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Dredging of sediment from the bottom of Wonder Lake will continue into next year, but the most difficult part of the project has been completed. Wonder Lake Manager Randy Stowe said the Master Property Owners Association, which owns and manages the 830-acre lake, wants to complete the ongoing project as quickly as possible, but the… Read More
The Cajun Navy was out on the water in St. Martin Parish today trying to expose what they believe played a large role in recent historic flooding. Doug Bienvenu is one of the original members of the Cajun Navy and says they’re looking to go beyond the normal search rescue efforts. “Now, we’re here to… Read More
The Jakarta Water Management Agency and South Jakarta Water Management Agency were preparing to dredge Krukut River in South Jakarta on Tuesday. The dredging is expected to be finished in three weeks. On Tuesday, at least 10 personnel in a joint task force of Jakarta and South Jakarta Water Management agencies were constructing gabions (mesh… Read More
After a productive first week, moving roughly 12,000 cubic yards of sand, the biggest concern for those involved with the dredging project on the south end of Longboat Key has come to pass. Mother Nature shut the $5 million beach project down, at least for a few days. Longboat Key Public Works and Utilities Director… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock crews have made their way into the Sand Creek area, where two small diesel-powered dredges will run 24/7. The dredges, named the Maggie and the Chris L., are located near the bridges at South Shores Drive and Grove Road. The city’s contractor is also using a modified backhoe, sometimes called… Read More
Local ties to World War II are costing Sarasota County an extra $1 million on a Siesta Key beach renourishment project that would have finished under budget otherwise. The two-month effort to pump 713,000 cubic yards of sand — more than 1 million tons — to the Turtle Beach area from Palmer Point Park to… Read More
The Champlain canal is a 60-mile waterway that runs through the Hudson River north of Troy to Fort Edward, where a General Electric capacitor plant decades ago dumped tons of polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs into the river. The canal then becomes a separate waterway dug by 19th-century laborers to connect the Hudson with Lake Champlain…. Read More
THE OPW and local politicians have this week clarified reports which appeared to claim that no dredging would take place on the Bandon River this summer. Speaking to The Southern Star, Michael Collins, assistant chief engineer of the OPW, confirmed that the appointed contractor, Wills Bros, will undertake dredging works next month, subject to an… Read More
The City Council has approved a contract to dredge Waubonsie Lake on the far East Side for the first time in more than 20 years. Aldermen approved a $1.85 million contract with Lakes and Rivers Contracting Inc., of Lemont, to dredge and filter the lake bottom in Waubonsie Lake Park, off Kautz Road near Clarendon… Read More
Southampton Town reported this week that, based on the town’s third annual monitoring update on the town’s beach replenishment project along the ocean shore, there is now more sand along the 6 mile stretch of beach from Flying Point Road in Water Mill to Town Line Road in Sagaponack than when the project began three… Read More
SAND from dredging the Broadwater to allow future sailing regattas and open up access to superyachts could be used to protect Gold Coast beaches from erosion caused by cyclones and massive summer storms. That’s the view of groups behind the proposals to open up the Broadwater to superyacht access and become a top flight venue… Read More
In the latest round of the decades-long debate about Hunter Lake, many questions that opponents have asked for years are getting another look. An environmental study, which the city needs to complete to obtain a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, will examine the need for a supplemental water source and determine the most… Read More
More than a dozen years after they promised to more thoroughly investigate the problem, government regulators and Monsanto Co. are joining in a proposed plan to clean up dioxin contamination from the sediment in a 14-mile stretch of the Kanawha River west of Charleston. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed late last week that the… Read More
Securing a deal for a new marina at the Ina Boat Launch could take anywhere from six months to two years, said Jonathon Hallberg, executive director of the Jefferson County Development Corporation. Still, no firm time frame has been set and there are a lot of factors at play, Hallberg said. “This fits into a… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a report that suggests leaving the highly toxic waste in the San Jacinto River might be less risky than digging it up and hauling it away. The corps was tasked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess the feasibility of cleanup options being considered for the… Read More