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Relief is coming for Moriches Inlet. On Tuesday morning, U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin announced that his request for emergency dredging of the inlet had been approved, though an exact date for the work has not yet been nailed down. In a release sent out on Tuesday, he noted that Colonel Thomas Asbery, the New York… Read More
Dredging works at the Sigatoka and Penang rivers will start as soon as tenders are awarded. Also on the Ministry of Waterways priority list is the Navua River bank protection works for Vunibau Village. The two Government-owned dredgers are out of service. Both are 40 years old. $3 million has been allocated to purchase new… Read More
Four years. That’s the Port of Corpus Christi’s ambitious goal for dredging 36 miles of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, starting from the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico all the way up to the Viola Channel near Flint Hills Resources. The dredging is part of the port’s nearly three-decade long effort to deepen and… Read More
A state of emergency has been declared in Okaloosa County. Dredgers have been working to stabilize Norriego Point in Destin’s harbor. When that work was finished some county commissioners were hoping the dredgers would address concerns around the East Pass channel. Unfortunately, that is not-going to happen. “The project is currently on schedule to be… Read More
Torrential rains that washed mud into the Houston Ship Channel some eight months ago are now bolstering Port Commissioners’ call for increased federal funding to maintain the waterway, with chairman Janiece Longoria citing Hurricane Harvey to rally support during a dredge task force meeting on Monday. She reminded the crowd how the waterway closed for… Read More
The basin at the port of Cape Jervis is getting deeper day by day as the dredging operation by the new Kangaroo Island Connect ferry services progresses. Dredging at the port began on Friday, April 13, to deepen the basin and allow the KI Connect ferry service to start service. KI Connect managing director David… Read More
Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board members met Monday at City Hall to discuss plans to revamp the recently stalled Goshen Dam Pond dredging project. Monday’s meeting served as the first time the group had gathered since last month’s announcement that the $1.1 million dredging contract the city had approved with Michigan-based dredging company Grow… Read More
Governor Greg Abbott received applause from a crowd of Kingwood residents at Los Cucos Mexican Restaurant Monday night when he announced dredging of the San Jacinto River will begin in two weeks. After the governor authorized funding from the state’s hazard and mitigation fund to conduct a study of the entire riverbed to figure out… Read More
Sussex Inlet waterways are becoming impassable to boats, preventing Marine Rescue vessels from reaching boaters in need of emergency assistance. Residents have been calling on Shoalhaven City Council to dredge the waterway since October, requests which have fallen on deaf ears. A report tabled for council’s Natural Resources and Floodplain Committee tomorrow night does not… Read More
Two local coastal restoration projects are on a list of 11 that could head to design and engineering later this year. A federal and state panel announced last week that it had selected the projects from among 70 proposed during public hearings and meetings across coastal Louisiana earlier this year. Making the decision was the… Read More
The state Department of Ecology is taking public comment on plans to dredge the Swinomish Channel. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes dredging up to 400,000 cubic yards of sediment from the channel — which separates Fidalgo Island from the mainland of Skagit County — every four to six years through 2033. The last… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will dredge two recreational harbors in Ohio for the first time in several years. The Plain Dealer reports the Army Corps announced Tuesday it will dredge the Rocky River and Vermilion harbors this summer. Documents show $920,000 in federal money will help fund the Rocky River project… Read More
The state Bond Commission is awarding a grant for pond work at Camp The State Bond Commission has approved a $3 million grant for the Southington Community YMCA for dredging work at the Camp Sloper pond. Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz (D-Southington/Berlin) made the announcement on Friday. “Camp Sloper has been an integral part… Read More
The clogged Ontonagon harbor is costing regional businesses and hindering commerce as it remains closed off to ships. With letters of support from both the Ontonagon County Board and Village Council, the Economic Development Commission (EDC) is pushing state and federal governments to provide funding for dredging the harbor. EDC member Alan Ralph wants to… Read More
A Louisiana House committee Thursday approved Senate-passed legislation that changes Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act to allow dredging in the Comite River, which flooded in 2016. Senate Bill 490 would sidestep the permitting and evaluations necessary under the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for a tributary of the Amite River that was responsible for the August 2016… Read More