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As part of the outer harbor dredging portion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, the Dredge Illinois was recently repositioned off Cockspur Island in the main navigation channel of the Savannah River. Dredged material is being placed on Jones-Oysterbed Island. When working further from land, cutter head dredges like the Illinois use a spider barge… Read More
As part of its ongoing cleanup of contaminated sediment in Pompton Lake, Chemours is moving ahead with a more complicated way to treat wastewater to ensure it doesn’t have elevated levels of pollutants before it gets pumped back into the lake. The company, which was spun off from DuPont last year, has received permission from… Read More
Southern Shores plans to assess the public’s mood for joining its neighbors in a beach-widening project that almost surely would mean a tax increase. The Town Council set Jan. 17 as the date for a forum that will examine the pros and cons, the costs, the engineering and, most importantly, whether property owners are interested… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District; the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District will celebrate the start of construction to build the Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project with a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21. According to a news release, the ceremony will be… Read More
The Board of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has expressed concerns over the intrigues behind the undue delay in the dredging of the Calabar channel over the years. The Board, during an inspection of the facility, expressed dismay that the nation is currently losing a huge sum of money to the dredging brouhaha. Led by its… Read More
Bidding is closed for the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project and the sealed bids received will be opened Friday, documentation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers obtained by Shorebeat indicates. An announcement that bids were being sought to complete the long-awaited project, which will replenish beaches from Point Pleasant Beach to… Read More
The Greenwich Harbor Management Commission will discuss long-term planning and problems between rowers and the company dredging the Mianus River. The meeting, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, is also the last chance the public has to hear the debate on the revised Harbor Management Plan before the public comment period ends on Dec. 1 and… Read More
The district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has urged the State government to undertake the works of dredging lakes and other waterbodies across the district to improve the level of the groundwater table. Members of the BJP, Raitha Morcha wing, staged a demonstration outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner here on Monday… Read More
Beach replenishment in Rehoboth Beach is anticipated to begin later this month, and as part of that project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will repair two stormwater outfalls at the north end of the Boardwalk. Mayor Sam Cooper said outfalls at Grenoble Place and Maryland Avenue have been damaged but have remained functional for… Read More
A RIVER preservation advocate said that dredging the Cagayan river is not the best solution to reduce flooding in Cagayan de Oro City. Dr. Rosalina Huerbana, executive director of Safer River, Life Saver Foundation, Inc., the social responsibility unit of Liceo de Cagayan University, said while she agrees with the objectives of the City Councilors… Read More
Contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. has moved beach restoration operations south on Long Beach Island to pump approximately 300,000 cubic yards of additional sand in the southern section of Holgate. The Padre Island and the Dodge Island dredges are currently on the job, which is expected to conclude later this month. On Monday,… Read More
The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Emmanuel Adesoye, says the Federal Government plans to dredge the Calabar Port to enable large vessels berth and do business. Mr. Adesoye made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Wednesday. “We have seen most of these facilities. They are excellent facilities…. Read More
There has been unauthorized dredging at Gladden Caye Resort. Well today government confirmed that a cease and desist order was sent to them one week ago. The Ministry of Natural Resources is levying fines on them for unauthorized dredging. The Ministry put out a notice that an Environmental Compliance Plan is not a permit and… Read More
The last phase of a federal beach replenishment project on Long Beach Island that began in 2015 is underway. Crews with the Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. have begun the process of pumping approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand onto the vulnerable Holgate, the southernmost portion of the island. The Padre Island and… Read More
The University of Illinois Springfield is one of eight institutions to receive an Innovation Fund grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation, and the school plans to use the $25,000 to help students study and compare river ecosystems in Brazil and Illinois. The grant will help fund a joint project between UIS and the UniversidadeEstadual de Maringa… Read More