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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
City Council members approved a noise variance so the $230 million federally funded project can finish on time.Beach-goers lounge near dune work on the beach near the New York Ave., in Long Beach, Thursday, July 19, 2018. City Council members approved a noise variance to allow Army Corps contractors to do dredging and dune construction… Read More
Mining 61.8 million tons of sand from the Red River near Doddridge, Ark., for hydraulic fracturing in Texas and Louisiana will not require explosives, an official said. Blasting involves explosives, which are not considered a low-impact part of the mining process. “Unlike sand-mining operations in other states throughout the country, there will be no blasting… Read More
Would reinforce the existing levee system and allow development of waterfront property along a newly created 1,500-acre lake. The project includes the relocation and improvement of an existing weir to a location four miles south, near Interstate 20. A weir is an impervious barrier constructed across a river to raise the water level on the… Read More