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Three rivers in Labasa in the Northern Division will be looked into immediately for more dredging works which could start in the coming weeks. Clarifying questions raised by the Member of Parliament Alvick Maharaj, the Minister for Water-ways Mahendra Reddy said dredg¬ing had been undertaken for Qawa River, Labasa River and Wailevu River because they… Read More
The Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday is expected to consider whether to approve an interlocal agreement with the city of Destin for the planned Holiday Isle beach restoration project. The agreement calls for the county to provide an estimated $2 million in bed-tax money to pay for the project, which would place about 100,000 to… Read More
The city plans to dredge about 10,000 cubic yards of material from the area around the Whihala Beach boat launch this spring if the Indiana Department of Environmental Management approves it. “Through the wave action, it fills up with sand and gravel over the years, and every few years we do a dredge there to… Read More
The new dredge which has arrived to work in Timaru’s port will be twice as fast as its predecessor. It is the first dredge to arrive in port since the decommissioning of the Pelican last year. Known as the Albatross, it has been working at Tauranga Port, and will be stationed in Timaru over the… Read More
A 2,000-foot-long terminal groin would reduce erosion eating away the north end of Topsail Island and cut back the frequency of dredging in the New River Inlet, according to engineers hired to put together an inlet management plan. A preliminary preferred alternative presented by Applied Technology and Management Inc., or ATM, to North Topsail Beach… Read More
The water quality in Hanoi’s lakes, including 86 in the inner city and 44 on the outskirts, earmarked for renovation has improved markedly after months of dredging and cleaning, experts have announced. Lakes such as Ngoc Khanh, Kim Lien, Ba Mau and Thien Quang were once severely contaminated and needed urgent cleaning to protect their… Read More
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will hold a public meeting March 6th, 2018 at 6:00pm at Carolina Beach Town Hall in the Council meeting room to hear public input on a study of beach nourishment for future projects. According to Carolina Beach officials, “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is currently authorized for… Read More
The Odisha government has set a target of completing the first phase of construction work for Gopalpur port by June 2019, an official release said. At a review meeting held recently, Chief Secretary AP Padhi reviewed the progress of port projects in the state with concerned officials and coastal district collectors. The project proponents were… Read More
It could cost as much as $2.8 million to dredge Wilson Morgan Lake, create flood plains and take other corrective action to alleviate flooding issues in Southeast Decatur, an engineering consultant’s new report says. Blake McAnally, of Pugh Wright McAnally Engineering Services, gave the City Council options last week that could help alleviate flooding issues… Read More
BPC has been working with key regulatory agencies and stakeholders to understand the limited dredging schedule that was implemented for the Richmond Outer Harbor channel and subsequently the Pinole Shoal channel in 2017. On February 1st, Congressmen Mark DeSaulnier (District 11) and Mike Thompson (District 5) convened a meeting with BPC and key stakeholders, including:… Read More
The Buxton beach nourishment project was completed on Tuesday with 2.6 million cubic yards of sand deposited on the 2.9 miles of beach from The Haulover to the old lighthouse site. The completion of the project was roughly a week or two ahead of schedule and was announced at a Wednesday morning meeting in Buxton…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will again seek bids to remove about a million cubic yards of beach-quality sand from parts of the Wilmington Harbor shipping channel. The corps is scheduled to formally seek bids on Friday. After 30 days, proposals will be opened and analyzed. Originally scheduled to occur in the winter of… Read More
Joe Kroon has owned property on Lido Key for nearly 20 years, but he says he’s never seen the shoreline on the barrier island in such dire shape. Kroon was concerned enough to send an email to city commissioners Feb. 16, urging them to take action to protect the buildings that sit just behind the… Read More
In September 2017, the Canyon Lake POA Board of Directors elected to form an ad-hoc committee to study the issue of dredging the lake. The primary responsibility of the Dredge Committee is to advise and assist the board with developing and administering an on-going program to remove accumulated sediment from the lake. The committee will… Read More
Two simultaneous projects are moving a lot of sand around the St. Lucie Inlet to help beach bathers and boaters. In one, sand is being dredged out of a shoal along the north side of the inlet and the boat channel along the west side of Sailfish Point and piped to renourish ocean beaches from… Read More