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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
A United Nations Development Programme-commissioned project to build a 500-metre-long seawall is underway on the Tuvalu atoll of Nukufetau. The project comes around 17 months after Tropical Cyclone Pam battered Tuvalu and created wave action which dislodged much of the former seawall on the island. It’s hoped the new seawall on Nukufetau’s northside will ensure… Read More
The City of Biloxi is seeking permits to dredge seven sites along the peninsula, including two public boat docks and the Hiller Park boat launch and bayou. The $355,000 project, which would be paid for with Tidelands funds, proposes deepening the water at seven locations: a canal near the Sherman L. Canaan Back Bay Fishing… Read More
Annual harbor dredging operations, which clear built up sand out of the harbor entrance and deposit it onto city beaches, continue to see delays. Dredging, which is usually completed by Memorial Day, did not start until June 6. Since operations began CJW Construction has seen challenges of high seas, holiday closures and smaller 16-inch pipe… Read More
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