As the end of the environmental window closes for the coastal storm damage reduction projects, also known as beach nourishment, crews have worked hard to finish placing sand on the shores of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. According to the town of Carolina Beach, the project in their town, which stretched south from the fishing… Read More
The proposed harbor management plan submitted to the Town Council early this month has hit its first snag: a disagreement concerning whether the town should seek deauthorization of Watch Hill Harbor’s federal designation as a special anchorage area. The designation, which affects the southern two thirds of the harbor, dates back to the 1940s and… Read More
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U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., have introduced an amendment to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding legislation that would ensure water infrastructure projects like the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project remain a top priority. The Port of Savannah, the senators noted, is the fastest-growing port in the country and a top economic… Read More
Officials said that the dredge pumping sand onto Strathmere, Sea Isle City, and Ocean City beaches will probably be in Corson’s Inlet through May. Township engineer Paul Dietrich said last week that the beach replenishment project in Strathmere is complete, and that sand will be pumped from Corson’s Inlet to Sea Isle City beaches for… Read More
The residents of flood-hit Reshun village in upper Chitral have complained that the contractor is not properly dredging a local stream, leaving behind the big boulders brought by the recent floods, which might again divert water flow to the area in future. Talking to media persons, the villagers said the irrigation department had given the… Read More
The water resources authorities have decided to take up dredging the bed of River Godavari about 500 metres from the Cotton Barrage to Tadipudi to enhance its storage capacity. Earlier, following issuance of GO No. 94, the authorities had called for bids online from multi-national companies to take up the dredging works in a given… Read More
Residents who want to give input on a proposal to dredge the Saco River can do so this month. The Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the cities of Saco and Biddeford and the state of Maine, is working on a proposal to dredge the river to restore a federal navigation channel. There is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to survey the Shinnecock Inlet to prepare for another dredging project there, while U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin works to get the project started as soon as possible. According to Jennifer DiSiena, Mr. Zeldin’s communications director, the Army Corps will conduct a survey this spring to estimate how… Read More
Gator Dredging is now at 50% completion of the muck removal from Turkey Creek, located in Palm Bay, FL. Part of the larger Indian River Lagoon cleanup effort in Brevard County, this project involves dredging over 235,000cy of muck using an Ellicott 670 dredge. www.gatordredging.com
The 1,095-km-long National Waterway 4, better known as Buckingham Canal, is in for a major makeover to bring it back to its past glory ferrying people and cargo. The waterway, which runs from Kakinada in East Godavari district to Puducherry, where it merges into the Bay of Bengal, cutting through Chennai, has the potential to… Read More
With oil prices down, Louisiana has lost about 12,000 jobs in oil and gas since last year. Some of those oil and gas workers are finding new jobs in coastal restoration. That includes helping rebuild a chain of barrier islands to protect the coast. One of those state-funded projects is in Plaquemines Parish. Way down… Read More
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