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Superstorm Sandy is known for its widespread destruction and follows Hurricane Katrina as the second-costliest storm on record in the United States. The storm was so significant that even coastal structures along the Great Lakes sustained damages. Due to the widespread damages across the nation, Congress set aside special funds designated for repairs linked to… Read More
What a difference a year can make. After more than a year of lobbying for the dredging of the Chesapeake City Basin, the work appears poised to take a step forward. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns about half of the basin, has agreed to apply for a dredging permit and a water… Read More
The Menemsha Channel dredging project, now in its second year, is churning away as a Jan. 31 deadline for completion looms again. Town leaders in Chilmark and Aquinnah are cautiously optimistic that the project will be finished on time. There can be no dredging after Jan. 31, due to the start of the winter flounder… Read More
Kaplan city crews are cleaning and dredging the Sledge Canal. Trash build-up caused part of the city to flood in August. John Carbaugh a Kaplan City Councilman says,”There’s a lot of people who were displaced because of the floods probably about 30 to 40 families maybe even more.” The city of Kaplan is partnering with… Read More
Dredging the Swinomish Channel and creating a county-wide broadband network were the major discussions of a joint meeting between the ports of Anacortes and Skagit on Jan. 5 at City Hall. Kym Anderson, chief of the Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Section, gave the two commissions an update on the workings of the agency when… Read More
Northern States Power Co. agreed Tuesday to fund the final phase of cleaning up contaminates at the Ashland Lakeshore Superfund Site. The utility, also known as Xcel Energy, agreed to design, construct and clean up contaminated sediments in Chequamegon Bay at an estimated cost of $42 million. Xcel, the U.S. Department of Justice and the… Read More
The long-sought interim solution to shoaling in Hatteras Inlet is close to happening, but members of the Dare County Waterways Commission are anxiously aware of the looming close of the window of opportunity. An agreement between the county and the state is approaching approval, meaning that a persistent navigation problem will finally be addressed in… Read More
After a public comment period through January 17, a decision on the plan by the corps’ New Orleans district commander is expected by March. This is followed by a feasibility study in September and a corps’ commander’s report is to be submitted to the US Congress in March 2018. Once approved and signed into law,… Read More
Paradip Port is in the second phase of a major capital dredging project. The state-managed port in the mineral-rich state of Odisha, India, on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal, is carrying out this second round of dredging to complement a new bulk terminal. These projects form part of an expansion programme to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Rahway River Flood Risk Management Study will host two information meetings in Cranford and Rahway. The meetings are part of a 45-day public comment period for the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report (DIFR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rahway River Flood Risk Management Study, from Dec…. Read More
THE iSimangaliso Wetland Park has signed contracts of R23.41-million each with T&T Marine (Pty) Ltd and Scribante Africa Mining (Pty) Ltd. Both contracts will run until the end of June and are for the loading, hauling, tipping and disposal of sand from the dredge spoil island in the mouth area of the Lake St Lucia… Read More
The decision by the Army Corps of Engineers not to recommend a flood control project for the borough was “heartless,” state Sen. Kip Bateman (R-District 16) said. “As a lifelong resident of Somerset County, I have seen far too many homes and small businesses that have been irreversibly damaged by flooding,” Bateman said Thursday. “It… Read More
A small clause in the nation’s most recent water resources and funding bill could breathe new life into plans for a large vessel port in Western Alaska. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama shortly before the holidays, directs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials… Read More
The scope of dredging at the approaches to and in water areas of Russian seaports performed by Rosmorport in 2016 surged by more than 30% Y-o-Y to over 11 mln cbm. FSUE Rosmorport says it is the record high result achieved by the company throughout its history. The bulk of dredging works were performed at… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is raising the price of cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund Site from $746 million to $1.05 billion in a final plan that calls for more dredging and capping of contaminated soil along a 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River. In a statement released shortly after the plan was announced… Read More