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A shift in policy, away from building dams and toward running irrigation channels to farmland, has led to a 50 percent cut in the request for irrigation funding next year, the agriculture ministry says. U Myo Tint Tun, assistant secretary in the ministry, told The Myanmar Times on July 18 that expenditure in 2017-18 would… Read More
An investigative report out of a Pittsburgh news station said that Presque Isle State Park is “in danger of splitting in two.” But is the peninsula really going to break in two? The report out of Pittsburgh’s WTAE revealed a startling report about the potential of the park splitting, but Presque Isle State Park Operations… Read More
Residents had their last chance this week to comment on an environmental study that will help determine what type of shore protection the town will pursue along its southernmost beaches. By November, they could hear details about a plan to place more sand on the beach and in the water in Reach 8, which extends… Read More
Port Otago is going to put out tenders shortly in preparation for a $15 million 140m wharf extension at Port Chalmers, to better accommodate vessels over 280m in length. The venture was one of several presented to 100% owner the Otago Regional Council, where port chairman Dave Faulkner and chief executive Geoff Plunket yesterday outlined… Read More
sTwo projects that could help protect Smith Island from the ravages of nature – particularly on the vulnerable west side — are about to get underway in the offshore watermen’s community in Somerset County. A $2.4 million contract for a shoreline stabilization project at Rhodes Point was recently awarded to Coastal Design and Construction Inc…. Read More
Work to create deeper and safer navigation channels in and out of Hayle’s harbour will be taking place this week. Parts of the estuary will be mechanically dredged in preparation for reintroducing sluicing in Hayle. The practice of sluicing, which was discontinued in Hayle in the 1970s, helps reduce the build-up of sand and keep… Read More
The annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor has been plagued with problems this year, according to city officials who are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to replace the contractor before next year’s dredging begins. The work typically takes place in the spring and ends by Memorial Day — before the beaches swell with tourists… Read More
The navigable channel at the mouth of the Housatonic River has become little more than a garden path, sailors say, one that bullies those who dare to venture off to one side or the other, with danger and expensive repairs lurking. Josh Twidwell, assistant manager at Brewer Stratford Marina, said even experienced boaters have run… Read More
Land-based dredging in April enabled boats to navigate the West Point Harbour entrance, but sand has returned and now emergency funding has been approved so that the channel and entrance can be cleared before lobster season opens. Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey said a barge is set to arrive at West Point on Tuesday. The dredging,… Read More
Heavy rain, unseasonal high tides and arctic gusts have affected work at the Solomontown boat ramp. The work is part of the $2 million foreshore upgrade with the aim of improving boat launching amenities and allowing bigger vessels to use the site. The riverbed is being dredged and sediments used to fill a purpose-built rock… Read More
On Thursday, city officials will gather for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of a multi-year project that aims to transform Carteret’s waterfront into a recreation destination and transportation hub. “This is a momentous occasion in Carteret’s history,” Mayor Daniel Reiman said in a prepared statement. “We have been working on this project for… Read More
Georgetown County has postponed the public meeting to discuss the dredging project originally planned for this Thursday night. Officials claimed that delaying the meeting until after the bids on the project have been received and opened would allow the staff to be better informed and more equipped to answer the public’s questions about the timing… Read More
Dredging has resumed on the Cooper River, but this time there is not a total ban on boating. While the final phase of the $10 million dredging project is underway on the river’s upper stretch near the Cuthbert Boulevard Bridge, boating is permitted west of Veterans Island near the new Cooper House restaurant – much… Read More
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked related agencies to complete dredging of 18 canals in Hoc Mon and District 12 by the end of this year in accordance with an instruction by Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Dinh La Thang. These canals have been polluted for several years without any dredging… Read More
At its meeting on Monday, July 18, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $55,524 contract with Coastal Planning & Engineering of North Carolina (CPE-NC) to obtain permits for dredging to maintain the Hatteras Inlet navigation channels. The board selected the Wilmington company at its June 20 meeting to assist the county in… Read More