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Should a portion of property taxes paid by waterfront homeowners be used to dredge lagoons that have become too shallow for boating? Some waterfront residents who live on Lagoon Drive West and Lagoon Drive East in Nejecho Beach said since they pay higher taxes, that perhaps some of that money could be used to dredge… Read More
Clair Slaughter and her mother, Amy, stand inside their flood-damaged home, with the flood line seen on the wall to the right, as they rebuild, on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Kingwood. The Slaughters are in favor of a project to dredge a large sandbar in the San Jacinto River, to help alleviate flooding in… Read More
Residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas can breathe a sigh of relief as the City of Tshwane is about to dredge the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant, which has been the alleged cause of pollution and contaminated drinking water in the area. Tshwane MMC for utility services Darryl Moss announced the tender for dredging the… Read More
Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced that the Lake Providence Port will receive $800,000 for dredging, which will keep it open for commerce and provide flood control benefits. “The port at Lake Providence is a very important stop for waterway commerce. Tons of agriculture products are processed there, shipped down river and out to a… Read More
Because of high expense and no guarantees of success, the Watseka City Council Tuesday night agreed to opt out of an Army Corps of Engineers study on flooding. This is different than the Department of Natural Resources buyout program, which the city is currently working through. Mayor John Allhands read from the 2014 compressive plan… Read More
The public has until July 24 to put in their comments about the expanded storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. After Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 10 and activists lobbied in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized to fast-track the review of a new reservoir area in the Everglades Agricultural… Read More
The long pending dredging work on river Jhelum is stalled for the last several months even as Kashmir Saturday grappled with yet another flood-like situation. In the aftermath of September 2014 floods, the dredging of Jhelum was to be carried in two phases to increase its carrying capacity for preventing Valley from floods. The Rs-280… Read More
“It was a dream scenario, but it didn’t work out.” That was the word Thursday from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph, along with Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper and Pine Knoll Shores Manager Brian Kramer, attempted this week to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake a massive… Read More
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has undertaken a Tk 843.84 crore project, aiming to solve the city’s perennial waterlogging crisis. A project proposal — “Drainage system development project for resolving waterlogging in KCC” — was sent to the local government ministry on Tuesday for approval. The project works include dredging nine rivers, including the Mayur and… Read More
In a few years, residents along Fishweir Creek may have an opportunity to swim with a manatee – that is if they aren’t concerned about the gators. Big Fishweir Creek is classified by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a Florida Class III Waterbody, meaning it should be swimmable and fishable, according to the… Read More
The Jersey Shore’s beaches — treasured by locals and the reason why tourists spend billions of dollars here every summer — have never been fuller, according to a new research by Stockton University. The findings mark a key benchmark in the recovery from superstorm Sandy, which reconfigured the coastline when it rushed ashore in October… Read More
Dredging is expected to occur at the Big Bay Harbor of Refuge next spring, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced additions to its fiscal year 2018 program. Within its recently approved work plan, $250,000 in funding has been allocated to dredge the harbor, which is located on Lake Superior, a… Read More
A decision on how to handle Carolina Beach’s expensive and problematic dredging project could be reached as early as the upcoming Town Council meeting. The project commenced in 2017 and halted shortly afterward due to a misunderstanding with Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU). Bedeviled by issues with MOTSU, rising contractor costs, and environmental… Read More
People packed into the Tampa City Council meeting Thursday night, many to voice concerns over a developer’s plans to dredge and fill-in three acres of open water in north Rocky Point. After getting the green light from the city’s planning department, the developers wanted City Council to amend the comprehensive plan to build houses on… Read More
The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has finalised the plan of dredging and disilting of Nullah Leh besides working on improvement and cleaning of sewerage lines as well as inspection of machinery in order to avert flood havoc during Monsoon. In this connection Wasa has also formed special teams which would supervise the working during… Read More