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A recent allocation of more than half a million dollars to the Sabine-Neches Waterway is a “federal green light” to begin work soon on a $1 billion dredging project, according to Navigation District General Manager Randall Reese. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced late last month it intends to use $557,000 in federal discretionary… Read More
When it comes to Knapps Narrows, the name says it all. The narrowing of the Knapps Narrows channel has been a concern of local Tilghman Island residents and business owners, especially in a community that relies on a maritime economy. The channel connects the Choptank River to the mid-Bay. Silting there has drastically reduced water… Read More
A 10-cent tax increase to pay for beach nourishment is on the table in Oak Island. During a pair of presentations during a Monday special meeting, Moffatt & Nichol hydraulic engineer Johnny Martin laid out the town’s dilemma and town financial adviser Doug Carter of DEC Associates laid out a series of options to pay… Read More
Congressman Fred Upton and local leaders explained Monday just how impactful regular dredging of the Saint Joseph Harbor is for Berrien County. “Using the money, frankly, from the Harbor Maintenance Fund keeps our communities alive, and obviously, a huge impact on jobs,” said Upton, who represents Michigan’s 6th District. At Dock 63 in Benton Harbor,… Read More
The southern tip of Estero Island has a mysterious vessel floating offshore: a long rig with strange equipment. The West Coast Inland Navigational District began the dredging of Big Carlos Pass on Thursday. WCIND is removing approximately 60,000 square feet of sand from Big Carlos Pass to create a 10-foot deep channel connecting the Back… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in Detroit says it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region. District engineer Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue says the funding will be used for the most critical needs at six harbors. Locations of dredging projects scheduled for… Read More
Harbor improvement projects totaling more than $5 million are coming to Ashtabula County, according to a statement from U.S. Rep. David Joyce. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will start breakwater repair projects in Ashtabula and Conneaut and also dredge the Grand River in Fairport Harbor, Joyce (R-Bainbridge Township) said in the statement. As part… Read More
As at 30 May, 1,29 million m3 of the projected 1,363 million m3 of dredge spoil that had separated KwaZulu-Natal’s Mfolozi River from the adjacent Lake St Lucia Estuary for decades had been removed and flushed to sea. Lake St Lucia lies within the World Heritage Site iSimangaliso Wetland Park (iSimangaliso) and efforts to restore… Read More
As water at the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) reaches its lowest ever level, the Water Board has decided to salvage water by dredging the canal. This is a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (HMWSSB) plans for secondary emergency pumping arrangements. The Telangana Irrigation and Command Area Development (I&CAD) department has… Read More
An £850,000 project to dredge and maintain Brooklands lake was authorised by councillors on Tuesday, delighting petitioners who called for action. The East Worthing facility has been dogged by years of problems related to toxic blue-green algae, which residents claimed caused the death of wildlife. Council cabinet members approved the release of the six-figure budget… Read More
Rep. Clay Higgins visited the Port of Lake Charles Monday to announce that, after rigorously lobbying in Washington to secure more funds for dredging the Calcasieu Ship Channel, he succeeded in getting an additional $10 million from the Army Corps of Engineers’ discretionary fund. The extra $10 million combined with the $22 million already dedicated… Read More
THE Port of Townsville has been promised $75 million in next week’s state Budget for the $150 million dredging of its shipping channel. But there has been no similar pledge for Trinity Inlet in Cairns. An Environmental Impact Statement for the inlet is due to be handed to the government for consideration at the end… Read More
A proposal to build a system of sand dunes to protect Coast Highway 101 in south Encinitas from coastal flooding and erosion cleared its first hurdle last week. On Thursday, the Encinitas Planning Commission approved a permit for the plan, which now heads to the state Coastal Commission. The goal is to have construction begin… Read More
A tentative dredging plan has been approved for the city marina, work that city leaders hope will enable a private ferry service to start by the end of the year and perhaps help ensure the facility’s long-term future. The dredging, needed so that boats have enough clearance to negotiate low-tide conditions, must happen before the… Read More
The Water and Sewerage Agency (Wasa) has completed 90 per cent work on dredging and disilting of Nullah Leh and the remaining work on it would be completed by mid of June this year. Official spokesman to Wasa, Umar Farooq told The News that in connection with the ongoing work on dredging of Leh, Managing… Read More