting the sole bid was Superior Seawalls & Docks… Read More
Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan said before the Supreme Court (SC) that there was a need to initiate a large-scale campaign to dredge Rawal Dam and Simly Dam because their capacity to hold water had been reduced by silt deposits. A three-judge bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar… Read More
Rep. Lee Zeldin announced Monday that he’s worked to secure $1.9 million in funding for the dredging of Lake Montauk Harbor. The funding was included in the fiscal year 2018 Army Corps of Engineers work plan, he said. “Lake Montauk is a critical waterway for our local fishing and recreational boating industries and the Long… Read More
Port Otago’s new $8million backhoe dredge Takutai in the Steamer Basin yesterday. The 35m vessel weighs about 650 tonnes. It has no conventional propellers; instead three 13m legs enable it to crab its way across the seafloor so it can load the barge Hapuka with spoil. Takutai is capable of dredging to 19m, and will… Read More
County and state officials in Iowa are planning a $3 million restoration of four popular lakes in Davenport to improve water quality and recreation. Blue Grass, Railroad and Lambach lakes at West Lake Park were designed to serve as retention ponds to protect Lake of the Hills, but erosion occurred and carried runoff into the… Read More
After the Sewerage and Water board’s report to City Council Monday, some residents sid they have more questions than answers. Residents questioned whether or not the Sewerage and Water Board is tending to drainage canals and ditches as often as they should. The concern was highlighted in a meeting with the New Orleans City Council…. Read More
Work to stabilise the banks of Christchurch’s Heathcote River is nearing the half-way mark. Stage one, designed to reduce flooding along the river, has involved the Christchurch City Council lining 2 kilometres of riverbank with rocks and lining another 270 metres with rock-filled baskets (gabion baskets). The work was split up into 16 sections between… Read More