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Friday, the City of North Myrtle Beach announced it was prepared for people who live along the canal in Cherry Grove to take legal action against its dredging project. The project was supposed to start last fall, but hit several road blocks. People who live along the canal were put in a special tax district… Read More
The dredging of the Cohasset Harbor channel continues on borrowed time. The project, originally scheduled for completion sometime in November 2015 and with an ultimate deadline of Jan. 31st, could not be completed in time due to poor weather and equipment complications. Thankfully, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife granted an extension, as requested by… Read More
A dredging project in Maguindanao has been put on hold as Moro rebels have been harassing government forces securing workers in Datu Salibo town. Capt. Joann Petinglay, spokesperson of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) harassed Sunday the 22nd Mechanized Company detachment in Barangay Butalo where… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a federally-required Department of Army permit to the New England Clean Power Link, allowing it to be placed in the waters of the United States along its proposed route. Developer TDI New England announced the decision today. The Army Corps permit authorizes TDI New England to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend $14 million on repairs to the damaged San Pedro and Long Beach breakwaters, U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn’s office announced Tuesday. Hahn, whose district is based in the harbor area, called for the funding in December after a survey of the 2.1-mile-long breakwater from Cabrillo Beach to the… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to spend an additional $2.5 million for dredging built-up sand at Ventura Harbor, Rep. Julia Brownley announced Tuesday. The Westlake Village Democrat has been working with stakeholders to coordinate the response to an unusual buildup of sand that raised safety concerns and led to the closure of the… Read More
A dredge from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company continued to pump sand onto Strathmere’s north end over the weekend before moving out of the area in anticipation of a costal storm this week. The work marks the third time the company has replenished beaches in Strathmere as part of a federally-funded U.S. Army Corps… Read More
The release of President Barack Obama’s budget recommendations Tuesday drew immediate criticism from Gov. Nathan Deal for including less than is needed to keep the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project — or SHEP — on track. The administration’s budget request includes $42.7 million for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project for fiscal year 2017, which begins Oct…. Read More
Plymouth County Administrator Frank Basler and Plymouth Country Treasurer Tom O’Brien met with the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night for an update on the county budget. Basler has been the county administrator since July. He said one of his priorities since starting the position has been to address personnel challenges O’Brien said a $1.1 million… Read More
The need for dredging at numerous water areas of Russia suggests the need for domestic dredgers the construction of which is in full swing at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod. The scope of maintenance dredging at Russia’s water areas will make some 12 mln cbm in 2016. Some 60% of this volume is to… Read More
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has authorized the County Counsel’s Office to sue Moorpark if the city doesn’t rescind an agreement it has with the Broad Beach replenishment project in Malibu. The Moorpark City Council in October ratified the agreement under which hundreds of trucks a day filled with sand from nearby quarries would,… Read More
The amazing views at Turtle Beach will soon be filled with barges and heavy dredging equipment, renourishing the beach with approximately 800,000 cubic yards of sand. This will help repair the erosion that has plagued the beach. Christine Arnold, who was visiting the beach with her daughter on Tuesday, isn’t crazy about all the machinery… Read More
Town Manager Dave Bullock is prepared to use some truck-hauled sand to help offset sand losses on the south end of the Key while a permit is pending for a New Pass sand dredging project. Just how bad is the sand erosion on the south end of Longboat Key? It’s bad enough that Town Manager… Read More
Officials in Ocean City say it could take weeks, but recovery from the storm that crippled the Baltimore area with record snowfall is underway and will be complete in time for the vacation season. High winds, rain and surf ripped Ocean City‘s fishing pier away and tore up beaches and dunes in Ocean City, Assateague and… Read More
Onondaga Nation representatives are calling for toxic sludge to be removed from the bottom of Onondaga Lake after three failures of the system that was supposed to keep it in place. “People want to be able to treat Onondaga Lake like a lake,” said Tadodaho (Sidney Hill) at a press conference on Friday January 29…. Read More