As dredging debate grows, Jim Woodruff Dam remains central to Apalachicola River’s future

By Jacob Murphey and Jamiya Coleman CHATTAHOOCHEE, Fla. (WCTV) – This year has already become pivotal for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, as new discussions about dredging the Apalachicola River for the first time in 20 years move through public review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The proposal comes as officials weigh whether the river system can… Read More

Sand replenishment project underway to slow erosion at Capistrano Beach

By Bianca Buono DANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) — Construction crews are delivering thousands of cubic yards of sand to Capistrano Beach as Orange County officials work to slow severe coastal erosion threatening homes, railroad tracks and public infrastructure. Residents say the shoreline has visibly receded over the years. “Thirty years ago, I remember when they had… Read More

Cars, tires, toxic sediment: Lower Rouge River Old Channel cleanup resumes

By Isabelle Tavares On March 30, the Environmental Protection Agency resumed dredging more than 100,000 cubic yards of sediment contaminated with coal tar and petroleum products from a 0.75-mile stretch of the Lower Rouge River Old Channel around Zug Island. The dredging, in the EPA’s Rouge River Area of Concern, aims to improve the water… Read More

Dredging of Turtle Lake in the Iowa Great Lakes complete

By Travis Chinn WAHPETON, Iowa (KCAU) — After years of fundraising and months of dredging, Turtle Lake in the Iowa Great Lakes is finally open again to the public. Because of silt built up over the years, the depth of Turtle Lake had dropped to 1-2 feet, making it almost unusable. Residents in and around the lake… Read More

Hammonasset Beach State Park Coastal Restoration in Madison

Located in Madison, Connecticut, this 936-acre state park boasts a diverse, high-quality coastal ecosystem that provides habitat for birds and other wildlife, and hosts more than 3 million visitors annually. Climate change impacts, such as coastal flooding and sea level rise, have led to rapid erosion of the park’s eastern shoreline, barrier beach, and salt… Read More

Channel Dredging Has Started At The Holland Pierheads

New Smyrna Beach gets its shoreline back after major dredging project

A five-month dredging project to restore sand along New Smyrna Beach is finally complete, and crews are now working to remove equipment from the shoreline. During the day, heavy machinery is lifting and unscrewing large dredging pipes from the beach. Overnight and in the early morning hours, a separate crew drags the pipes out to… Read More

Grafton officials draft plans to fix dam failure along Milwaukee River

After a mechanical failure at a dam control along the Milwaukee River in Grafton caused water to rush through the break point, public works officials are working with contractors on a plan to address the problem. The culprit behind the failure was a faulty hydraulic cylinder, a part of the dam that lifts and lowers the gate… Read More

Will Boone Services Accept EAD’s Reduced New River Dredging Change

Two years and three months after deferring a $726,000 change order on the New River Channel Improvement project, East Ascension Drainage Commission declared it “substantially complete” and approved a change in the amount of $374,301.  The new number represents an 8% increase from the original contract amount ($4,816,000). “Obviously, we do not feel like Boone… Read More

Panacea Waterways in Florida Have not Been Dredged for Nearly Fifty Years

Commercial fishermen and oyster farmers in Panacea say sediment buildup in local channels is making it dangerous and costly to operate, and there is no dredging planned for the foreseeable future. WAKULLA COUNTY, FL — Channel markers at the Rock Landing Boat Ramp in Panacea mark the path local commercial fishermen and oystermen use to… Read More

Commissioners approve expanded Buxton beach nourishment project as FEMA funding prospects improve

By:Sam Walker Dare County commissioners approved plans Monday to move forward with a larger beach nourishment project in Buxton, after lower-than-expected financing costs and growing confidence in pending FEMA reimbursement opened the door for additional sand placement. The Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved expanding the Buxton project to the full permitted volume of… Read More

City Advances River Project

By Todd Pittenger Salina City Commissioners Monday passed a couple of resolutions which moved the Smoky Hill River renewal project another step forward Monday. Commissioners passed one resolution authorizing the beginning of property acquisition relating to the project. A second resolution dealt with  land acquisition and public use. The City will begin the process of… Read More

Louisiana should redouble coastal protection efforts

The latest news on Louisiana’s coastal land loss involves a tale of two studies, but the can-do attitudes of a group of volunteers insist that the worst of times can still be avoided. Count us on the side of the volunteers. The first study offers a rather apocalyptic view for southeastern Louisiana. Tulane coastal geologist… Read More

St. Johns County Fishing Pier to temporarily close beginning this week

By Rebecca Rosenberg The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier will close temporarily beginning May 13 as crews begin a construction project to repair and reinforce pilings, officials announced. Work is expected to continue through the end of November. During construction, visitors may notice limited parking impacts near the pavilion area. Officials are asking the public to follow… Read More

Regulators Review Pawleys Inlet Dredging and Beach Restoration Proposal Amid Erosion Concerns

By Charles Swenson Federal and state regulators are reviewing comments on a proposal to dredge a new channel for Pawleys Inlet and restore the beach at Prince George, including one from the National Marine Fisheries Service that the work be done in the fall rather than the summer. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More