Long-term cleanup of PCB contamination of the Hudson River appears to making modest progress, according to data presented last week by EPA Deputy Branch Chief Marc Greenberg. Speaking to members of a Community Advisory Group, Greenberg said that while it’s not yet safe to consume fish from the Hudson River, the massive dredging project completed… Read More
Nearly a year after a major dredging operation began shutting it down, boating on the Cooper River seemed back to normal Tuesday. Sailboats tacked into light breezes, a kayak skimmed along the Pennsauken shore, and three sleek shells packed with young rowers from Moorestown glided west. But shouts and a shrill whistle – even a… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) dredge vessel Yaquina began work last Friday at the mouth of the Siuslaw River to conduct advanced maintenance dredging to clear the waterway. The 200-foot-long suction hopper dredger worked through the weekend and plans to return in September. “This has been an unusual year in that we did not… Read More
Potential dredging projects were on the books at the Big Bear Municipal Water District special meeting July 20. The district is being considered for a 10-year dredging permit that would expedite many of those projects if approved, said Mike Stephenson, MWD general manager. “I think I’m going to get it. I’m nervous about not, because… Read More
The £30m sea defence in Camber was described as ‘successful’ and ‘innovative’ after it claimed two prestigious engineering awards. The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme opened in May after two years of construction to provide better protection to the village and surrounding area. It won both the Award for Best Infrastructure and the Brassey Award… Read More
The town is partnering with the Peconic Land Trust (PLT) to study methods of improving, or even saving, one of the Island’s most important waterways. The Town Board agreed at its July 19 work session to spend $21,125 from the town’s waterways fund on an engineering study of Reel Point with the PLT kicking in… Read More
Residents on Buckeye Lake’s east side have called for a meeting with contractors of the Buckeye Lake Dam Project to discuss their needs with the lake’s low depth this summer. Honey Creek Homeowners Association Chairman Pete Myer said the meeting will be an opportunity to inform the state of the issues the residents on the… Read More
The Siesta Key Association is asking Sarasota County to intervene in plans to renourish Lido Key, and demand that federal engineers perform a second, more exhaustive environmental study before the project moves forward. The association argues that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is leading the project with the city of Sarasota, “arbitrarily dismissed… Read More
A plan to reduce erosion on the Huia Domain and foreshore has been approved by the Wait?kere Ranges Local Board following extensive consultation with the local community, iwi, coastal engineers and council representatives. The plan developed by all the stakeholders and signed off by the local board will: maintain the current seawall and rock revetment… Read More
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $13,696,687.00 contract for the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth. The contract will help fulfill the project’s second phase, which includes constructing a system of levees, a floodwall, a tide gate, road closure structures, road raising… Read More
Como Lake was once a pretty man-made lake in the third-largest Erie County park. But over the years, so much silt has accumulated in the lake that it’s created an island, and the picturesque picnic spot is turning into an eyesore, according to some Lancaster officials and residents, who are calling on the county to… Read More
The appearance of the 123-foot offshore supply vessel Scarlett Isabella on the Manasquan Ridge is a bad omen to Capt. Jim Lovgren, a Point Pleasant Beach commercial fishermen. The Scarlett was in the hire of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which is looking for potential sand on the outer continental shelf that could be… Read More
China Cosco Shipping (COSCO) was the first company to have a vessel transit the expanded Panama Canal, and now it is the first company to have a vessel allide with the canal. The 8,500 teu container ship Xin Fei Zhou hit with a wall while transiting the locks at Agua Clara on the Atlantic side… Read More
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