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In 1935 Ithaca suffered its flood-of-record, with a series of thunderstorms leaving hundreds killed or displaced across the Southern Tier. In 1956, Ithaca saw a 100-year flood, costing millions in damage and turning Route 13 into a waterway. In 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes dumped seven inches of rain on the city, washing out roads, bridges… Read More
For some, the town’s ship of state is hung up on a sandbar, unable to sail through the planning and permitting necessary to dredge the Nauset Estuary and allow commercial and pleasure craft to navigate more easily between Town Cove and Nauset Inlet. “There IS an emergency in Nauset Marsh,” Charles Carlson wrote to selectmen… Read More
If you’ve driven on Egan Drive between downtown and Lemon Creek this week, you might have noticed that the right side of the outgoing lane is wet. It’s not a case of isolated rain showers. The City and Borough of Juneau’s Public Works Department is dredging in Gold Creek at Cope Park this week, working… Read More
It’s a win for the waterways. Congress is awarding money to four projects on the water, including the Port of Lake Providence. Farmers are the backbone of the Delta, and the Port of Lake Providence is the largest inland port on the Mississippi River. Last week, U.S. Congress allocated $1.315 million for dredging. While the… Read More
Large-scale work on the Anaklia Deep Sea Port launched on 16 September. A cutter suction dredger ship, the Athena, has arrived in Anaklia to help in the implementation of the works being carried out. The ship will dredge the port bed, and will bring up some five million cubic meters of mud out of the… Read More
One of the world’s largest dredging ships has arrived in the country to help deepen the Lyttelton Port to accommodate larger vessels. The Fairway, which clocks in at 230m long and 30m wide, arrived in the country for the project after a long journey from Mumbai, India. Lyttelton Port Company’s Simon Munt says the dredging… Read More
If a joint municipal authority is not possible between Sandy Township and the City of DuBois, there are other options, according to township Supervisor Kevin Salandra. During a meeting to discuss the possibility of forming a joint sanitary sewer and water systems authority with DuBois officials, Salandra said if the authority proposal doesn’t work, the… Read More
Forest Atkins is the Commodore of the Corinthian Sailing Club on White Rock Lake. The club formed in 1939, and has been hosting regattas and sailing events in East Dallas ever since. But as silt builds up in the lake, he worries about the future of sailing at White Rock. On a rainy Tuesday afternoon,… Read More
Clevedon’s Marine Lake is to be regularly dredged in a bid to prevent further outbreaks of the bacteria E:Coli in the water. People have been urged to stay out of the lake this summer after the bacteria – which can cause nasty stomach upsets – was discovered twice in the water. The bug was first… Read More
Shellfishermen and business owners pleaded for rapid action on dredging Nauset inlet, and the selectmen took action, but dredging may still be years away, with permits awarded by the winter of 2021 at the earliest, and perhaps not until 2022, according to consultant Leslie Fields of the Woods Hole Group. “This schedule does not work,… Read More
A proposed dam and reservoir on the Pearl River in Mississippi will not be able to avoid review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a bill working its way through Congress, creating a new hurdle for a plan that supporters have hoped to push quickly through regulatory review. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie,… Read More
Beach renourishment efforts were halted along the Grand Strand and the work done so far will be tested by Hurricane Florence. The $34 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project was paused Monday so equipment could be moved out of the path of the storm, according to regulatory chief Tommy Fennel. Project manager Wes Wilson… Read More
Sri Lanka’s China backed, US $1.4 billion 665 acre new metropolis coming up adding nearly 2.6 square kilometers to 65,610 square kilometer South Asian island, ‘Could be also be governed by its own legal system, and the system is still being discussed and will require approval from Sri Lanka’s parliament and council of ministers’ a… Read More
Marine Scotland has denied the dredging-related application from Montrose Port, raising fears its deep water berths will be forced to close to freight and decommissioning traffic. Liam Kerr, the Scottish Conservative, called on Nicola Sturgeon to intervene to reverse the Scottish Government directorate’s refusal to extend the disposal licence. The Scottish Government said the decision… Read More
Call to suspend Dover Harbour Board dredging of Goodwin Sands, off Deal, after discovery of possible World War Two bomber plane Campaigners want the dredging licence for the Goodwin Sands to be halted after the discovery of a possible wartime bomber. A diver has produced pictures of what is thought to be the remains of… Read More