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MADISON, WIS. Damage estimates are soaring in southern Wisconsin after weeks of severe flooding and storms destroyed pavement and damaged hundreds of homes. Here’s a look at where things stand: ___ HOW BAD IS IT? Gov. Scott Walker tweeted Thursday that the flooding and storms that began on Aug. 17 have caused at least $208.7… Read More
Homeowners at “Klausmeyer’s” surf break at the east end of Makaha Surfing Beach are getting some help to save their property from further erosion. Tuesday morning, sand restoration work will begin. Longtime Makaha resident John Puu has watched the shoreline changes in front of his home. “This property used to be bigger than this, you… Read More
Oyster Bay Town officials plan to spend more than $1.5 million to ensure that boats can continue navigating canals in Massapequa. Dredging in four waterways is to start next month, and the town expects to finish the job by December, said Matt Russo, a town civil engineer who is working on the project. The dredging… Read More
Dredging should begin early next year at the state Port at Morehead City, the Carteret County News-Times reported. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received two bids last week for the work. One bid came in at $19.5 million from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock and $20.1 million from Mason Construction, both less than the… Read More
It’s no secret that coastal communities benefit greatly from their access to the ocean. From the direct revenue brought in by commercial fishing to the money spent on the shoreline by recreational boaters and tourists, keeping the waterways safe and accessible is a top priority for these towns. Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito awarded $3.6 million… Read More
Under pressure from boaters and cottage owners along the lower Susquehanna River, Exelon Energy has announced it will dredge a channel at the Peach Bottom Marina “as soon as possible.” The marina and a short section of Peters Creek is the only public access to the Susquehanna on the Lancaster County side for boaters and… Read More
Okaloosa County officials expect an upcoming study to provide details on a possible new source of sand to help restore local beaches and provide other benefits. The County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved paying Taylor Engineering $425,571 to perform the study, which will investigate the feasibility of supplemental inlet sediment excavation outside the East Pass… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began implementing an innovative project for aquatic ecosystem restoration along the Niagara River in summer 2018 by using a resource that is abundantly available to the agency: dredged sediment. The project will result in restoration of approximately 10 acres of coastal wetland habitat within Unity Island, and… Read More
Work to remove stamp sands off the Keweenaw Peninsula has been slated for next summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announced a contract award Thursday for dredging of the stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. According to a press release, Petersen Companies, Inc., of… Read More
Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Tuesday that the ACE dredge Currituck left Oregon Inlet Monday, where it was doing maintenance dredging work, to come to the county to dredge Bulkhead Channel. It’s onsite and working, he said. In addition, Mr. Rudolph said, the vessel is scheduled to do some work in… Read More
The entrance of the Oceanside harbor, which missed its annual spring cleaning this year, will get a special dredging in October to keep the channel safe for navigation, federal officials announced Friday. Ocean waves and currents constantly push sand into the harbor, which requires periodic maintenance to stay open. A recent city survey showed the… Read More
Poorly devised, randomly executed or under-engineered dredging, deepening or widening of streams has proven to be ineffective in preventing subsequent flooding. By Vicki Terwilliger, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. | September 19, 2018 (TNS) – As communities wrangle with flooding across Schuylkill County, Pa.,some ask why dredging waterways is not considered a solution to long-term… Read More
Dredging season began in the lower Fox River this spring as soon as the ice went out, but work is just now poised to begin out in the waters of Green Bay. While the Fox River dredging is a temporary cleanup operation to rid the river of harmful polychlorinated biphenyls, the bay dredging is an… Read More
The Ogden Dunes and Portage beaches are disappearing. A short-term solution has been identified, but the way to pay for it hasn’t. State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, considers this an emergency worthy of state assistance. She’s asking for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, which does for Indiana what the Federal Emergency Management Agency… Read More
The long-anticipated dredging of Lake Zumbro is going to cost more than expected and that has prompted a request for additional funds from Olmsted County and other entities involved in the lake restoration project, including property owners along the lake. The County Board could take action Tuesday on a staff recommendation to appropriate another $125,000… Read More