It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
Elected officials toured the dredging of Flushing Bay on Monday, seeing the tax dollars they voted to allocate hard at work. The work being carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers calls for the removal of sedentary material to keep the navigation channel at 15 feet deep. The project is expected to cost approximately… Read More
Goleta Beach will look a bit different this winter. Officials plan to build a sandy berm along 2,400 feet of the popular beach, hoping to prevent flooding from possibly severe winter storms. The California Coastal Commission approved an emergency permit for the County of Santa Barbara to build the berm, which will run from Goleta… Read More
A federal beach fill project that was set to start this winter for southern Long Beach Island left vulnerable after Hurricane Sandy will be stalled until the spring, officials said. Beach replenishment in Beach Haven and in the Holgate section of Long Beach Township was going to start in January but now may start as… Read More
City Council on Thursday (Dec. 3) unanimously approved two measures that could help restart Ocean City’s long-stalled efforts to dredge bayfront lagoons and channels that are too shallow for boat traffic at low tide. Both measures address the same problem: Ocean City is willing to spend money to dredge the bay, but it has no… Read More
The popular tourist spot in Rarotonga has in recent months seen a rise in nitrogen levels and the spread of a dark seaweed, causing concern about the quality of water and the potential effects on tourism. The Ministry of Environment Services’ director, Joseph Brider, says the government met with the Muri community to outline a… Read More
The Cherry Grove Dredging Project is one of the most talked about topics in North Myrtle Beach and the conversation continued at a city council workshop. The city is moving forward with the project, but before that happens, council is taking objections from the property owners into consideration in order to finalize the plans. Of… Read More
Environmentalists Wednesday lambasted the Sea Island Co.’s plans to keep an already fragile beach — where eight multil-million dollar homes are proposed — from further eroding into the Atlantic Ocean. Owners of Sea Island, the posh coastal resort favored by well-to-do Atlantans, seek state and federal permission to build a groin — a long, narrow,… Read More
Town officials are preparing for an upcoming beach project managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Officials say beginning December 14th, the Town will close the beach access and public parking lot at the end of Ocean Blvd for approximately 6 weeks so Marinex Construction, Inc. can set up equipment and stage piping for the… Read More
Reston Association says the dredging project at Lake Anne is running ahead of schedule and should be completed in two or three weeks. Work has been completed in the coves and plaza areas, RA says. Dredging contractor Lake Services said a large section near the fountain is all that remains to be dredged. Reston Association… Read More
City Council on Thursday (Dec. 3) will consider two measures that could help restart the Ocean City’s long-stalled efforts to dredge bayfront lagoons and channels that are too shallow for boat traffic at low tide. One resolution asks council to spend $226,000 for an engineering company to design experimental plans to spray a thin layer… Read More
Residents along six canals in Cocoa Beach may face some inconveniences as muck is removed to make for a cleaner environment and better navigation. The City of Cocoa Beach and Brevard County will hold a public meeting Dec. 9 to share information about the dredging schedules and what residents along the six canals north of… Read More
MP News reports that a business case for expanding the Port of Hastings should include compensation the owners of property affected by dredging in the bay. Experts estimate 24 million cubic metres of spoil will be dredged from alongside wharfs and in shipping channels, severely affecting Western Port’s marine environment and increasing coastal erosion. The… Read More
http://myinforms.com/en/a/19881965-honfleur-dredging-tender-announced/
Major work to protect against flooding in Somerset is set to take place after dredging contracts have been funded by Somerset Rivers Authority. At the end of November, work began along a three-kilometre stretch of the River Parrett after funding was received for two new contracts. One of the contracts has been awarded for maintenance… Read More
For a year where no construction took place, it’s been a roller coaster for Jacksonville’s dredging project. The deepening of the St. Johns River — which would allow for larger cargo ships to enter the port — went from no clear idea of funding to a proposed joint solution for environmental mitigation between environmentalists and… Read More