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The New Zealand Refinery Company has long-held plans to dredge the Whangarei Harbour to allow fully laden oil tankers to enter. This week, it began public consultation taking the information to the people. An application is pending to dredge the main channel and ancient pathway of the sperm whale into Whangarei Harbour. Te Parawhau elder… Read More
The Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir project came one step closer to clearing its last hurdle for development this week when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a revised environmental impact study. This revision comes nearly two years after the initial study was released for public comment. “If this is approved, it will probably… Read More
The dredging of a key South Jersey Inlet won’t begin until early July due to federal fish migration regulations, a state official said. The state Coastal Engineering Department said earlier this month that dredging of Little Egg Inlet is needed because parts of the channel have sand buildup, making navigation challenging and dangerous. “This situation… Read More
Works at West Bay will start again today (Monday, March 27th) and run through April 4th and some night shift work may be required. The method of West Bay’s dredging works has been adjusted slightly following delays. Works were scheduled to begin on March 11th and last for eight days, with no night shift work… Read More
Sarnia went to great lengths to properly dispose of sediment scooped up during this winter’s $3-million dredging project, but that’s not always the case in the Great Lakes. In Lake Erie, dredging has been linked to the growth and spread of algae in recent years, said Don Ciparis of the National Farmers Union. “I was… Read More
A LOT has changed in and around Throsby Creek over the past two decades. Once a desolate and polluted stormwater drain, the city’s largest urban waterway now supports a thriving ecosystem. The creek’s change in fortunes has also helped drive the property boom in Maryville and Tighes Hill in recent years. The blueprint for the… Read More
Nauset Beach is disappearing rapidly so selectmen are trying to act quickly to protect the uber popular destination. They tasked their consultant, Woods Hole Group, to move forward on phase one and phase two of the project, which may mean that buildings at the beach could be demolished as early as next year. “We are… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in cooperation with its partners at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lake Odessa Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project April 6 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony, which celebrates the completion of… Read More
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in partnership with the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), has put together a scheme to clear a number of drains in Accra of silt ahead of this year’s rainy season. Being executed by Dredge Masters Limited, the exercise is part of measures to prevent the drainage systems in the capital from… Read More
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