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THE long-awaited Bandon Flood Relief Scheme has got the green light from Acting Minister Brendan Howlin. The Acting Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced on Tuesday that he has considered the report of the consultants appointed to review the Environmental Impact Statement and is now in a position to confirm the Scheme. The Order… Read More
Dredging Clam Pass became a top priority Tuesday night when it was added to the Naples City Council agenda at the last minute. On Wednesday, the council approved a right-of-way permit application submitted by the Pelican Bay Services Division to allow their contractor, Energy Resources, Inc., access and egress at Horizon Way Beach on Gulf… Read More
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Commerce in the Great Lakes Bay Region is looking at the potential for increased business with a deeper Saginaw River. The 17.5 mile shipping channel from the Saginaw River mouth at Saginaw Bay to the 6th Street turning basin in Saginaw ranges from depths of 22 to 27 feet. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
A Stone Harbor dredging project aimed at removing about 100,000 cubic yards of silt from the borough’s back bays has been shut down by the state after two geotubes failed recently at the Stone Harbor marina parking lot, releasing mud which seeped through bulkhead openings and into the North Basin, officials said. This is the… Read More
The only dredger in Scotland to be operated by a local authority has been launched and will begin sea trials ahead of being put to full use. The £2.4m vessel has been built for Moray Council to clean out harbours at Buckie, Burghead, Hopeman, Findochty, Portknockie and Cullen. The local authority also plans to make… Read More
Dare County this afternoon opened bids from four companies for the Buxton beach nourishment project that officials had hoped to complete in the summer or fall of this year. However, only two of the four companies bid on the project for this summer and both bids were considerably more than the county’s estimated budget of… Read More
Mobilization for the continuation of beach replenishment on Long Beach Island – from Beach Haven through Holgate – is happening now, as contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.’s three dredges are expected to return soon to resume operations. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public affairs officer Steve Rochette, the dredge “Liberty Island… Read More
State authorities will have to strongly consider carrying out regular dredging of the River Shannon in a bid to avert future flooding catastrophes. Statutory agencies such as the Office for Public Works (OPW) must lead the charge on that work, a number of local politicians told the Leader this week. Cllr Paul Ross said the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is asking all Mississippi River boating and fishing enthusiasts to exercise caution in and around Mississippi River Pool 9 this summer. The Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Newt Marine Service, from Dubuque, Iowa, began the second year of a three year island restoration project by Harpers Slough,… Read More
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has urged the Lagos State Government to obey a Federal High Court judgement restricting it from regulating commercial activities of dredgers in the state. The Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, Mr Mu’azu Sambo made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in… Read More
There’s no funding for New Jersey beach replenishment in President Obama’s federal budget proposal, a fact that oceanfront homeowners here say proves they’re right that money may not be provided to protect their homes from future storms. Many oceanfront property owners here are fighting against the state’s attempts to condemn their land so that the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are nearing completion of a $60 million turn $90 million beach replenishment project due to major winter storms causing beach damage in Cape May County. Watch this SNJ Today video for the full story. SNJ Today is a Southern New Jersey news and information source based in Millville, New… Read More
An eye-catching dredger was in the River Lark at the Abbey Gardens last week as part of work to remove a mud bank. The bank has built up over the last 20 years and was obscuring views of the Abbots Bridge. A St Edmundsbury Borough Council spokesman said the main dredging work is done and… Read More