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Buffalo County might join with Wabasha County and other units of local government upset with a proposed Army Corps of Engineers long-range plan for depositing dredged sand on properties bordering the Mississippi River along Lower Pool 4 in the Alma, Nelson and Cochrane areas. A draft plan introduced publicly by the Corps of Engineers in… Read More
In May, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft plan for dealing with the millions of cubic yards of sand and other dredgings it will haul out of the Mississippi River in the Wabasha area over the next 40 years. The plan calls for depositing much of it on what’s now privately owned… Read More
It’s a milestone for SHEP (Savannah Harbor Expansion project) that took about a year to accomplish and at a cost of $6.5 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says contractors “raised a dike” in an area just across the river in South Carolina where dredged material (from smaller projects) has been stored. The dike… Read More
A proposal to use dredge spoils to prepare East Trinity for development has been written off by environmentalists who are not convinced dredging will necessarily go ahead. Federal Minister for Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan heard of the plan last week during a helicopter tour over Cairns, with members of the Cairns Port Development group… Read More
The Tisbury harbormaster is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge in the Vineyard Sound and Lake Tashmoo inlet channel in order to use the sand for beach nourishment. The town hopes to dredge 25,000 cubic yards of “sandy material” over 10 years from 5.1 acres of subtidal habitat in… Read More
CHRISTCHURCH council’s application to raise part of Avon Beach promenade by nearly a metre has been submitted. The borough approved the scheme back in February, but must win backing from its own planning committee before work can begin. The £120,000 scheme will “raise the middle section of Avon Beach Promenade by 900mm over approximately 250m”… Read More
Waterfront homeowners are finally getting the help they say they have needed for years: The New Jersey Department of Transportation said it will dredge five channels in the Forked River area. For years waterfront homeowners on the Forked River struggled to get their boats through the channel’s shallow sections and into Barnegat Bay. It was… Read More
THE massive sand dredge which has been operating offshore of the Gold Coast for the past month has broken down. The dredge, which has been replenishing sand along the Glitter Strip’s coastline, stopped work yesterday after maintenance issues. Mechanics are working to get the dredge Balder R working again in the next couple of days…. Read More
Dredging contaminated silt from the bottom of Peel inner harbour in the early part of 2018 is ‘a priority’, according to a northern MHK. Tim Baker is chairing a cross-departmental group tasked with finding a solution for safe disposal of the polluted material. The Department of Infrastructure chose not to remove the silt and dump… Read More
Resort communities like Sodus Point are supposed to be havens for people to escape the stresses of life, Sen. Chuck Schumer said while standing in front of the bay channel Friday afternoon. “People come here for relaxation,” said Schumer at Wayne County’s Sodus Point Park, where the nearby beach has been eroded considerably by the… Read More
Warrenpoint Harbour in Co Down is hoping a new freight contract will secure its position as the province’s second busiest port for freight. The harbour authority has announced a 10-year extension to its arrangement with Dublin-based freight firm Seatruck Ferries. It follows major investment in Warrenpoint’s port facilities, including a recent £1.3m dredging project. It’s… Read More
The Kootenay Lake Partnership is hosting a series of public open houses in August. The open houses — set for Boswell August 2, North Shore Hall August 8 and Kaslo August 15 — is an opportunity for the public to learn about the Kootenay Lake Shoreline Guidance Document, which is the result of a comprehensive… Read More
Canada’s environment minister Catherine McKenna says one day, she hopes she’ll bring her three kids for a swim in Hamilton Harbour. That day won’t be today. But the federal government has taken another step in cleaning up the water. On Friday, McKenna announced it’s awarded the contract for the second phase of the cleanup of… Read More
Construction has begun to expand Port Panama City’s East Terminal, located on a piece of land that was formerly owned by the WestRock Paper Mill. “This is the most important things we’ve done as port authority in probably 50 years,” Port Panama City Executive Director, Wayne Stubbs said. However, the project comes with a hefty… Read More
Cleaning up the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) will require constant dredging even if the task takes years to complete, according to senators and Bulacan officials who attended a consultative meeting in Manila on Tuesday. The rehabilitation of MMORS, once branded as one of the 30 dirtiest rivers in the world, started in 2008 but it… Read More