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Following extensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review, the Northwestern Division Commander, Brigadier General Scott A. Spellmon, determined the Salmon River is navigable for 259 miles, from the Snake River confluence west of White Bird upstream to Salmon. The Corps previewed this decision in meetings with county governments in April, and the decision is consistent… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends restoring 7.3 acres of ecosystem on Pittsburgh’s North Shore along the Ohio River. Officials with the corps and its nonprofit partner Riverlife began a study of the area last year in hopes of restoring degraded riverbanks and improving the depleted aquatic and floodplain habitat. President and CEO of… Read More
The study identified 117 private properties that would need to be acquired for the Army Corps’ plan to revitalize 11 miles of the L.A. River. Seehttp://documents.latimes.com/us-army-corps-engineers-feasibility-study-l-river/ for the full study. Source: Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 50 nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. In addition, USACE… Read More
Shell Rock River Watershed District officials said they are drawing closer to dredging Fountain Lake. “We’re moving full steam ahead,” said Administrator Brett Behnke. Director of Field Operations Andy Henschel said last week the Watershed District closed on a purchase agreement with Richard Stadheim for 101 acres last month and a purchase agreement was close… Read More
Silt is choking the Belize City harbor mouth – and as the situation gets progressively worse, no one seems to be doing anything about it! City Hall, Central Government, the Port Authority and the Fort Street Tourism Village management all seem to be looking over their shoulder at the other to see who’s going to… Read More
Only 30 per cent of work has been done dredging the Odaw drain and Korle Lagoon, one year after the twin fire and flood disaster claimed over 150 lives. It would take at least two years to complete the dredging, Communications Manager for Zoomlion, Robert Coleman told Joy News Editor Dzifa Bampoh. Mr Coleman was… Read More
Chennai Port has emerged as the deepest among the major ports in the country with a capacity to handle vessels with a draft of 15.5 metres. Addressing the media, Cyril C. George, chairman of Chennai Port Trust (CPT) said the draft, indicative of the depth to which a loaded ship can sink, at Ambedkar dock… Read More
Environmental groups are banding in opposition to an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in south Florida. They say the expansion of Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades could harm federally protected coral. The Army Corps of Engineers is planning to dredge the entrance to Port Everglades to allow larger ships entry. But Miami Waterkeeper Rachel Silverstein… Read More
Pending federal approval, the Port of Alsea wants to remove at least 30,000 cubic yards of sediment from its marina, add a new recreational dock and repair a protective debris boom during the 2016-17 in-water work period. The ambitious proposal, which could have a total price tag of nearly $740,000, is now in the hands… Read More
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced today the establishment of a three-member Review Panel to conduct the environmental assessment of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project in British Columbia. Ms. Jocelyne Beaudet has been appointed as the Chair of the Review Panel. Dr. Diana Valiela and Dr…. Read More
The Chinese company that controls Darwin’s Port has announced plans for a huge expansion of its operations, including a one-kilometre extension of its quay line. Landbridge Group, which won control of the port for 99 years under a $506 million lease agreement with the NT Government in October 2015, announced the plans in a press… Read More
The dredging of Sigatoka River will start this year. Agriculture Minister Inia Seruiratu says tenders were advertised in December last year but everything was put on hold due to TC Winston. ‘’It will be done in three stages and we expect to extract about 1.2million of cubic meters of siltage. That will be done in… Read More
Members of the public got behind plans to dredge a channel to Falmouth docks as Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) unveiled proposals for an innovative way of potentially preventing environmental harm on Wednesday. The commissioners were at The Poly for most of the day for a public consultation at which they showed their latest plans to… Read More
SWANSEA MP Yasmin Catley has called for the state government to provide funding for a permanent dredge in Swansea channel. Siltation in the channel is a chronic threat to vessels. Ms Catley said a $2.5 million project to dredge the channel to a depth of 3.5 metres was completed in February 2015 but sand build-up… Read More