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For the second time in a week, Sussex County’s long-awaited beach replenishment has been pushed back. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the project would begin on May 25 in Bethany Beach. Now that date has shifted forward to May 29. For much of this year, the work was scheduled for May… Read More
Homeowners in Camp Ellis continue to wait as they have for decades for a solution to mitigate erosion in the coastal community. The Saco River Jetty, which extends about 6,600 feet into the Atlantic Ocean from the mouth of the Saco River, has long been blamed for disrupting the natural flow of sand and causing… Read More
“Goo must go,” that’s the message behind them, first of its kind, Army Corps of Engineers program. The goal behind the saying is to clean-up some of the contaminated ‘goo’ lying on the bottom of the Elizabeth River. On Thursday, signatures from people with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Portsmouth non-profit group Living… Read More
Crews dredging sediment from Lake Decatur have been waiting to get to work since April after engineers encountered a problem with the project: The basin where sediment is being stored has reached maximum capacity earlier than expected. The engineering contractors for the project, Chastain & Associates, felt the sediment “would settle more than it did… Read More
The Oceanside Harbor will not be dredged any time soon. According to Oceanside Public Works Director Kiel Koger, the annual project has been delayed as the Army Corps of Engineers, who manages the dredging, did not receive a permit from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. The dredging typically takes place in April… Read More
The boating communities of Ocean City and other coastal South Jersey towns have been remarkably patient about the deteriorating waterways they use. Channels have become difficult to navigate without running aground. Many boaters have to time their trips to come and go during high tide because only then is there enough water to float their… Read More
New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday the completion of three dredging projects to restore waterways in Monmouth County – including the Belmar area – to navigable depths, some for the first time in 30 years. Many of these channels in Shark River, Shrewsbury, and Keansburg had been shoaled in since Superstorm Sandy, limiting… Read More
A $670,000 river dredging project has begun at the Rewa River. While commissioning the dredging operations today, Fiji’s Minster for Waterways Dr Mahendra Reddy said several villages would benefit from this project. He said those areas would be protected from flooding and related damage of agricultural farms, farm produce and personal properties. The maintenance dredging… Read More
Ngai Tahu has won concessions from Lyttelton Port through mediation over a resource consent for a big dredging programme due to begin soon. One of the largest dredges in the world will arrive in July to begin deepening the shipping channel for mega-ships capable of doubling freight capacity. Ngai Tahu’s objections focused on preventing sediment… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon begin testing soil and water from Eighteen Mile Creek near Plank Road as part of the agency’s ongoing cleanup of the creek. For the past 16 months, EPA has been designing its work plan of the second phase of the Eighteen Mile Creek Corridor cleanup, which will address… Read More
The federal government funds the lion’s share of the beach replenishment program that keeps sand on county beaches, protecting property, and promoting tourism. So, when the feds want to study the movement of sand along the entire shoreline on Seven Mile Island, no one objects. Timing is another matter entirely. Stone Harbor Council discussed a… Read More
The city plans to shutter a popular swath of Rockaway Beach this summer, saying erosion has made it unsafe for swimmers. But Queens Borough President Melinda Katz slammed the decision to close the area between Beach 91st and Beach 102nd streets as “unacceptable” in a statement released late Monday. “The city’s immediate plans for the… Read More
The trees along the Manoa Stream by Woodlawn Drive have been a part of the Manoa neighborhood for decades — so residents were shocked when the state began cutting them down on Friday. “I’m dismayed and angry that we didn’t get any information about it until it was already underway,” said Kieko Matteson, who lives… Read More
After a weekend of heavy rain and flooding in many local areas, one suburban mayor has written a letter to his residents to try to calm frustrations. We spoke to neighbor Amanda Garrett, who said she just moved into her house three weeks ago with her wife. “We already paid a bunch of money, now… Read More
The new fendering system between the Middle Lock (number 1 in the picture) and the new sea lock will be completed this month and that means that the closure of the Middle Lock will end. The lock gate chambers of the inner and outer head continue to grow in height (numbers 2 in the picture)… Read More