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International design firms will work with city on program to restore and shore up beaches depleted by erosion A jury of experts has selected three teams as finalists to design a system that will restore and retain sand on Oceanside’s eroding beaches. Six teams, each with members of two to four design firms, submitted proposals… Read More
Dare County commissioners voted last month to provide about $1.5 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe, where five oceanfront houses since 2020 have succumbed to the sea, with more still at risk. North Carolina 3rd District Republican Rep. Greg Murphy told the county that the… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is still in the process of dredging the Ohio River. 14 News told you last month they would begin dredging and creating a sandbar on the river. Officials say they dredge the Ohio River every year to ensure easy navigation for barges. Last year, someone famously placed a camper on the sandbar,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) will begin dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan on Friday, Aug. 4. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludington Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based MCM Marine, Inc.,… Read More
Two significant recent events should work together to push the issue of protecting South Carolina’s isolated wetlands toward the top of lawmakers’ agendas for the coming year. The first is the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that held that only wetlands connected to other surface waters are regulated under the… Read More
During an Eastern Shore “Bay Day” tour, Governor Wes Moore last week announced a major policy shift in how Maryland will deploy state resources to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays. At points throughout the day, the governor was joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Environmental… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – U.S. Rep. David Rouzer announced on Tuesday that an additional $21.6 million in funding has been secured for beach renourishment at Wrightsville Beach. “Today’s decision from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works means the USACE [U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Replenishment projects on Delaware beaches have finally wrapped up. Over 1.2 million cubic yards of sand have been pumped into Rehoboth, Bethany, Dewey and Fenwick Island beaches. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ed Voigt [VOGT] says replenishment happens every few years, and this year the projects lined up to happen all at once. The… Read More
Edmonds Marsh restoration work continued Saturday through an all-volunteer project to restore freshwater flows in the marsh. In past years, volunteers removed chain-link fencing along Highway 104 that was blocking Shellabarger Creek as well as removing the nightshade that used the chain-link to spread into the marsh. This year’s focus — running between July 15… Read More
In Bethany Beach sand breaks have formed making a drop separating the beach from the water. Bethany is fresh off beach replenishment being completed and Joe Donnelly, the Lifeguard Captain for the Bethany Beach Patrol said this happening is not uncommon. “The water has cut that sand that’s been built up away a little bit… Read More
After intense negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) — a United Nations-backed agency with jurisdiction over international waters — has agreed to postpone discussions on commercial deep-sea mining, at least for now. Environmentalists viewed the decision as a hopeful step toward protecting fragile marine ecosystems from companies and countries eager to extract rare minerals from… Read More
Traders are poised to shell out more than $200,000 a day to ship liquefied natural gas in the coming months as tankers grow scarce ahead of winter, when demand for the heating fuel peaks. Charter rates surged to $284,750 for November and $206,750 for October, more than doubling from current levels, according to data from… Read More
The project was initiated by the City of Niceville through a BP oil spill grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It addressed issues with water quality and habitat conditions near the Turkey Creek outfall into Boggy Bayou. The headwaters of Boggy Bayou in Niceville have undergone an extensive restoration project this year that is already… Read More
The Global Dredging Engineering Service Market study with 112+ market data Tables, Pie charts & Figures is now released by HTF MI. The research assessment of the Market is designed to analyze futuristic trends, growth factors, industry opinions, and industry-validated market facts to forecast till 2029, some of the players studied are China Communications Construction… Read More