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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
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