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In the late 1970s, Florida engineers had a simple problem: Tampa Bay had to be deepened, and the dredging needed a location. The answer was a 400-acre island in Hillsborough Bay. Initially, the island was created as a placement site for dredged material, but over time it became an important nesting habitat for coastal birds,… Read More
By Delaney Smith PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Dunes at Panama City Beach helped protect the shoreline from extensive damage during Hurricane Isaias, according to tourism officials. Griff Griffitts, CEO of the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, said some beach access points were damaged, but the area remains open. “We have a few… Read More
Following the successful rehabilitation of the South and East Berths, Brennan is now working on the North Berth of Pier 1 for Quonset Development Corporation. As one of North America’s top 10 automobile import ports, the Port of Davisville plays an important role in moving vehicles and other cargo. To help keep that activity moving,… Read More
By Gareth Havelock The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has begun a US$9.6 million dredging project on the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware. The work will cover the stretch from the Route 9 bridge to the canal entrance at Rehoboth Bay, removing about 89,000 cubic yards (68,000 cubic metres) of sediment,… Read More
By Ben Stocking A grassroots campaign to reduce flood risk in Nicasio has led to some significant victories, including the scrapping of a plan to dramatically expand the reservoir. But even as they celebrate some wins, residents are bracing for the looming super El Niño—and for more activism. Over the last month, Marin Municipal Water District… Read More
By Tyler Jager For those still recovering from the two-day, 36-article town meeting in May, this year’s fall town meeting should be a relatively light affair. Voters will convene at the Wellfleet Elementary School at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 to consider 14 articles — and this time, none of them involves a budget… Read More
Imagine rebuilding a coastal shoreline by bringing back the river that helped form it. That idea underpinned the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, a project emphasized by the U.S. Department of the Interior in September 2022, when Louisiana restoration trustees released the final restoration plan. Rather than keeping the Mississippi River separated from the Barataria Basin, the… Read More
Fishermen and property owners in lower Plaquemines Parish are optimistic about a plan for how to rebuild lost wetlands at the Mississippi Delta, though state officials still need to line up more than $150 million to pay for the project. Members of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority sought input from locals and fisherman… Read More
Our crews are hard at work along the north side of the existing bridge, preparing for construction of the new eastern approach. Two crews, two important tasks: 🔷 Installing pipe piles for the main construction trestle. 🔷 Conducting Pile Driving Analysis on a 30-inch square concrete pile ahead of permanent pile installation. A lot of… Read More
At the USEPA Torch Lake-Linden Lake Remedial Action project in Lake Linden, Michigan, dredging is only the beginning of the process. Brennan crews are mechanically dredging impacted material and transferring it for dewatering and material separation. Water generated along the way is collected and routed through an onsite treatment system before discharge. From dredging on… Read More
The Marine Minerals Administration today announced the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for the fourth offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America under the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Big Beautiful Gulf 4, or BBG4, advances President Trump’s promise to Unleash American Energy…. Read More
The Marine Minerals Administration today announced the availability of a Proposed Notice of Sale for Big Beautiful Cook Inlet 2, or BBC2, the second offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet required by the Working Families Tax Cut Act of 2025. The proposed sale would make approximately 1.05 million acres available for… Read More
By Jay Edwards U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Tuesday presented $560,000 in federal funding to Mount Arlington on Monday for a dredging project aimed at improving stormwater management at Memorial Pond and protecting the water quality of Lake Hopatcong. Memorial Pond manages stormwater and serves as a basin before water enters Lake Hopatcong. Over time,… Read More
By Sam Lemonick Starting this winter, crews could begin a multiple-year process to try to reverse harmful effects of agriculture on Long Marsh. If the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust and its partners are successful, the salt marsh will provide more habitat for animals and be more resilient to rising sea levels. Salt marshes are tidal wetlands where… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month announced that it selected the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the Association of Bay Area Governments as awardees of a $13.9 million grant to restore and enhance some 1,500 acres of tidal wetland habitat known as Strip Marsh East along the State Route 37 corridor in Solano County…. Read More