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Panorama Village may consider dredging retention ponds to protect the city from future floods after the April deluge inundated about 80 homes. The city contracted with the civil engineering firm Bleyl and Associates, which specializes in municipal water infrastructure projects, weeks after the Tax Day floods. The firm is in the process of preparing permitting… Read More
The Danish backhoe dredge is finishing off its work in Tauranga Harbour, with just a few days’ work near the harbor bridge on the Marine Precinct project left. Project manager for the Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen A/S, Ingolf Judjonsson, says the work should be done by Saturday. They’re working for marine precinct project director… Read More
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority recently approved $1.5 million in funding for maintenance dredging of a portion of the ship channel. The funds will go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The funds are part of a local/federal effort to improve the safety and efficiency of a part of the… Read More
The wet dredge pilot project that has been going on on the Ashland shoreline since April will continue through November. Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin is working to clean up contaminated sediment along the shore from previous industries. They began dredging a portion of the contaminated area to see how it went and make improvements before… Read More
In its fight against flood and erosion, the Assam Government today said it will start dredging of river Brahmaputra to give people relief from the perennial problem. According to an official release, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with officials of the Dredging Corporation of IndiaBSE 2.41 % Limited. “In order to give succour… Read More
Renourishment of Pensacola Beach is nearing completion. Since June, crews have pumped more than 1.6 million cubic yards of sand from the deep Gulf onto eight miles of Pensacola Beach. The $16 million project will shore up eroded sections and the wider beach should provide additional protection for beach roads and properties during storms. Crews… Read More
Concern has been expressed at a decision by the OPW not to dredge a river in a flood-hit town ahead of winter. The OPW has written to Cork County Council informing it that it does not intend to get its contractor to start dredging the river in Bandon because it does not think it will… Read More
The town of Wellfleet is moving forward with possible plans to dredge Wellfleet Harbor. Officials were given the okay by selectmen to submit a notice of intent under the Wetlands Protection Act and apply for a permit through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project, which has an estimated price tag of $13 million,… Read More
The 45-year-old project manager handling the sand-pumping hydraulic dredging vessel named Pullen in New Pass near Longboat Key has more experience than most in the beach-rebuilding game. “My granddad did it for 50 years, my dad did it for 50 years and I’ve been doing it since I was 18,” said Steve Bassett of Norfolk… Read More
Legislation to double state funding for beach replenishment and construction and maintenance of bulkheads, jetties, and seawalls was approved last week by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee. It happened at an off-site joint hearing with the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in Toms River Town Hall on Thursday. The Senate committee also passed… Read More
Larger, protected beaches. That’s the end result of dredging that beach-goers typically see. Action News had the chance to get on board the dredge ship Liberty Island off the coast of Long Beach Island to see how the entire process works. It is one of three vessels currently working on the massive $138 million project… Read More
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pledged his support Tuesday for allocating more money to maintain the depth of the Houston Ship Channel, which is essential for large ships ferrying goods to and from the Gulf Coast port. “We’ve got to make sure we’ve got the resources devoted to keeping the port functioning well and effectively and… Read More
A look at the present, and a plan for the future. On Tuesday, Delta Regional Authority’s Federal Chairman toured the port. And, he liked what he saw. “We think this is a tremendous asset to Monroe, and West Monroe, and Ouachita Parish and, quite frankly, for the region,” Chris Masingill said. An asset that began… Read More
The Sarasota County commissioners voted 5-0 to request an environment impact statement regarding a city of Sarasota plan to dredge Big Pass to renourish Lido Key. An environmental impact statement follows an environmental analysis, which the Army Corps of Engineers performed in 2002 and updated in 2015. No environmental impact statement was submitted because the… Read More
A lack of funds flowing for the Ouachita-Black Navigation Project poses a challenge to maintaining operations along the 338 miles of river that runs from Arkansas into Louisiana. “This waterway has a mighty hill to climb, it is an older waterway, but it is still viable,” Tommy Hengst, Navigation Branch Chief with the U.S. Army… Read More