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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
Residents learned about a plan to streamline the process of dredging Green Harbor and replenishing Marshfield’s beaches at a public meeting Thursday night. Almost 20 people gathered to hear the presentation by Leslie Fields, a coastal geologist with Wood Hole Group, an environmental and engineering consulting group that’s been tasked with studying beach nourishment for… Read More
Dredging at the port of Cape Jervis began today, Friday, April 13, to deepen the basin and allow the Kangaroo Island Connect ferry service to start service. But KI Connect managing director David Harris said bad weather forecast for later in the day and the weekend would delay progress. The dredging operation when fully underway… Read More
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved the dredging of the Warri- Escravos seaport for N13 billion. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, announced this while briefing state House Correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting. The approval followed the presentation of the proposal early… Read More
The City of Lockport is allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct more water and soil testing near Eighteen Mile Creek, as part of the federal agency’s cleanup of the creek. Mayor Anne E. McCaffrey said EPA requested permission to take soil samples at 501 West Jackson St., and soil, groundwater and sediment samples… Read More
BALLINA’S Marina masterplan could mean big things for the town, but some feel it could be all for nothing if the bar crossing isn’t made safer. Ballina Fishing Co-Op chief executive Phil Hilliard said while the NSW Government suspended plans to dredge the channel into the Richmond River last December, he felt the dangers were… Read More
Emergency dredging of the access channel and manoeuvring basins at the central Mozambican port of Beira, which began six months ago, will end this week, according to a report in Wednesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”. Budgeted at 24.9 million euros (30.1 million US dollars), the work is in the hands of the Dutch… Read More
The group steering development of the Hammond Marina must look elsewhere for money to dredge the increasingly silted property. A grant application to the Oregon State Marine Board for dredging funds has been denied, Warrenton City Commissioner Pam Ackley announced at a City Commission meeting Tuesday. The city set aside some money for dredging, but… Read More
LAKE Macquarie and Central Coast councils have been invited to apply for a share of $1.5 million in state government funding for essential dredging projects. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and the Hunter, Scot MacDonald, said the new funding on offer would allow coastal councils to apply for up to 50 per cent of… Read More
Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., wants more funding from the Corps of Engineers for dredging projects in Carteret and Dare counties. Jones has asked the Corps for additional funding for maintenance dredging of Morehead City Harbor; the Beaufort Harbor complex that includes Bulkhead Channel, Taylor’s Creek and Morgan Creek; the channel from Back Sound to… Read More