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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
A crowd of about a hundred filled seats at Convention Hall Aug. 25 while an unknown number watched the video stream of Cape May’s meeting on beach replenishment and beach safety. Officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection, the Army Corps of Engineers, Stockton University, and the city’s engineering firm Hatch MacDonald assembled for… Read More
A bulk cargo terminal operator is working with Cape Breton Regional Municipality on a plan to cut the costs of dredging at the Port of Sydney. Mayor Cecil Clarke is hoping the port authority will soon get the nod from the federal and provincial governments for a $21-million expansion for cruise ships. That would come… Read More
When New York officials called for General Electric Co. this week to conduct another cleanup of the Hudson River, they joined a growing list of government agencies that believe there is still too much PCB contamination in the waterway. Absent from that push is New Jersey. Like many administrations before him, Governor Christie has decided… Read More
A Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of a proposed dredging program at Santa Barbara Harbor found the maintenance project would not adversely affect the local environment. The Los Angeles district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published the assessment in early August and estimated the federal agency would remove 600,000 cubic yards of material annually… Read More
A bulk material transshipment terminal at the port of Sydney plans to move ahead with expansion plans it initially outlined more than four years ago. Provincial Energy Ventures president Ernie Thrasher indicates the area of the proposed dredge around his company’s pier on Friday. PEV’s manager Jimmy Graham and Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Cecil… Read More
The upcoming $10 million Housatonic River dredge project could be held up by the piping plover. But officials say the issue involving the birds should be resolved. The Stratford legislative delegation on Wednesday asked the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to come to an agreement with the Connecticut Chapter of the National Audubon… Read More
The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 980 crore to dredge the Brahmaputra as an initiative to develop waterways to Bangladesh and to other South East Asian countries in a bid to boost trade and industry in the Northeast. “Opening up of the Brahmaputra waterways for trade will lead to a reduction in the cost of… Read More
The Planning Commission (PC) has sent back a mega Tk 32 billion project for dredging of the Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj river channel due to absence of a feasibility study and higher project cost, officials said Wednesday. Besides, the implementing agency Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) had not consulted the PC for recasting the project proposal despite… Read More
Details were announced Thursday for a $69 million proposed plan to address contaminated sediment at U.S. Steel’s former industrial site in Duluth’s Morgan Park neighborhood. More than 50 people attended a meeting Thursday to hear about the plan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Steel for the Spirit Lake area of the St…. Read More
The Ballina Shire Council has gone against its own staff’s recommendations to ensure that the proposed dredging of North Creek remains on track. Staff had recommended that sediment testing in North Creek be delayed until grant applications for the entire $750,000 start-up costs had been submitted. But a motion by mayoral hopeful, Cr Keith Williams,… Read More
St Andrews Harbour Trust has expressed “regret” after a dredging blunder led to tonnes of debris being deposited on East Sands. Bathers were warned not to enter the water after dumper trucks left 40-50 piles of rubbish-strewn silt on the sands over the weekend, turning the water black. The Scottish Environmental Agency (SEPA) and Marine… Read More
The Lake Improvement Commission held their monthly meeting Monday afternoon in the City Council chambers. Public Works Director Jason Etnyre told the commission the dredge is currently undergoing repairs to the water pump. It required several repairs during the previous month, including a new cutter head, which had already been replaced at the start of… Read More