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Kayakers spend hours exploring the natural beauty of the numerous coves along the shoreline of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Windsurfers zig-zag their way across the 1,539-acre coastal lagoon. And anglers reel in whitefish, smelt, winter flounder and northern pike. Clams, quahogs and blue crabs can also be found in the pond’s shallow waters…. Read More
The state is holding a public hearing on a developer’s plans to dig a boat marina out of the dunes along Lake Michigan near Saugatuck. The plans for the 300-acre dune property have reignited a debate between conservationists and developers over use of private land on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on Lake… Read More
After three hurricanes temporarily halted the dune building project on Absecon Island, the dredge Lindholm has returned to the area and sand is being pumped onto the beach once more. Meanwhile, the city is completing negotiations with the state Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the design and installation… Read More
A project that includes the construction of engineered beaches and protective dunes along a 14 mile stretch of the northern Ocean County peninsula is now underway. Crews arrived in Mantoloking, New Jersey, last week along with an offshore dredge boat. According to project details, offshore pumping will supply some 11 million cubic yards of sand… Read More
The Port Authority of Jamaica’s (PAJ) proposed dredging to extend the Falmouth cruise ship pier, which has attracted much criticism among stakeholders in the Trelawny capital, is poised to go ahead and could see activity starting within the next two weeks. “We have finished the dredging we were doing in Kingston, and we are now… Read More
The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Olufumilayo Olotu, has given an assurance that the much anticipated dredging of the Calabar Channel will begin in a few weeks. Olotu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Calabar when she led the management team of Calabar Port on a courtesy visit to the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon… Read More
The Shell Rock River Watershed District is waiting on two permits from the Department of Natural Resources before they can continue moving forward to dredge the lake. Shell Rock River Watershed District director of operations Andy Henschel estimated the confined disposal facility site, built to siphon off and settle the water and sediment mixture dredged… Read More
The contractor leading work on the Haines harbor expansion is under investigation by the Alaska Department of Labor. That’s just one of the unexpected challenges that have come up for the multimillion dollar project, which is in its first phase of construction. The contractor is also requesting $1 million in additional funding because it says… Read More
East Ascension drainage officials agreed Monday to dredge nearly three miles of a major waterway through the heart of Gonzales and to remove two longstanding weirs thought to inhibit drainage, but held off backing another nearly $94 million in other drainage projects across the parish for at least a month. An on-and-off topic through the… Read More
Repairs and rehabilitation options go before the City Council on Tuesday. Council members have three options for Suisun Marina dredging and Pierce Island levee rehabilitation: Reject the current bid, award the bid or continue the item to a December meeting. The project in the past few weeks has been rescoped and the cost dropped from… Read More
A dredging project aimed at improving water quality and encouraging rare aquatic plants to thrive on the Grantham Canal between Harby and Redmile is under way. The Canal & River Trust is using a special amphibious digger to clear the canal of reeds and ensure a healthy flow of water for other aquatic plants to… Read More
The arrival of a barge bearing heavy equipment on Monday, October 2 marked the beginning of a long-awaited dredging of the entrance channel to the Point Roberts marina. According to Wayne Knowles, vice president of development for the marina, it has taken two years to receive permission from six different agencies: Washington state departments of… Read More
The damaged dredging vessel, which suffered an explosion two nautical miles South of Dodman Point, Cornwall on October 4, is being towed into harbor according to the UK Coast Guard. Following the incident in which two people were injured, Fowey All Weather Lifeboat established a tow with the dredging ship. The coast guard added that… Read More
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have caused some delays in the long-awaited beach replenishment project in northern Ocean County. Work to shore up battered beaches from the Manasquan to Barnegat inlets is now underway in Mantoloking, according to Mayor George Nebel. It was originally set to begin in the summer. “It’s taken five years to… Read More
Members of the Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board Friday approved an amended $1.1 million contract with Grand Rapids, Michigan-based dredging company Grow America to begin work on Phase II of the long-awaited Goshen Dam Pond dredging project. Earlier this week, the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety gave its nod of approval to… Read More