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Watercrest Park pond dredging in Lake Highlands to finish in November

TX, United States

The dredging of the pond within Watercrest Park at the Lake Highlands Town Center is expected to finish in November after the city’s construction services contract for the project was increased. Dallas City Council voted to increase its contract with Energy Resources Inc., the company dredging the pond, during its April 12 meeting. The council initially… Read More

Carlsbad remains wary of Oceanside sand nourishment pilot project

CA, United States

The City Council unanimously opposed actively participating in the City of Oceanside’s sand nourishment pilot project during its April 11 meeting, remaining opposed to any plans that may obstruct the natural flow of sand down the San Diego County coastline. However, the Carlsbad City Council agreed to request a city staffer be present during the… Read More

Officials: Dredging over but more needs to be done; Norfolk Dredging Company completes $9 million project to dredge 226,000 yd3

MA, United States

Just about as fast as it arrived, the 400-foot dredger Delaware has left the area with an expansive and pristine beach in its wake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked with Norfolk Dredging Company to complete the final stages of a $9 million project to dredge 226,000 cubic yards of sand from the Salisbury… Read More

Councilman Martin Focuses on Best Dredging Outcomes in Tuckerton

PA, United States

Dredging has begun again on the east side of Tuckerton Beach, and “while we’re not involved with the private residents dredging in front of their bulkheads, I will say they’re starting with that first,” Councilman Brian Martin explained during the March 20 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting. Once the privately contracted work is completed, the dredge… Read More

HDR’S Joe Wagner Explains Water Injection Dredging and its Benefits

NE, United States

OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this year outlined its intention to increase the beneficial use of dredge material. Water injection dredging, a technique commonly used in Europe, offers one way to meet these new goals. HDR Senior Dredging Engineer Joe Wagner helped the only U.S. port to use this method so… Read More

Port of Oakland Jobs & $100 billion of Assets Threatened Without Dredging

CA, United States

At the Port of Oakland, California, on a recent weekday, trucks, cranes and container-laden ships moved goods across the sprawling 1,300-acre complex with the precarious precision of a Rube Goldberg machine. Mere blocks from downtown Oakland, the port operates essentially as a city within a city. It’s the ninth biggest port in the country and… Read More

Warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts, especially in Florida, study says

United States

Changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts, especially in Florida, a new study said. While other studies have projected how human-caused climate change will probably alter the frequency, strength and moisture of tropical storms, the study in Friday’s… Read More

Biden administration rolls out $585 million for Western water projects

United States

The funding, provided in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, will go toward 83 projects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, California, North Dakota and Washington. The law provided $8.3 billion for water infrastructure projects over five years. Six projects in New Mexico will receive money from the Interior Department’s Bureau… Read More

Coastal erosion study to include Jefferson County

TX, United States

Jefferson County is among seven counties included in a study of the impacts of major storms on erosion along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Texas General Land Office’s Coastal Management Program is funding the study. The University of Houston is performing the study “using Lidar, UAV-based-photogrammetry and other remote sensing data,” according to information from… Read More

Brevard County works to repair as much beach as possible ahead of sea turtle nesting season

FL, United States

The clock is ticking until its sea turtle time along Brevard County beaches. Nesting season is highly anticipated by researchers and ecotourists alike, but it also means the time when restoration work can continue is coming to a close. Nearly five months after Hurricane Nicole swept across the Space Coast, causing extensive coastal erosion, the… Read More

Deadlines set for comments for sand dredging operation

TX, United States

Permit applications for two sand and gravel plant operations are pending possible approval following a public commenting period over the next three weeks. Collier Materials has submitted two applications considered “administratively complete” by the Lower Colorado River Authority for planned dredging work to extract excess sand deposits on Lake LBJ and on the arm of… Read More

Senators add deepwater channel exemption to dredging bill

FL, United States

Legislation intended to reduce impacts to corals and other marine life in deepwater dredging cleared its second Senate committee after members added an exemption for shipping channel maintenance. SB 1072, which unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Community Affairs this week without debate, requires an independent contractor to determine any adverse impacts from dredging on the natural… Read More

Councilman Martin Spends March, April Focused on Best Dredging Outcomes

NJ, United States

Councilman Brian Martin gave an update on Lanyard Lagoon at the March 6 borough council meeting. Martin said the borough engineer submitted for the grant extension on Dec. 1, 2022. “We just have not received that official extension back from the DEP.” Martin said the state Department of Environmental Protection reassured council that Tuckerton’s application… Read More

Dredging Operation at Carpinteria Salt Marsh Closes Trails, Beach Access

CA, United States

Trails and beach access will be closed in the areas surrounding the Carpinteria Salt Marsh until June while Santa Barbara County clears excess debris deposited in the marsh following this year’s storms. The county began an emergency operation on Monday to remove excess debris and sediment from the Carpinteria Salt Marsh in order to mitigate… Read More

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