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When the Town of Carolina Beach was told it had to stop dumping the spoils from its lake dredging project on U.S. military property, the town was suddenly faced with several issues. After more than one month, there are still questions that need answers. Town Manager Michael Cramer updated Town Council Tuesday evening on staff’s… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers large lower Columbia River ports are hosting a series of open house-style public scoping meetings to gather input for an update of their 20-year shipping channel maintenance plan. The last of those meetings will be held next Thursday, Oct. 19, 4-7 p.m., at the Norse Hall (444 SR 409)… Read More
A multimillion-dollar federal beach replenishment project is set to rebuild beaches in Ocean City this winter, and help rebuild dunes along the Boardwalk that have been flattened by storms. Work is set to begin by the end of the month, with a planned completion in January. The $11.5 million project, paid for primarily with federal… Read More
At a meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 9, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council voted 5-2 to include $3.5 million in the budget to dredge Little Lake with the hope that grants will replace a good portion of taxpayer money. “Hope is not a good financial plan,” said Alderman David Ward, who,… Read More
Dredging of Carolina Beach Lake is on hold after the town was told by the Army to stop depositing material removed from the lake bottom onto federal land. Town Manager Michael Cramer said the town had an agreement to place material on undeveloped land owned by the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, also known as… Read More
Delta is hoping a new provincial government will take a leadership role when it comes to river dredging. Civic politicians agreed last week to send a letter to Premier John Horgan and Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Doug Donaldson asking the province to initiate a 10-year maintenance dredging program for the secondary channels… Read More
It’s the Army Corps of Engineers versus concerned residents Thursday afternoon in Wabasha. The Mississippi Valley Division Commander Major General Richard Kaiser will join other Corps leaders in a visit to Wabasha. While there, they will get a first-hand look at the region, as the corps considers a dredging project opposed by many in the… Read More
Work to clear away material for the Napier shipping channel is being put to good use – to understand how it could help erosion along the Hawke’s Bay coastline. Those looking out to sea over the next three weeks will see the Albatros, a trailing suction hopper dredge, as it works to keep the shipping… Read More
Norriego Point is and always has been the focal point of Destin, former Mayor Sam Seevers told more than 50 people gathered on the sandy peninsula Wednesday morning. That’s when Seevers helped celebrate the groundbreaking of the more than $12 million Norriego Point stabilization and recreation project. The project, led by the city and the… Read More
Kayakers spend hours exploring the natural beauty of the numerous coves along the shoreline of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Windsurfers zig-zag their way across the 1,539-acre coastal lagoon. And anglers reel in whitefish, smelt, winter flounder and northern pike. Clams, quahogs and blue crabs can also be found in the pond’s shallow waters…. Read More
The state is holding a public hearing on a developer’s plans to dig a boat marina out of the dunes along Lake Michigan near Saugatuck. The plans for the 300-acre dune property have reignited a debate between conservationists and developers over use of private land on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on Lake… Read More
After three hurricanes temporarily halted the dune building project on Absecon Island, the dredge Lindholm has returned to the area and sand is being pumped onto the beach once more. Meanwhile, the city is completing negotiations with the state Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the design and installation… Read More
A project that includes the construction of engineered beaches and protective dunes along a 14 mile stretch of the northern Ocean County peninsula is now underway. Crews arrived in Mantoloking, New Jersey, last week along with an offshore dredge boat. According to project details, offshore pumping will supply some 11 million cubic yards of sand… Read More
The Port Authority of Jamaica’s (PAJ) proposed dredging to extend the Falmouth cruise ship pier, which has attracted much criticism among stakeholders in the Trelawny capital, is poised to go ahead and could see activity starting within the next two weeks. “We have finished the dredging we were doing in Kingston, and we are now… Read More
The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Olufumilayo Olotu, has given an assurance that the much anticipated dredging of the Calabar Channel will begin in a few weeks. Olotu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Calabar when she led the management team of Calabar Port on a courtesy visit to the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon… Read More