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The first phase of a project to deepen the St. Johns River has been delayed because the necessary dredging equipment will not arrive on time. In September, California-based Dutra Group was awarded a $22 million contract to deepen the first three miles of the shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet. Dutra Group was expected… Read More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given preliminary indication that it may turn down the county’s request for $1.29 million to help pay for damage caused by last winter’s flooding in the Novato area. “Unfortunately, as of yesterday we were just told that the levee damages, including some pump station damage, is ineligible for public… Read More
A popular spot for walkers like me, as well as for anglers, kayakers, canoers, cyclists, and wild critters of all kinds, Camden County’s Newton Lake Park nevertheless needs some special attention. Erosion, sedimentation, and eutrophication — the latter an oxygen-depletion process fed by goose poop, fertilizer, and other sources of nitrogen and phosphorus — collectively… Read More
When Carolina Beach Town Council meets Tuesday night, one of the items they will discuss is whether to terminate the Lake Dredging Contract. The town suspended the project on August 29, due to issues with spoils placement at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. According to documents prepared by Town Manager Michael Cramer, the town has performed… Read More
The Sarnia Harbour dredging project is going to cost the city more money. Council will be asked to use $259-thousand from Federal reserves when it meets Monday. The money would be used to pay environmental consultants, and the project engineer as well as frac tank rentals. Temporary surface water controls would also need to be… Read More
A new committee in Fenwick Island is moving forward with ideas to gather support for dredging the Little Assawoman Bay following a well-attended workshop held this summer. In August, the Town of Fenwick Island invited the community to attend a dredging workshop with Senator Gerald Hocker and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control… Read More
The Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) recently announced the start of the North Cove Maintenance Dredging Project. Crews working through spring of 2018 will remove roughly 290,000 cubic yards of sediment to restore the cove to its authorized depth of 11 feet. River flows, natural tidal movements, and even hurricane activity reduced the depth of North… Read More
The St. Johns River’s watchdog filed an injunction Monday seeking to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from beginning its high-profile project to dredge Jacksonville’s harbor, citing recent changes to the deepening plan and prolific flooding caused by Hurricane Irma that need more study. The St. Johns Riverkeeper filed the injunction in part because… Read More
Crews have started a new phase in the deepening of the Savannah River, the nearly $1 billion project to allow bigger ships to pass with fewer restrictions to the state’s bustling main port. The Army Corps of Engineers said work started last week on the final segment of dredging in the river’s outer channel. The… Read More
Stage two of the NSW Government’s $1.68 million dredging program at Yamba is underway, Nationals Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis announced today. “This work will improve boating safety and navigation in the Clarence River at Yamba,” Mr Gulaptis said. “Stage 1 was completed in 2016 and saw around 18,000 cubic metres of sand dredged and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Water Resources Department are planning an open house to inform the public about potential water storage reallocation in the Willamette Valley. The meeting will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salem office, 4034… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Water Resources Department are planning an open house to inform the public about potential water storage reallocation in the Willamette Valley. The meeting will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salem office, 4034… Read More
Property owners up and down the New Jersey shore have tried many ways to block a protective sand dune project on their land. They complained about of lost views of the ocean; argued that existing dunes or rock walls they built and maintained on their own offer better protection against storms, and even worried about… Read More
Boaters were handed an early Christmas gift Tuesday, with state officials announcing that Little Egg Inlet, long plagued by shoals and breaking waves, will be dredged with the sand to be used for a beach replenishment project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers previous declined to dredge the inlet because it is not legally considered… Read More
A four-month dredging programme will start shortly at Axmouth Harbour to avoid it returning to its former state of mud flats. The three-phase dredging work will see Axmouth Harbour relieved of quantities of naturally accumulated silt. The work will be undertaken over the coming months by the Axe Yacht Club in conjunction with the Axe… Read More