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An attraction at West Lake Park is muddying the waters. On the boathouse dock at Lake of the Hills, just west of Interstate 280 in Davenport, children enjoy feeding giant grass carp with fish food from a vending machine. It costs 25 cents a handful. “They’re trained,” Scott County Conservation Board Deputy Director Marc Miller… Read More
The rising river levels are also bringing concern to some dredging projects. Lakewood Association hired a company to dredge the mouth of the river and a couple of the small bays. The goal is to remove sand bars that make the river shallow, so boats have easier passage as they travel along the river. For… Read More
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a plan to keep track of the cleanup effort in Onondaga Lake. The monitoring plan put together by Honeywell, the company that carried out the dredging and habitat restoration for the lake, details how officials will monitor the cleanup to make sure the lake stays clean. Honeywell… Read More
In a bid to curb the ongoing flood in Oyo State, the governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi has moved for the dredging of about 64 streams in the state capital, Ibadan. This was made known via a statement which was signed by the State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Isaac Ishola. NIGERIA… Read More
The Kalmar Nyckel has been a historical icon in Lewes since the armed merchant ship replica started giving tours out of the Lewes Ferry terminal more than 10 years ago. The ship was launched out of Wilmington in 1997, modeling the one that was used to bring Swedish settlers to Delaware back in 1638. The… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it is looking to complete a $230 million coastal protection project nearly a year ahead of schedule if it is able to work on the second phase of the project — sand replenishment and the building of dunes, with preliminary work set to begin this week — 24… Read More
Little Egg Harbor Township has advertised for contractors to bid on maintenance dredging of the lagoons on Osborn Island. The long-awaited project was announced during the June 14 municipal meeting. According to the June 19 published bid notice in the Asbury Park Press, the scope of the work includes removing and disposing of 16,362 cubic… Read More
The dredging of the Mahanadi river mouth to ensure safety of seagoing fishermen remains a non-starter as agencies continue to shy away from the bidding process. The cost of the dredging project has been estimated at Rs 7 crore that would be borne by the Inland Waterways Authority of India. The Paradip port authorities had… Read More
After a “false start” last year, in which scheduled public comment meetings had to be canceled due to lack of funding, the St. Paul Engineer District is once again seeking public input that will become part of a “disposition study” to determine the fate of the uppermost three locks on the Upper Mississippi River. The… Read More
In excess of $10 million for the two primary options, the costs of dredging Lake Mitchell and working to solve the city’s issues with water quality are better known following Monday’s Mitchell City Council meeting. Officials from Fyra Engineering pointed toward dredging — either mechanically or hydraulically — as its top recommendation in front of… Read More
It’s been revealed the cost for emergency dredging at the Ettalong Channel has more than doubled. Lands Minister, Paul Toole has signed off on the $660,000 contract. That’s a whopping $410,000 extra on what was pledged earlier this month. Around 20,000 cubic metres of sand will be removed in the operation, hoped to allow safe… Read More
For the first time since the 1970’s, the city of Norfolk is considering dredging The Hague inlet. Crews are collecting soil samples from The Hague waterway for a potential dredging project. Public Works Assistant Director, Trista Fayton said it’s the preliminary stage to possibly remove 15,000 cubic yards of sediment in the waterway. “It’s very… Read More
The state has issued Sarasota a permit to conduct a renourishment project of critically eroded Lido Beach over the objections of Siesta Key residents. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday granted the city a permit it needs to dredge up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from Big Pass to rebuild parts… Read More
Maintenance dredging at Fremantle’s Success and Parmelia channels is due to commence later this month. According to a statement from the Port of Fremantle, the campaign is to remove about 80,000 cubic metres of sediment from five areas in the channels. This dredging project is part of the Port’s long-term maintenance dredging strategy, approved by… Read More
The Department of Transport and City of Mandurah will this week start earthworks to dredge sand from Mandurah Ocean Entrance and widen Town Beach. The project will operate at a cost of $1.25 million and is undertaken to improve access during summer months. As such, work will be undertaken from Monday to Friday during daylight… Read More