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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
The pieces of history that turned up on Havens Beach included a musket ball, an oil lamp, and a coin minted in 1875. Jean Held Havens Beach in Sag Harbor has been inadvertently transformed into an active archaeological site following last November’s dredging of a section of the bay off Long Wharf. Along with the… Read More
Dredging of the outer harbor in St. Joseph has started for the year. St. Joe City Manager John Hodgson tells WSJM News the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started this week and should be finished by the end of the weekend. “The army Corps of Engineers task is to clear the shipping channel,” Hodgson said…. Read More
Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman and city manager Shawn Gillen have wrapped up meetings in Washington, D.C. to make sure beach renourishment plans remain on track. The city’s agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers, when it comes to beach re-nourishment, dates back to 1974, according to Gillen. He says that was before building and maintaining… Read More
Humboldt County officials announced Thursday morning that the Humboldt Bay was successfully dredged to a depth of approximately 42 feet. The Dredge Stuyvesant is scheduled to return this fall to continue dredging operations, according to the county. County officials said: “With new sounding information the Humboldt Bar Pilots are increasing Deep Draft Limits to 38ft…. Read More