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A multipurpose facility is under construction here to support the estimated $243 million cleanup of the Grasse River Superfund Site. It will be used as a staging area to support dredging and capping operations, said a press release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That entity will hold public meetings today and Wednesday, May 10,… Read More
The Town of Duck says dredging is expected to begin later this month on a beach nourishment project. In a news release Tuesday, town officials said the project is tentatively set to get underway around May 20. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is expected to use three dredges for the project, instead of just one…. Read More
Bridlington Harbour Commissioners has completed the purchase of a new dredger securing the future of the harbour. Bridlington Harbour employs 14 staff and hundreds of local shell fishermen use the port facilities on a daily basis. After securing a funding deal from Barclays, Bridlington Harbour Commissioners have completed the purchase of their new dredger, Gypsey… Read More
The biggest dredging project of the Housatonic River in more than 40 years is scheduled to begin this fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced. The project will remove nearly 300,000 cubic yards of clean, fine sand from the navigation channel. It’s the first major dredging of the Housatonic since 1976. The last… Read More
A state-contracted underwater study of the Grand River between downtown Grand Rapids and the Bass River inlet says dredging a powerboat traffic channel is feasible and would cost far less than previously estimated, although many questions about the impact a project remain. The $100,000 multi-beam sonar survey released Wednesday, May 3 by the Michigan Department… Read More
The state Department of Environmental Protection will not change its schedule for the upcoming $63 million Absecon Island beach-replenishment project despite concerns from the city it could impact its busy summer season. That was the message state representatives gave city officials during a meeting Friday over the timing of the project. The project will start… Read More
Rivers are being to assessed to see whether gravel needs to be removed to reduce the risk of flooding. Periodic inspections are carried out in key areas by the Manx Utilities Authority, although it does not routinely dredge rivers. MUA chairman Dr Alex Allinson was asked in the House of Keys on Tuesday whether Silverburn… Read More
Deputy Commissioner Talat Mehmood Gondal Friday said that Punjab government has done a lot for capacity building of Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and has also provided the agency with funds for purchasing latest machinery for dredging of Nullah Leh. “The Punjab government has approved provision of funds of Rs 200 million for dredging of… Read More
Construction is underway on a facility to support the $243 million cleanup of the Grasse River Superfund Site. When constructed, the multipurpose facility will be used as a staging area to support dredging and capping operations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold public meetings on May 9 and 10 to update the community on… Read More
NewsChannel 6 has been digging deeper into the wall that lies beneath the surface of the Savannah River. Some say it’s a safety hazard, but no one is claiming responsibility for it. A forgotten wall beneath the river’s surface usually isn’t noticable, but you can see it from space. It runs from just north of… Read More
It’s been 17 years since the shallow channel into Bodega Bay was last dredged. So it’s time to do it again, and plans for a project this fall are moving ahead. At low tides, the shallowness of most of the inner bay lies revealed, underscoring the importance of the 12-foot deep channel through the mudflats…. Read More
The city says it has federal permission to do emergency dredging in Sydenham Creek in an effort to prevent further serious flooding in Dundas. But the work can’t start until after the next few stormy days. Hamilton was pounded by a month’s worth of rain April 20, spurring city-wide complaints about street flooding and even… Read More
Ron Cole owns a boat in the Eureka marina called Loco Boco. He pays $400 a month to have his boat docked at the marina and when it hits low tide in Humboldt Bay, he can’t move his boat because it’s trapped in mud. Like other fisherman and boat owners, he is worried the plans… Read More
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New Jersey Water Supply Authority is proposing to dredge the Delaware and Raritan Canal, from Kingston to Amwell Road, Franklin Township, Somerset County (the “Project”). The Project will remove an estimated 248,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Canal to increase flow capacity. The estimated cost of the project… Read More
Time for a Plan B. Back in March, Eureka Parks and Recreation Director Miles Slattery outlined a plan for where to put the sediment that has accumulated along the bay floor at the Woodley Island Marina and Eureka’s public marina. Both the City of Eureka and the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District had… Read More