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For decades, Currituck officials have tried to get permission to dredge a channel connecting the Currituck Sound to the boat basin in front of the historic Whalehead Club in Corolla. The answer, from the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has been “no, no, no.” Most recently, the answer… Read More
Years ago, owners of businesses along a stretch of Southwest Boulevard might be in a panic over the National Weather Service’s forecast of light rain and possible flooding in the metro tonight. But this area can rest somewhat assured, even with the light rain that’s expected to continue through noon Tuesday. The U.S. Army Corps… Read More
National Parks in the U.S. are popular tourist destinations. Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, for example, had over 2.2 million visitors in 2017. National Parks are set aside for us to appreciate nature’s beauty, and guests who visit these areas expect to see healthy wildlife, lush vegetation and clean waters. Cuyahoga Valley National Park… Read More
The dredging work at Karwar port, which was taken up after a gap of six years, has now been completed. With this, big vessels can easily enter the port without any fear of getting stuck in silt. According to port office sources, about 40 per cent depth of the ship channel was filled with silt…. Read More
Lagos State Government has commenced dredging of Ebute-Ojo riverine Jetty and few others as part of measures at boosting water transportation in the state. For several years, residents of riverine areas in Ojo, a suburb in Lagos State have had to contend with their worst fears. Hitherto, water transportation system, moving in and out of… Read More
A significant buildup of silt is making Whanganui’s boat ramp unusable at times — and causing problems for the Coastguard. Coastguard Wanganui president Garry Hawkins said the silt at the Wharf Street ramp meant launching rescue boats from Putiki, which added 45 minutes to Coastguard’s response time. “Boaties need to check tide times and realise… Read More
Final approvals were recently granted by government regulatory agencies for a dredging project set to begin this summer at the Grand Traverse Bay Harbor in Houghton County, according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The work is part of the ongoing effort to save Buffalo Reef, an important Lake Superior… Read More
Large-scale projects long considered essential to easing Houston’s flooding woes went to the top of the area’s to-do list after Hurricane Harvey inundated large swaths of the nation’s fourth-largest city. Seven months later, local officials are still looking for funding to undertake plans that include a new reservoir, deeper and wider bayous and a costal… Read More
Delmarva beaches felt the brunt of Wednesday’s nor’easter while the rest of the area was spared from significant snowfall. The Delaware shoreline had a problem with erosion, but none worse than Bethany Beach, which lost three sets of stairs, said Mike Powell, DNREC natural hazards program manager. “We had significant beach erosion along the Atlantic… Read More
The entire region was impacted by the nor’easter with either snow, rain or a mixture of both. But at the Jersey Shore, lots of sand was washed out to sea. Tons of beach replenishment equipment, nearly $2 million was just spent pumping hundreds of tons of sand. About 15% of that was washed away during… Read More
Two Maine legislators try and find a solution after significant erosion at Camp Ellis. They are proposing an emergency bill to force congress into approving money to fix the issue. “This is something they’ve had to deal with for decades and it’s time that it ends,” Senator Justin Chenette from Saco said. The Saco jetty… Read More
Anchorage Poynte’s lagoon is one step closer to its first dredging in more than a decade after Township Committee passed a $710,000 bond ordinance Wednesday to help fund the project. “I’m firmly in favor of this project,” said Leonard Dagit, a resident who said he represents two properties that would be affected. “We suffered a… Read More
A multi million dollar dredging program has been announced for the Port of Karumba. The $6.8 million program will begin in the coming months to create a channel depth of 3.2 metres. The Karumba port channel was developed to facilitate the Century Mine operations in 1999. The ongoing annual maintenance dredging of the channel was… Read More
The North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen were recently given options on how to fix the New River Inlet. Photos of the inlet in the presentation given by Environmental Consultants with Dial Cordy and Associations showed that over time a large chunk of the north end of the beach has eroded into the ocean. “Something… Read More
The Galveston City Council on Thursday approved the partial funding of a $25 million renourishment project for Babe’s Beach, two years after a previous dredging and beach restoration effort. The Galveston Island Park board sought $1.5 million from the city to fortify Babe’s Beach — the 15-block stretch of coastline from 61st Street to 75th… Read More