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Union minister of state for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Sanjeev Kumar Balyan today assured Dispur that the Centre will not spare any effort to find a permanent solution to the flood and erosion problems of the state. Balyan, who arrived here this afternoon on a two-day visit to the state to assess… Read More
“We love the river, but we don’t really love it when it comes into our house,” said Cranford resident John Cappello. Like many New Jersey residents, John Cappello’s home got hit hard during Hurricane Irene. “We’ve had water come into the basement a couple of times, but since the 40 years that we’ve been here,… Read More
Monaco has started work on a €2 billion (£1.8 billion) operation to claim six hectares (15 acres) from the sea in the minuscule principality’s latest attempt to build more luxury housing for the world’s wealthiest residents. The foundations for the titanic operation will take 40 months to complete and require dredging up and transporting hundreds… Read More
A federal judge has denied the Ohio EPA and Port of Cleveland’s request to force the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Cuyahoga River’s shipping channel. Judge Donald Nugent says he cannot grant the preliminary injunction request on technical grounds, saying the filing is missing information. The EPA and the Port asked the judge… Read More
City officials have accepted the fact that dunes will be built on the beach, but are still at odds over the state’s plans for storm water drainage and handicapped access points. City Administrator Richard Deaney presented the latest entry into his ongoing dunes report at the Board of Commissioners Sept. 1 work meeting. In it,… Read More
With $100 million a year payments looming over the state to repay the federal government their share of the New Orleans levee system, the state is trying to sell the idea that the billions in restoration work south of the city should count towards that amount. The state’s payments will need to start as soon… Read More
The Senate voted to move forward Monday on a $10 billion water projects bill that includes $220 million in emergency funding for Flint, Michigan, and other communities beset by lead-contaminated water. Senators advanced the bill 90-1 on a procedural vote, with approval expected later this week. The bipartisan measure would authorize 29 projects in 18… Read More
Work to restore Capisic Pond is flowing, even if the water is not. “Currently everything is on schedule and the work is being completed as (we) thought it would be,” Public Works project engineer Nathaniel Smith said Monday. The long-awaited project to remove invasive plant species and cat tails that had clogged the open water… Read More
The Stone Harbor Borough Council’s meeting room drew about 50 residents for a Sept. 10 presentation on the new dredging plan. The borough’s contractor for the project, Sevenson Environmental Services, filled two hours with a review of the less-than-successful phase one and the plans for completing the work in phase two this fall. Sevenson began… Read More
After several years of permitting hoops, the West Coast Inland Navigational District (WCIND) finally got the federal okay to dredge Big Carlos Pass. Due to sand drifting from beach renourishment projects, the channel between Estero Island and Lover’s Key has been getting shallower and tighter. “During winter, tides are extra low and the pass is… Read More
Two years in the making and at the mercy of the weather, work is finally beginning on the much-anticipated Gordon Pass dredging project. See the video here: http://www.nbc-2.com/clip/12725116/boaters-rejoice-as-gordon-pass-dredging-project-begins Source: nbc-2
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has signed an agreement authorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (USACE), and Horry County, South Carolina, to use up to one million cubic yards of sand from federal waters to renourish the Garden City and Surfside Beach areas of Horry and Georgetown Counties. The project… Read More
Restoration work has begun at Mispillion Harbor Reserve and the Ted Harvey Conservation Area on two key DNREC projects that will repair and restore beaches, critical wetlands and other natural defenses. Both Division of Fish and Wildlife projects protect and restore wildlife habitat, improve coastal resiliency and preparedness to storms, and protect public safety and… Read More
The head of Napier Port is confident any environment concerns arising from its expansion plans will be fully addressed. The regional council-owned port is proposing to spend 100-million dollars on a second wharf and dredging work, to deepen and extend its existing shipping channel. The project’s needed to allow larger ships into port, and increase… Read More
Tropical Storm Hermine may be long gone, but some Shore towns in New Jersey are still feeling the effects and planning for future storms while they continue to wait for beach replenishment. A week after Hermine made its way toward New Jersey, whipping up high waves, the southernmost beaches in Brick Township remain closed because… Read More