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The Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Danladi Ibrahim, has said the dredging of the River Benue will commence fully next year. He stated this on Monday at a press conference in Lagos. According to him, the dredging of the River Benue will boost commercial activities around the two river ports of Onitsha and… Read More
A Blenheim river that lost several sections of riverbank in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, causing flooding upstream in heavy rain, is to be dredged this summer. Slumping of the Op?oa riverbank, brought on by the Kaik?ura earthquake in November 2016, had caused water levels to rise in the lower Op?oa and Taylor River, which saw a… Read More
Tybee’s beaches, the Savannah harbor and the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge will benefit from newly announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding to address damage from Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Irma. The Savannah District of the corps received the additional funds through a supplemental congressional appropriation that was passed into law in February, but… Read More
The private beach associations in Toms River can now use the municipal beaches, thanks to a reciprocal agreement passed ahead of a large-scale dredging project that will at times close beaches. Condo and private beach associations who have their own beach badges for their private beaches will be allowed to use those badges on the… Read More
Crews are dredging Wiggins Pass to add sand to some of Southwest Florida’s favorite beach spots. A barge is blocking a view, but beach goers aren’t too worried because it helps keep things clean. Projects like the dredging at Wiggins Pass help to maintain beaches and use information to help other future projects. “I think… Read More
During Monday morning’s intermittent rain, EPA Regional Administrator Peter Lopez, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, and Dan Wiley from Congress Member Nydia Velázquez’s office marked the final phase of the dredging and capping pilot project at the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin. L-R: David Briggs (Gowanus Community Advisory Group member & Executive Director of… Read More
Clermont’s Victory Pointe project officially opens Friday. After the ceremonial ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m., officials will give tours of the $9.5 million stormwater system/urban park, and at 10:45, visitors can just turn 180 degrees and watch the Cypress Gardens Water Skiers perform on Lake Minneola. Victory Pointe is in downtown Clermont, and is designed to… Read More
Thriving ranch land in the belly of the Indian Prairie Basin will soon be a pool of nutrient-bombed water as Florida looks at temporary fixes for the algae woes of Lake Okeechobee and the northern estuaries. The Brighton Valley Project, which was approved this month by the South Florida Water Management District, will take water… Read More
State environmental regulators will hold a public meeting on a Port of Portland proposal to place dredged Willamette River sediment onto West Hayden Island. The session takes place Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., at the Red Lion Hotel on the island, at 909 N. Hayden Island Drive. An estimated 9,000 to 14,000 cubic yards… Read More
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis said the city of Tarpon Springs is set to receive $3.5 million in funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the project. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Tarpon Springs, has announced that the federal government has earmarked about $3.5 million to help dredge the Anclote River. The… Read More
Nearly a year after a ministerial panel cleared an Indo-Sino company to dredge the Wular Lake, the Governor’s administration has cancelled the contract that had run into controversy over some financial issues. A source said one of the reasons that led to cancellation of the contract to a joint venture between Kolkata-based Reach Dredging Limited… Read More
With reference to the Daily FT article titled ‘No Kunu: Massive citizens’ campaign to clean Beira’, the Urban Development Authority has sent the following statement. Whilst appreciating the senior citizens’ initiative to clean the Beira Lake on tomorrow and focus on sustainable improvement, the Urban Development Authority has concerns over the statement of “calls for… Read More
Big exporter Caterpillar gave a figure on how much tariffs will affect its bottom line. In its second-quarter earnings statement, the Dow Jones Industrial Average member said Monday it expects recently imposed tariffs to shave off $100 million to $200 million from its bottom line in the second half of the year. The company also… Read More
An eight-month maintenance dredging of portions of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Ponce de Leon Inlet is expected to begin in August. Dredging keeps the channels open for safe navigation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is funding the project and awarded the contract to Cavache of Pompano Beach. Land easements are provided by Volusia… Read More
Wednesday night’s City Commission meeting, Cici and Hyatt Brown revealed that they’re leading a multi-million dollar effort to completely recreate Riverfront Park from Orange Avenue up to the Main Street Bridge. DAYTONA BEACH — In 1894, a commercial printing tycoon from New York City built an opulent Beach Street mansion overlooking the Halifax River. He… Read More