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Heavy rain Monday caused more flooding in Margate near the controversial sand dunes. The rain caused “lakes” to form between the newly constructed dunes and the homes along the beach. A judge ordered all work on the beach replenishment stopped for one week until solutions can be found after heavy rain caused a similar situation… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should move ahead with a flood-control project along the Mississippi River near New Madrid, Missouri, that has been blocked for years by environmental concerns, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith told Corps officials Monday. Smith said environmental groups and the regulatory actions of the past presidential administration have hindered the project…. Read More
Senator Bill Nelson is continuing to push for federal funding to help expand Port Panama City. He met with Port Authority members and stakeholders Tuesday morning to discuss a multi-million dollar project. “This is a sleeping giant, not only for Bay County, but Northwest Florida,” Nelson said about the port’s potential. “Obviously, the military and… Read More
People at Ponderosa Campground at Smith Mountain Lake are concerned about a growing area of debris, limiting their access to the lake. Now they’re asking Appalachian Power for help. “They’re not going to want to come to a campground that they can’t get fish, that they can’t boat, swim or whatever,” Ponderosa Campground owner Linda… Read More
An administrative law judge has agreed to delay hearings on a Siesta Key group’s appeal of a controversial state permit that would allow the dredging of Big Pass sand to rebuild Lido Key beaches. The hearings had been scheduled for the last two weeks in August, but the Florida Department of Environmental Protection asked the… Read More
City Council members have raised pointed questions during closed-door talks with the Jacksonville Port Authority about its $484 million river dredging project. Some council members say the process has sidelined them from having a say on one of the most costly projects in city history. But no council member has come out flatly against the… Read More
The Surfbreak Protection Society is appealing against Lyttelton Port of Christchurch’s dredging resource consents because it says the company failed to adequately measure existing baseline conditions. The port company said the appeal, along with Ng?i Tahu’s, would delay cruise ship visits because some dredging would be required around a new proposed berth area. Surfbreak’s appeal… Read More
The Port of Dover has today launched a campaign to push for the Goodwin Sands to be dredged. The scheme, Deliver for Dover, is the latest episode in the authority’s bitter row with the pressure group Goodwin Sands SOS (Save Our Sands) which wants the area left untouched. The port authority, describing GSSOS’s campaign as… Read More
Environmentalists are encouraging people to attend a meeting in New York City this week about the Hudson River Superfund cleanup. The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a meeting in Manhattan on Wednesday to discuss the agency’s recent review of how well the $1.7 billion dredging project is working. In its review, the agency said that… Read More
The Royal Navy’s new £3bn aircraft carrier is expected to arrive in its home port within weeks, the Defence Secretary has confirmed. HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to sail into Portsmouth following extensive preparations at the naval base. The exact date is weather-dependent but is expected to be no later than 22 August. The 65,000-tonne… Read More
The long-pending project to dredge the four major reservoirs, which act as a lifeline for the city’s water supply, will be taken up in September and October. The combined storage at the reservoirs at Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam has touched its lowest and is at a mere 98 mcft, against the total capacity… Read More
When the Seastreak ferry recently broke down, it had to tie up at the State Pier for repairs. This in turn displaced the Voyager, a 130-foot fishing vessel, which had to move to Leonard’s Wharf, where boats are already moored five-deep. “We need updated infrastructure. When you have a 130-foot boat tied to a pier… Read More
The Terrebonne Parish Council plans to vote Monday on whether to spend $1.5 million to dredge the Houma Navigation Canal later this year. The dredging would bring the canal to the 18-foot depth that Congress has authorized. Parish President Gordon Dove said the Army Corps of Engineers is putting up $1 million while the parish… Read More
THE Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Fishing, Food and the Environment has agreed to spend €347,000 to clean up the Rio Segura in Rojales. In association with the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS), they will be working to remove the build up of sediment caused by the severe storms in December which has restricted the flow of… Read More
Dunkirk star Sir Mark Rylance has launched a damning attack on plans to dredge a sandbank that is the final resting place of dozens of Battle of Britain airmen. The Oscar-winning actor questioned what ‘outcry’ there would be ‘if it was announced France was going to dredge the sands of Dunkirk to make concrete and… Read More