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The Shell Rock River Watershed District’s pre-bid meeting turned up 14 companies as the district prepares to dredge Fountain Lake. The district had a pre-bid meeting Feb. 1 to go through project details of the Fountain Lake dredge. The group also toured the staging area, dredge, pumps, pipe location and the containment disposal facility. Interim… Read More
After receiving approval from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC, to begin sediment sampling around Rye’s Boat Basin, the city is moving closer to preparing a proposal to dredge the marina. On Feb. 8, the city began the sampling, which will be used to help determine the total volume of sediment to be dredged… Read More
Sarnia might need to keep closer tabs on the riverbed in its Harbour, but measuring its depth costs about $20,000 every time. That’s according to a report to city council from Peter Hungerford, Sarnia’s recently retired director of economic development and corporate planning. His six-page report details the $3.5-million dredging project that ultimately resulted in… Read More
The dredging of Wagner Creek and Seybold Canal, part of a major environmental clean-up project to the tributary connected to the Miami River, is entering its final phase. This is welcome news to members of the Miami River Commission, who for many years advocated for removing toxic sediments from the waterway. “They’re doing great. They’re… Read More
This summer, the Camden County government plans to kick off a two-year, $20-plus-million cleanup of Newton Creek, from its headwaters in Haddon Township through its tributaries in Audubon Park. Cleaning up the creek has been a horizon goal for the county government since at least 2015, when freeholders announced that a plan was in the… Read More
Two common problems in coastal areas — eroded beaches, and clogged inlets hazardous for boat traffic — have a mutual solution. Coastal areas around the country are dredging clogged inlets to make them easier and safer to navigate, and using the sand they suck from the bottom to widen beaches damaged by natural erosion or… Read More
Enough mud and silt to fill six Olympic-sized swimming pools is expected to be dredged from a 700-metre section of Christchurch’s Heathcote River. The work could begin as soon as May, as the Christchurch City Council considers fast-tracking it in response to residents calling on the organisation to remove the silt that had built up… Read More
The City of North Myrtle Beach has applied for a new permit for additional dune restoration along the city’s beach front. The city released that information in a press release Sunday. Officials say they hope to restore the dune system in three locations, between 41st Avenue South and 45th Avenue South, between 37th Avenue North… Read More
Central Coast Council will put in nearly $500,000 to match a NSW Government grant to tackle beach erosion at Ocean and Umina Beaches. Council director Mr Mike Dowling said that the rate of erosion was drastically exacerbated in April 2015 during a significant coastal storm. “This new funding will enable us to identify a long-term… Read More
A dumping-at-sea licence granted to the Department of the Marine for the disposal of sediment from the dredging of Dingle harbour will have to be re-examined after a discrepancy about the distances from shore. The EPA has said no dumping will take place until there are further tests, and said the permit is to be… Read More
It was always a two-intake solution. That’s what Laurel officials said about the town’s continued reliance on its old water intake in addition to the newly-installed unit three miles upstream. The old intake, often called the 2003 intake for its construction date, is a redundancy measure, said Laurel Public Works Director Kurt Markegard. “Leaving it… Read More
The 20-acre west barge basin at the West Calcasieu Port will be dredged to a depth of 12 feet, allowing for the fleeting of barges along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, port officials said. The port’s board recently awarded the work contract to Hammond-based Coastal Dredging Co. Inc. The company’s $1.33 million bid was the lowest… Read More
Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has completed annual dredging and de-silting of nullahs. According to Incharge Sanitation, RCB Waris Bhatti, the clean-up work of nullahs, which was started last month at a cost of Rs 2.8 million, had been completed. Excavators were used to clear the nullahs, he added. He said all available resources were utilized… Read More
The sand dredging work at the estuary of a river in Seri Manjung, Perak does not affect turtle landing sites at the beach, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said only a fraction of the six-kilometre coastal area was involved in the sand dredging project at Sungai Puyu… Read More
For years, a group of dedicated volunteers has gathered in a cramped meeting room at the Mitchell Recreation Center trying to achieve what often feels like an insurmountable task. Those devoted Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee volunteers may finally have an answer. According to Mitchell Mayor Jerry Toomey, Omaha-based water resource engineers are fine-tuning their pitch… Read More