Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced that the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps New York District, Colonel Thomas Asbery, just received the needed Emergency Declaration from Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Brigadier General William Graham, granting Rep. Zeldin’s request to perform emergency dredging of the Moriches Inlet. With this emergency declaration, the… Read More
Is the Port of Falmouth witnessing the final death throes of the multi-million pound capital dredging scheme proposed for the port, as the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) continues to vacillate over the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) dredging application? Captain Mark Sansom, harbour master and chief executive of the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners would not comment on… Read More
The eThekwini’s Engineering Unit’s Coastal, Stormwater and Catchment Management (CSCM) Department has closed four Durban beaches for sand pumping operations. Portions of North Beach, Dairy Beach, Country Club and Battery Beach were closed on Friday to allow for sand pumping operation which will likely take four weeks. “Beach replenishment at these locations will be undertaken… Read More
As city officials continue moving forward with the Adrian’s Island riverfront project, several items — like permits — still need to be nailed down before construction. The Jefferson City Housing Authority, which owns Adrian’s Island, approved Jefferson City’s license request last Tuesday, allowing the city to send workers to the island to remove brush and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning April 19 with two Corps hopper dredge vessels, Essayons and Yaquina. The Yaquina will begin April 19 and will dredge through approximately April 22. Dredging will occur in shoaled areas of Pt. Chehalis reach. The goal is… Read More
A main supply used in Ocean City’s beach replenishment project is running out. Now, officials say they’re weighing their options and looking into *outside resources* to preserve this important program, that’s prevented more than $900 million in storm damage. “We’ve used those areas so until they build up again they’re looking for additional areas,” said… Read More
Some people living in Garden City and Murrells Inlet will soon vote on a project to dig up a channel. A Georgetown County spokesperson says voters along that channel will decide on a tax referendum on Tuesday, May 29. When News13 reported on this story last month, residents and businesses said the channel is usually… Read More
Funding to dredge Hampton Harbor could come in 2019, a top Army Corps of Engineers official told U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in an appropriations hearing Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and commanding general of the corps, said approximately $275,000 for designs for the harbor’s dredging could be secured this year. Approximately $4… Read More
A scheduled dredging of the Oceanside Harbor to remove built-up sand and help provide safer boating has been delayed. The city expected dredging to begin in mid-April, a process overseen by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Two weeks ago, the city was notified that operations could be pushed back another month, with a… Read More
Through out the years, the Destin pass has shrunk causing safety concerns for boaters. “When the pass itself, or the bar I should say, is compromised by being shallow and not having enough depth, any sea out of the south quadrant and wind out of the south creates a dangerous situation,” District 5 Okaloosa County… Read More
The dredging of The Entrance Channel is underway, according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Assets and Infrastructure, Mr Mike Dowling. Mr Dowling said the dredging program is carried out to maintain tidal exchange between the ocean and the estuary. “Council must balance the delicate environment of The Entrance Channel while enhancing navigation of the… Read More
Dredging of a 15-mile stretch of the Indian River Lagoon from Sebastian to Palm Bay is on the horizon. If a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issued, the Florida Inland Navigation District could begin construction on a dredge material storage area in about a year. It would take another year to… Read More
Santa Barbara County Flood Control continues its emergency response to the January debris flows with hydraulic dredging of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve. The dredging is an effort to relieve 20,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Salt Marsh deposited either naturally via the Franklin and Santa Monica Creeks during the heavy rains, or by… Read More
A proposed $425 million San Francisco bond measure to kick-start vital repairs to the city’s fragile Embarcadero seawall cleared an important hurdle Monday, pushing it closer to a spot on the November ballot. Citing an urgent need to make the crumbling seawall more resilient to earthquakes and the effects of sea-level rise, the city’s Capital… Read More
Refining NZ wants to deepen the channel into Whangarei Harbour so larger oil tankers can visit the refinery fully loaded. The application by Refining NZ for a resource consent to deepen the channel has attracted more submissions opposed to the plan than those in support. Refining NZ wants to dredge the channel so larger oil… Read More