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The Guyana government is moving to purchase a new dredge that would deepen, among other waterways, the Demerara River, Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson said Thursday. For several years, shipping companies and their umbrella organisation, the Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG), have been lobbying government to dredge the Demerara River to accommodate larger ships with… Read More
Spain’s natural beauty, Doñana National Park, may become the 1st natural World Heritage site in an EU member country to be added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in danger. Doñana faces a myriad of threats. The World Heritage site, located in southern Spain, provides habitats for as many as 4000 species, six million migratory… Read More
The opposition spokesperson on the OPW and Flood Relief, Eugene Murphy, announced a new bill on Thursday, which he said will address legislative issues surrounding the management of the Shannon. Source: Farmers Journal
Water that had been squeezed out of contaminated sediment, treated and then pumped back into a section of Pompton Lake this month still ended up with levels of pollution that were higher than the state allows, adding another hurdle to a long-delayed cleanup project that began two weeks ago. The water had elevated levels of… Read More
St. Joseph’s city manager doesn’t expect that the community will be in over its head if and when it assumes responsibility for the commercial dredging of its commercial harbor. Maintaining the St. Joseph River channel for recreational boating, on the other hand, is uncharted water. On Monday, Berrien County Commissioner Bill Chickering reported to St…. Read More
Enough sediment to fill as many as 20,000 dump trucks needs to be removed from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa’s 1¾-mile channel to restore its desired depth of 12 feet. The port authority gave its approval during a board meeting Wednesday to prepare plans and advertise for bids. Cost was estimated to run between $700,000… Read More
County officials are ready to take the next step in getting four waterfront areas qualified as US Army Corps of Engineers dredge spoils disposal sites. The board of commissioners on Tuesday cleared the final hurdle to sending letters to property owners requesting their approval of access easements so dredge crews can work on their shorelines… Read More
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