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A long-delayed final environmental impact study for protecting lower Cowlitz River cities from flooding related to Mount St. Helens has been released for public review and comment, marking a “milestone” for community safety, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The plan consists of three basic elements proposed earlier: Raising the sediment-retaining dam on… Read More
Beachfill contractor Weeks Marine Inc. was completing restoration of Surf City on Tuesday, Aug. 7, tapering off the work a few streets into northern Ship Bottom “to ensure a smooth transition,” said Steve Rochette, public affairs officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project’s federal sponsor. According to Rochette, Weeks will then demobilize… Read More
The second phase of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ coastal protection project hit a delay last week as a result of rough weather and a broken dredge, Project Manager Dan Falt said on Tuesday. “We did lose a little time,” Falt acknowledged. “There was a week of high seas, and then the dredge broke… Read More
The Pontiac Bay Superfund dredging project is on track to wrap up by early September, according to state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman David Winchell. The $8.5 million project is taking more than 15,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment out of the bay — as well as 6,000 cubic yards from the source location on… Read More
The community dock at your lakeside community doesn’t do much for your recreational boating plans if it’s inaccessible due to a long-term buildup of silt. That’s the problem Troy Crites and his Southwind Shores I neighbors at Lake Anna were facing. Crites has owned his property for about 20 years, but for the last decade… Read More
The Siuslaw River is the repository for water runoff from an area of approximately 775 square miles of the Central Oregon Coast Range, beginning in Cottage Grove 110 miles away, and continuing west and northwest until it meets the Pacific Ocean. The effect of Pacific Ocean tides, technically known as the head of tides, is… Read More
Before October 2018 is out, Camden County will have begun its most ambitious capital project to date: the 18-month, $25-million dredging and restoration of Newton Creek. The 110-acre project stretches from Cuthbert Boulevard in Haddon Township to the Black Horse Pike in Audubon, and touches properties in Audubon Park, Oaklyn, and Collingswood, as well. Even… Read More
Dredging of the mouth of the Colorado River is to begin next spring. The Port of Bay City (POBC) received notification July 30 of $6 million in funding through the USACE by way of the Congressional Supplemental Appropriations for the next fiscal year with Crops being administered the funds in October. “Dredging is critical really… Read More
If you think you’ve been waiting a long time for Fountain Lake to be dredged, past Tribunes have news for you: in 1939, they waited longer. “For more than 40 years, the citizens of Albert Lea have talked, periodically, about improving Fountain Lake,” a March 14, 1939, article said. The first dredge — named “Captain… Read More
Crews have been granted permission by the U.S. Army Corps of Army Engineers (USACE) to begin dredging on the Ponce de Leon Inlet. This should make it more secure for anglers to navigate. In addition, the dredging will offer additional beach nourishment for the nearby coastline. The Inlet itself has not been maintained to this… Read More
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that clean and pure Ganga is his top priority. Gadkari stated that he will be making necessary arrangements to clean the river before Kumbh Mela starts early in 2019. According to ANI, Gadkari said that he will provide funds to the Uttar Pradesh government to clean the drains… Read More
A committee plans to present a $19 million proposal to clean up Lake Mitchell, which has had water quality issues for decades. The Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee will present the plan to the Mitchell City Council on Monday, The Daily Republic reported . The committee evaluated consultant Fyra Engineering’s recommendations to get the lake’s phosphorus… Read More
The aroma around the Haxall Canal will be heightened by a small number of dead fish as a result of the canal draining currently underway through August 10. The draining, which began August 4, will be performed by the Stormwater Utility of the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (DPU) so that an aerial… Read More
Commodity trader Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. is proposing to build a deepwater port in South Texas near Corpus Christi to load oil supertankers, a piece of the puzzle so far missing in efforts to expand domestic exports. The company, which has offices in Houston and invests in ports, terminals and logistics to enhance its physical… Read More
The Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee made its pitch Monday to the Mitchell City Council, stating that its recommendation of spending nearly $2 million in engineering and pursuing grants would be the best course of action toward a nearly $20 million improvement plan. No action was taken Monday during the council’s regular meeting at the Mitchell… Read More