By Connor Todd Steelville City Engineer Terris Cates and Project Engineer Jordan Kellerman provided aldermen with an update on Oct. 20 on studies and permit applications for work being done on the Yadkin Creek. Last month, the aldermen directed Cates to apply for a five-year permit from the Army Corps of Engineers that would allow… Read More
Seaside is working to restore its dunes following Hurricane Isaias, with a restoration project getting underway Monday. Officials say the dunes did their job during the storm more than two weeks ago, but storm surge caused significant beach erosion. To prepare for the next storm, Seaside contacted the Dune Doctors and the Florida Department of… Read More
Port Tampa Bay’s Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Project is advancing, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducting a geotechnical investigation along the federal navigation channel. The investigation involves drilling soil borings and collecting subsurface samples at multiple locations along the federal navigation channel to evaluate soil conditions and inform engineering and design decisions. The… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will begin fall dredging this week in Cleveland Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The Buffalo District awarded an $11.7 million contract in April 2026 to New York-based DMYLES, Inc. to complete… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District, in continued partnership with the County of Ventura, is scheduled to return to Channel Islands Harbor for routine maintenance dredging operations beginning in mid-November 2026. USACE has carried out periodic maintenance dredging at Channel Islands Harbor since the 1960s to maintain safe navigational depths and… Read More
Hannibal Parks and Rec crews have begun a dredging project at the Nipper Park marina and boat ramp, a routine maintenance job expected to take nearly three weeks to complete. Crews will work daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and boaters should expect the docks and boat ramp to be closed during those hours… Read More
By Erin Collins Ala Moana Beach Park, the stretch of shoreline that draws an estimated four million visitors a year, is finally getting its sand back. The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved a funding agreement giving Honolulu $7.44 million to replenish the beach, which has lost significant amounts of fine sand… Read More
By Wyatt Haupt Jr. A sweeping environmental project received the backing of the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners, as regional partners continue to seek state and federal funding needed to initiate construction and implementation. The board approved a resolution that spells out support for the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project, which aims to restore 260… Read More
LOS ANGELES – A multi-day coastal flood advisory has kicked in across Southern California beaches as near-record high tides threaten to submerge low-lying shoreline areas. Forecasters caution that the extreme morning tides will precede a broader weather shift expected to bring cooler temperatures and heavy rain chances by the end of the week. What we… Read More
By Luke Whittaker It’s a silty situation, but someone has to do it. Vital dredge work to remove silt and maintain safe navigation of local waterways is nearing the midway point this week, with work crews set to remove more than 100,000 cubic yards — enough to fill more than 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools —… Read More
The listing for 6519 E. Seaside Walk in Long Beach, CA, still reads, in places, like an advertisement for California beachfront luxury. The 4,880-square-foot home has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, panoramic ocean and bay views, a wine cellar, sauna, and elevator. It hit the market in late August for $4.95 million—then the beach in front… Read More
Capistrano Beach Park received truckloads of sand beginning on Oct. 14 as OC Parks began efforts to replenish what has been lost and prevent further damage to infrastructure after a series of powerful waves and high tides eroded the coastline. The $520,000 project is set to add about 9,000 cubic yards of sand over the… Read More
By Cody Taylor Two thousand cubic yards of sand were delivered to Newport Beach in preparation for the king tides expected Oct. 26–28. Mike Shapiro is a Newport Beach resident who lives near the Wedge. He was home during the Oct. 9 flood. “It was flooded. I would say the homes that were most affected… Read More
By Elena Key An $8 million beach renourishment project starts Monday along the Naples shoreline. Crews started setting up earlier this month, but Monday marks the first day of sand replacement. More sand is coming to the shoreline — 208,000 tons of it. “This is a harder sand to walk on now than I’m used… Read More
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Amid relatively calm weather conditions, crews in Long Beach this week continued working on a dredging project aimed at stabilizing the seawall, boardwalk and protective sand berms on the Alamitos Peninsula. The city is spending millions of dollars on the project before severe conditions fueled by the “super El Niño”… Read More