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Union county residents argue a federal project to improve barge traffic on the Mississippi River could harm their community. Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say a proposed project that would change how the Mississippi River flows near Grand Tower could save taxpayers millions of dollars. Residents had the chance to express their… Read More
A £25 MILLION flood defence scheme for Shoreham could be given the green light next week. The Adur Tidal Walls scheme, which aims to protect the town from a one-in-300-year flood, will be determined by Adur District Council’s planning committee on Monday. James Fuller, project manager for the Environment Agency, presented the plans to Adur county… Read More
The city of Fairhope is having to speed up its beach replenishment plan thanks to recent storms. Violent weather two weeks ago caused severe erosion to Magnolia Beach near Pier Street. Barricades line a small strip of grass between the sidewalk and what’s left of Magnolia Beach near the public boat launch at Pier Street…. Read More
A spill caused by ruptures in two geotubes late Tuesday have shut down the borough’s dredging project. Neighbors on 80th and 81st streets reported the accident to the Department of Environmental Protection, which confirmed to them on Wednesday that work had been suspended and a clean-up was underway. DEP spokesman Larry Hajna declined comment Wednesday… Read More
The testing of the Panama Canal’s Atlantic-facing Agua Clara locks’ water-saving basins is now complete. This milestone brings the canal’s expansion program another step closer to completion, with less than four percent remaining. To ensure that the quality established in the contract was met, the water-saving basins were filled and emptied to confirm they were… Read More
Weighing 28 tonnes this heavy duty piece of kit is the latest addition to the world class equipment at Able Seaton Port on the Tees. Able UK has invested £175,000 in the new heavy duty dredging grab, which will be used in conjunction with Europe’s largest mobile harbour crane. The massive grab has been supplied… Read More
The Water Resources, Works and Housing Ministry has started the dredging of the Densu River to improve water supply to Nsawam and its environs. Residents there have been struggling to access water for weeks now due to an acute water shortage. Prices of Water in Nsawam Adoagyiri have shot up by over 500 percent in… Read More
Contractor Haas Sons of Thorp began carving sediment this week out of the east side of Lake Altoona. The company had the low bid of $836,000 to win a contract from the Lake Altoona Lake District to remove about 186,000 cubic yards from the lake bottom. Dredging had been done in previous years during warmer… Read More
The Port of Ilwaco will receive a new year of vital maintenance work on the channel that links it with the mouth of the Columbia River, port officials learned last week. An expenditure of $1.4 million for channel maintenance in Ilwaco was approved for 2016. Routine dredging of the port’s access channel is needed to… Read More
Centuries ago, China built its Great Wall to protect its borders from invaders. Ocean City is building its own great wall of sorts — a long, sandy barrier designed to protect the island community from the ravages of storm-tossed seas. A flurry of activity is expected to begin in March on a beach replenishment project… Read More
It could cost as much as $2.7 million to remove sediment and debris backing up behind the Riverside Park dam in Findlay, according to an engineer’s study of the problem. In June last year, Hancock County and the City of Findlay split a $15,000 bill to hire Hull & Associates, Dublin, to study the problem…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to secure nearly $2.5 million in federal funding for repairs to marine barriers at the Westport Marina and Point Chehalis near Westport. The funding was announced in a presentation by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Branch Chief Jessica Winkler at the Port of Grays Harbor Commission’s… Read More
The work on deepening the Port of Grays Harbor’s navigation channel has secured federal funding and is expected to begin sometime this fall, officials said at the Port’s Tuesday meeting. Federal funding will provide $15 million for the project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Branch Chief Jessica Winkler told Port officials. The Port… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing $7 million for construction of the Rio Grande Floodway project near Socorro, $1 million for watershed assessment in the Rio Grande Basin, and $200,000 to fund the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program for the first time. These projects will prevent flooding between San Acacia and the Bosque… Read More
IFA presidential candidate Henry Burns has promised that farmers will dredge rivers this summer if action not taken by government agencies. Speaking in Westmeath on Friday night, Burns said that if local authorities and the OPW don’t start cleaning waterways by midsummer, as IFA President he will put in place a project to support farmers… Read More