Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still considering providing emergency funding to the City of Myrtle Beach that would renourish the area beaches. Surfside Beach and North Myrtle Beach have already been approved for emergency funding. The need for federal money comes from Hurricane Matthew damage. Jim Alford manages a beachfront store… Read More
Early season open water has allowed an early start to dredging on the Fox River. Work to remove industrial contamination from the river that was scheduled to begin in early April began this week south of the Don A. Tilleman Bridge, according to Scott Stein, cleanup project spokesman. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, used in the… Read More
The dredging services division of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has implemented a R15-million maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths inside the Duncan dock. The maintenance campaign, which was started two weeks ago and is scheduled for completion by the end of April, will ensure continued safe… Read More
Behind closed doors, politicians from around the state discussed how to improve the Port of New Bedford Friday afternoon at Seatrade International. “We want to make sure the 21st century is just as prosperous and even more so than the 20th and 19th centuries were for New Bedford,” Markey said. “We’re going to work down… Read More
The Ohio EPA will help Port Clinton restore its wetlands located between East Perry Street and Lake Erie. The city has a deal in place with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, based out of Toledo, to provide $975,000 of the roughly $1.3 million for the project. The Ohio EPA will cover $268,000, with the… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin replenishing beaches and building protective dunes in northern Ocean County next month. But one community lauded for its extensive dune system that saved it from Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters isn’t yet included in the work schedule. The state Department of Environment Protection announced last week that the… Read More
SAND deposited on the beach following dredging works around Lancelin Jetty will soon fade, the Department of Transport said. The department started maintenance dredging for the first time in eight years to restore navigation channels this month, with the sand removed used to restore beaches. “When initially placed on the beach it will be naturally… Read More
The state is pushing ahead with plans to dredge the 60-mile Champlain Canal for the first time in decades, a move that was welcomed by shippers and business officials. The state Canal Corp. wants to dredge along 22 miles of the man-made part of the canal over the next decade between Whitehall and Fort Edward… Read More
The Wynn Boston Harbor team is hoping that the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will approve a new, less invasive method of cleaning up the polluted sediments in the Mystic River as it approaches a decision by the state on its upcoming river clean up phase. Wynn Resorts’ Jacqui Krum told the Massachusetts Gaming… Read More
Jay Kinberger, South Pacific project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, delivered disappointing news Tuesday to local officials seeking Pajaro River flood protection improvements for residents, businesses and growers whose farmland has been under water. The Army Corps’ March 9 analysis focused on three improvements the agency considers economically justified. These three improvements… Read More
The company that for years handled the dredging of the Oceanside harbor, before getting replaced last year in a move that frustrated city officials, will be back on the job in April. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the annual dredging project, has decided to rehire Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, a spokesman… Read More
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to suspend the licensing for river dredging projects which has stoked great public concern. He ordered the ministry to let provinces control these projects by themselves. The PM’s order came several days after leaders of the northern province of Bac Ninh sent letters,… Read More
Hopes are high in Pescadero that a solution to its historic flooding may be forthcoming. The sentiment was palpable on March 14, when local and state representatives attended a packed Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council meeting to describe the dredging work on which they’re collaborating. Present that evening were some of the key players in the… Read More
While BJD continues to be locked in a war of words with BJP-led Chhattisgarh government on Mahanadi river water-sharing, Odisha government today stepped up its demand for dredging of Mahanadi river mouth by dashing off a petition to the Centre. Even as the Mahanadi water-sharing continues to a bone of contention, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, has flood teams on the ground in Sprague, Washington, in the St. Joe River basin in Idaho and in Troy, Montana. The Corps is working on a temporary measure to stabilize a section of levee on the St. Joe River in support of the City of St…. Read More