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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County beaches are still showing the scars of years of powerful storms, and county leaders are hoping a new sand project underway in New Smyrna Beach will help turn things around. Crews began pumping sand onto the shoreline this week as part of an effort to rebuild dunes and slow ongoing… Read More
By Larry Persily / Wrangell Sentinel The best option for Wrangell would be if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the downtown harbor basin before the borough spends a $25 million federal grant to install new floats and pilings, but that timeline does not look likely. The Army Corps, which is responsible for the… Read More
A bill filed Monday could lead to the restoration of North Florida’s Ocklawaha River. Lawmakers behind the bill are calling it “their region’s Everglades restoration.” The Senate version of the bill (SB 1066) was filed by Republican Senator Jason Brodeur and the House version (HB 981) by Republican Representative Wyman Duggan. The bills would require the Department of Environmental… Read More
Accelerating deepwater port licensing will unleash American energy dominance, lower energy costs for families WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will take on oversight of deepwater port licensing from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This change will streamline environmental reviews, accelerate license approvals, and lower domestic energy… Read More
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. — Efforts remain ongoing to fix heavy erosion issues that are causing concern on the Isle of Palms. Despite not having a major weather event last year, the beachfront city still saw some damaging impacts. “We’ve had these king tides, we’ve had pretty significant northeast winds that drive the tides higher… Read More
PORTLAND – The City of Portland will close part of Portland Harbor as the city dredges the area along Bell Buoy Park. The city says the public floats and the dock will be closed until Monday, February 16. The floats and docks will reopen once the work is complete and the weather abides. The closure… Read More
“The deliverable of this study is to determine an operating procedure that will allow for enough water to enter the system to flush the marshes with salt water, while maintaining protection from detrimental flooding. The proposed solution must balance these two components.” – Sec 3.1.7 of the West Grand Marsh Resiliency Study December draft report. Easy… Read More
Work has restarted on North Topsail Beach’s PTC #8 dune restoration. Crews will use the Jeffries Beach Access to begin repairs on the southern third of the project area, south of the pier, with sand hauling starting Wednesday. Expect some parking lot closures on weekdays at Jeffries Access, but those spaces will reopen on weekends…. Read More
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Residents in Cherry Grove told ABC 15 that a section of beach on the northern end of Horry County is being left out of a major renourishment project, and now residents are worried about what will happen when the tide’s high or a storm comes. “I’m a permanent resident, my… Read More
Eastern Shore counties abandon challenge about one month after filing it Maryland’s $340 million settlement with the owner of the Conowingo Dam can now move forward, after a group of Eastern Shore counties dropped their challenge of the deal. The withdrawal came less than a month after the administrative appeal was originally filed. Officials at… Read More
Every few years, Sebastian Inlet District must dredge to maintain its channel and nearby beach. Sebastian Inlet District Source
Lawrenceburg’s Board of Works, Utility Board and City Council met on Jan. 5 and approved routine minutes and a set of administrative actions while taking up several items with community impact. The Board of Works approved an agreement allowing dredged material from the Tanners Creek boat docks to be placed on a private landowner’s property,… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — There are new efforts to repair coastal damage in Old Orchard Beach caused by record high tides and strong storms two years ago. It will cost more than $1 million to undo what tides destroyed in minutes, mostly paid for with federal and state disaster funds. Local families whose homes flooded… Read More
All along Mississippi’s shoreline, engineers determined to protect coastal cities from nature’s forces are confronting an urgent problem: The beaches are shrinking. Years ago, swimmers and sunbathers sprawled across white sand that stretched far beyond the bustling beach highway. But so much of it has disappeared over the decades that now, in some spots, waves… Read More
Louisiana regulators are considering a revision to an existing coastal use permit that would allow LNG export terminal operator Venture Global to expand dredging along the Calcasieu Ship Channel near the mouth of the Gulf of America, an area commercial fishermen and shrimpers contend is vulnerable to adverse impacts on water quality, according to a recent… Read More