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The utilization of dredging for rehabilitating lakes and aquatic habitats severely impacted by eutrophication is well-documented. Although dredging practices have been under scrutiny for an extended period, the global research community has only recently linked them to water quality. Dredging can exert both positive and adverse effects on water quality. Evaluating the benefits against the… Read More
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a new strategy Tuesday that she said will help the state’s 78 coastal communities work together to better cope with the challenges brought on by climate change. One element of the “ResilientCoasts” initiative is grouping distinct geographic regions that share similar landscape characteristics and face similar climate hazards, dubbed “coastal… Read More
After the industry has been talking about supply chain resilience for years, President Joe Biden on Monday convened the first meeting of his newly launched Supply Chain Resilience Council. (See the White House fact sheet.) The goal of the council is to “strengthen America’s supply chains” and “lower costs for families.” The council announced 30 actions… Read More
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A $3.2 million study will help re-assess how federal engineers protect 21 miles worth of beaches at the Jersey Shore, federal officials said this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering reinforced dunes, berm modifications, submerged artificial reefs, groins, flood walls, sand back passing and other measures for the project area. The same… Read More
Dredging began this week for the Surfside-Sunset project as trucks rolled out to Surfside and Sunset beaches on Monday. The project, helmed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will deposit an estimated 1.2 million cubic yards of sand on a small stretch of beach south of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, which is… Read More
The city council of Beach City voted 4-0 this week for a resolution opposing a proposed Cedar Port Navigation District Channel Deepening Project. The vote was meant to send a message to federal officials that the residents believe the proposed 415-foot wide, 50-foot deep channel will destroy residents’ waterfront property as well as the ecology…. Read More
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $9,337,300.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for coastal restoration and resiliency. “Protecting our coastline and building resiliency against future storms is a top priority,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Because I had a seat at the table for the Infrastructure Law, there are dollars coming to Louisiana to protect our coastal… Read More
The on-again, off-again dream of dredging Lake Contrary seemed to be gaining momentum in Buchanan County. But it ran into the reality of citizen opposition at a meeting Wednesday in the Buchanan County Courthouse. Before dredging, county officials still have to find a funding source and decide who would actually do the work. But the… Read More
Coastal erosion has taken a toll on San Onofre, Trestles and killed local beachbreaks, but a new dredging project looks to put sand back on the beaches. Coastal erosion is a rampant issue up and down California, and in San Clemente, it’s all but killed the town’s beachbreaks and is having a very real impact… Read More
For years, the northern entrance of the Peosta Channel has caused headaches for both boaters and a nearby marina. A series of impactful flooding events in recent years caused significant silting at the mouth of the channel, forming a massive underwater mound of sediment that pelicans idly stood on and boaters would cautiously avoid. For… Read More
The Port of Morgan City’s Marine Terminal Dock Expansion Project at 800 Youngs Road is making significant progress, with six dredges contracted by the Corps of Engineers to support the ongoing work. Unprecedented funding has been allocated to ensure a consistent, navigable channel 20 feet deep by 400 feet wide for industrial use, driving economic… Read More
Florida state officials agreed to replace thousands of yards of sand on Key Biscayne after a storm washed part of the beach out to sea earlier this month. Village Manager Steve Williamson wrote Council members Nov. 17 that the Department of Environmental Protection will pay for up to 25,000 cubic yards of sand – up… Read More
Excavation of material from an aquatic environment is called dredging. Historically, dredging has been crucial for mining, maintaining the navigability of the waterways, and, recently, removing toxins and restoring natural habitat. Dredged material is the sediment that has been extracted from the channel. Importance of Ecological Restoration An ecosystem is a community of interacting living things… Read More
Dredging work has begun at Padre Island’s Packery Channel, part of a beach nourishment project to give the public more space to enjoy the shore — whether that’s driving, sitting, tanning, or just enjoying the view. City of Corpus Christi engineers said the project began at the community parking lot in front of the sea wall… Read More