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Permitting is nearly complete for a public-private dredging project that will give boat owners in three areas of town better access to the Intracoastal Waterway. The three channels will allow larger boats to reach private docks at low tide. Property owner John Scarpa, head of organizing group Palm Beach Intracoastal Neighbors, called the progress a… Read More
Although state Sen. Ray Cleary claims the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimate dredging for the Port of Georgetown has ballooned to $66 million, federal officials say that is incorrect. Glenn Jeffries, chief of corporate communications with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, said on June 11 that dredging for the Port of… Read More
Plans are in the works to dredge the reservoir that supplies drinking water for the city of Akron. The Beacon Journal reports dredging sediments from the bottom of Lake Rockwell near Kent would reduce algae that triggers poor taste and odors. It would also increase water storage capacity. The city has hired consultants to begin… Read More
Captain of ports (CoP) has still not issued permission to dredge the Tiracol river near its mouth. Locals, under the banner of Keri Tiracol Gram Bachao Samiti, still continue to oppose the Aronda jetty project. The group is seeking the support of the people from Aronda in Maharashtra to oppose the project claiming that it… Read More
Work on an environmental study along the town’s southernmost shoreline is on hold while the town meets with county and federal officials and consultants to agree on scope and cost. The county and town are working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its consultants to complete the study so sand can be placed… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY… Read More
After the devastating floods that killed hundreds of people in September 2014, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have begun manual dredging in Sindh River to maintain water levels. Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers has released for public comment the ‘Chicago Area Waterways Dredged Material Management Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment.‘ The plan contains recommendations for managing material dredged from the Calumet Harbour and River and the Calumet-Sag Channel for the next twenty-five years. Calumet Harbour and River is located on Lake Michigan… Read More
The St. Johns River Water Management District will host a meeting Thursday in Melbourne to update the public on the status of the Eau Gallie River dredging project. The 6 p.m. meeting will be held at Melbourne CityHall, 900 E. Strawbridge Ave. Officials with the district, the city of Melbourne and Taylor Engineering will present… Read More
A Commonwealth grant of almost $3 million will help the Great Lakes Council with what it calls a ‘triple whammy‘ of environmental improvements. The Eastern Channel of the Lower Myall River, near Jimmys Beach will be dredged and sand used to replenish the badly eroded Winda Woppa sand spit. The council general manager Glen Hanford… Read More
Hundreds of houses along a Ho Chi Minh City canal have been weakened and are in danger of collapse reportedly because of work to dredge and clean the canal and upgrade the streets along it. More than 300 houses on one bank of the Tan Hoa-Lo Gom Canal in District 6 have sustained cracks, subsidence… Read More
The Odaw river that runs through the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra is being dredged after the devastating floods in Accra on Wednesday June 3, 2015, Joy FM reports. The river, choked with garbage and remains from the recent flood, is being cleared in response to an order from the Mayor of Accra, Dr Alfred… Read More
The Town Council is expected to decide Tuesday whether to award a $16.9 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. for a large-scale Phipps Ocean Park/Reach 7 beach fill and Reach 8 dune restoration. The plan is to place 1 million cubic yards of sand from the north end of Phipps Ocean Park… Read More
Earthmovers will be at the Cardiff State Beach lagoon inlet to dredge and disperse accumulated sand from Thursday, June 4 through Friday, June 12. This annual inlet excavation reconnects San Elijo Lagoon to the Pacific Ocean. The San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy oversees the process. “The lagoon’s inlet and channel appears open but is approximately 80… Read More
Contractors completing beach replenishment work for theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon begin moving their equipment to Nebraska Avenue in the Haven Beach section of Long Beach Township. The crews from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company are, for now, still in Ship Bottom progressing southward. Over the past several weeks, workers have begun… Read More