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Wrightsville Beach was notified yesterday that the funding for a $9.5 million winter beach renourishment project was formally awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, fulfilling another four-year cycle for the project that replaces sand on the beach strand, which local leaders say is critical for the beach economy. The $9.5 million cost of… Read More
A possible solution could be in the works to change a controversial U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge management draft plan for the area where the upper Mississippi and Chippewa rivers meet, about 60-miles north of La Crosse. The Corps is roughly three years away from running out of storage for sand carried by the… Read More
Removal of tons of sand from Agua Hedionda Lagoon is set to begin in January despite environmental concerns from residents. NRG Energy, which owns the Encina Power Plant, received a special use permit for periodic maintenance from the Carlsbad Planning Commission in September to remove up to 500,000 cubic yards of sand and sediment from… Read More
PORT Douglas marina users are set for better boating access with a contract worth nearly $3 million announced to commence dredging works. Main Roads and Ports Minister, Mark Bailey, announced that state dredging contractors, Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, had won the contract to improve navigational access for the marina. Approximately 50,000 cubic metres of sediment… Read More
The City of Eureka Parks and Recreation Director Miles Slattery took center stage at a Humboldt Harbor Working Group meeting Wednesday at Samoa Cookhouse. By and large Slattery discussed the importance of dredging in the harbor. “If we don’t dredge then it’s a navigation issue,” Slattery explained, “And we need to make sure that we… Read More
Port of Chehalis commissioners have decided to decrease the amount of wetland impact requested in an application for the renewal of the port’s regional general permit, which lapsed in September of last year. The permit is used to offset wetland fill on port-owned property at the Pleasant Valley Mitigation Site near Adna. Port commissioners originally… Read More
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Friday the dredging work for Busan Newport on the country’s southeastern tip will be completed next week to accommodate mega container ships. The construction work began in December 2014 with a budget of 60 billion won (US$53 million) to secure 17 meters of water depth at the port… Read More
The tourist town of Broome could become a northern Australian hub for the US Navy amid increasing tensions with China after the State Government invited it to berth warships at the soon-to-be dredged port. WA Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia told The Weekend West he “rolled out the welcome mat” during discussions with high-level US… Read More
Ocean City officials say this year’s round of beach replenishment will begin any day now, as the offshore dredge that will pump sand to the beach was scheduled to arrive on Thursday morning. The project, which involves transferring nearly a million tons of sand from the offshore sea floor to the beach, was scheduled to… Read More
The finish line is in sight for construction work to be completed on South Quay, the first phase of Poole Harbour Commissioner’s (PHC) masterplan. To be operational from January 2018, the £10m expansion at the UK south coast port will draw a close to the seven year project. South Quay will provide longer and deeper… Read More
The City of Bethel is making progress on its Sewer Lagoon Rehabilitation Project, which entails dredging the primary lagoon cell and repairing the sheet pile jetty. This article tells the dredging story. It took the City two years to line up grant funding, six months to hire an engineer firm, three months to design the… Read More
The Barnstable Town Council has voted to approve a long term draft wastewater treatment plan. The move follows the release of a draft report from the town’s Water Resources Advisory Committee advising town officials on how best to deal with their municipal water issues. The material was compiled into an action plan designed to preserve… Read More
Wrightsville Beach was notified yesterday that the funding for a $9.5 million winter beach renourishment project was formally awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, fulfilling another four-year cycle for the project that replaces sand on the beach strand, which local leaders say is critical for the beach economy. The $9.5 million cost of… Read More
A dredging project off of Fort Myers Beach is complete a week early, saving thousands of taxpayer dollars — all thanks to Hurricane Irma. The project along the Big Carlos Pass was meant to create an easier passage through the channel for boats. Crews said they had to move their equipment right before the hurricane… Read More
The city of San Diego received the green light to remove nearly 63 acres of bay bottom in Mission Bay, Oct. 12, as coastal commissioners approved a comprehensive dredging project during their October meetings in Chula Vista. An estimated 483,880 cubic yards of sediment had accumulated in Mission Bay during a 10-year period between 1997… Read More