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To dredge or not to dredge. That is the question at Foote’s Pond. After studying the pond all summer, the Morristown Environmental Commission on Tuesday told the town council the solution is… another study. Dredging is estimated to cost about $1 million. If no action is taken, silt eventually will fill the three-acre pond and… Read More
Dredging at the Ukrainian port of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky has reached 800,000 cbm this year. The works have been performed by the equipment of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and its specialized contractor, USPA says. Vessels of up to 3.10 m in draught can now call the port. The port of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky was set up in 1971…. Read More
The sagging hopes for dredging the port of Santos to 17 meters (55.8 feet) have been given a lift by a new wave simulator at the University of Sao Paulo that will help to answer the question of how deep the harbor can be without hurting the port and surrounding community. The simulator should help… Read More
Meetings are being held this week to give the public an opportunity to comment on flood risk management alternatives for the Souris River Basin in North Dakota. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Souris River Joint Water Resource Board scheduled meetings Monday in Mohall, Tuesday in Velva and Wednesday in Minot. The corps… Read More
The annual sand dredging project in Oceanside is almost finished, five months late. The Army Corps of Engineers said the contract to dredge sand from the harbor mouth to replenish the beach will be done by the end of this month. The annual contract calls for the removal of 260,000 cubic yards of sand at… Read More
The dredging of Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel has been completed with adequate navigability for vessels up to 15-feet draft, officials said. The channel is expected to be opened formally by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through video conferencing Thursday. “It is now ready for a formal opening,” Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Mozammel Haque told… Read More
A Superior Court judge granted an injunction Monday to delay clearing land on Burlington Island to hold dredge spoils while the state and Burlington City continue to argue over who owns the land. At the Burlington County Courthouse in Mount Holly, Judge John E. Harrington heard arguments from both sides and ruled that the injunction… Read More
It turns out it takes pains for salt marshes to be beautiful, too. Dredging is starting soon in the Chafee Refuge salt marsh to improve habitat for marine fish and also to “enable the marsh to withstand the impacts of sea-level rise and coastal storm surge,” according to Tim Mooney, of the Nature Conservancy. “In… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency began its cleanup project in the Gowanus Canal Monday. The heavily polluted canal was deemed a federal Superfund site in 2010. The pilot program will remove debris from the Fourth Street turning basin. Using sonar, workers will locate and fish out large objects that have fallen into the canal. They will… Read More
The government of Canada will spend $1 million on improvements to three fishing harbours including Malpeque, P.E.I., area MP Wayne Easter announced Monday. The money will be spent completing the reconstruction of a pier at French River, dredging the channel at Malpeque Cove and completing dredging of the channel and harbour basin at Nine Mile… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Regulatory Branch is hosting a webinar on the fifth version of the Maryland State Programmatic General Permit (MDSPGP-5), which became effective Oct. 1, 2016, and will expire Sept. 30, 2021. The intent of MDSPGP-5 is to provide a streamlined Department of the Army authorization for certain recurring activities… Read More
Could a plan to curb flooding in the township finally be on its way? Could be, thanks to what Mayor Thomas Andes called “wonderful news” at the Tuesday, Oct. 18 Township Council meeting. According to Andes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to perform a $1.2 million flood mitigation study that could pave… Read More
The department in charge of the state’s maritime traffic has told mariners that swing basin buoys at Gladstone’s tug base have temporarily been removed. The buoys were removed on October 21 at 1pm to make room for dredging operations, the notice from the Department of Transport and Main Roads states. It’s not known when the… Read More
The Cherry Grove dredging project is now underway, both dredges have arrived and been launched into the water. The dredges were supposed to be in place earlier this month but were delayed by Hurricane Matthew. As a precautionary measure SCDOT had stopped the trucks carrying the dredges at the South Carolina/Georgia border, to make sure… Read More
Oceanfront homeowners in St. Johns County looking to put a little more cushion between their back doors and the Atlantic Ocean may be in luck. The County Commission on Tuesday tackled items related to beach renourishment and restoration from South Ponte Vedra Beach to Vilano Beach and as far south as Summer Haven. On the… Read More