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Picture three-and-a-half football fields with earth piled onto them — piled as tall as the Empire State Building. That’s how much sediment flows into Tuttle Creek Lake each year. After decades of this, mud has eaten up so much space that about half of the lake near Manhattan has disappeared. Put another way, about half… Read More
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Cameron Parish awarded $122M for marsh restoration Project funded by Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement First phase includes seven new drainage structures near Calcasieu Lake Future work will add channels, dredged material, and upgrades Cameron Parish will receive a sizable grant to help rebuild its vanishing marshlands, state officials announced. The Calcasieu-Sabine Basin will get $122 million… Read More
Tarpon Springs seeks up to 10 members for year-round waterways oversight after successful federal channel project TARPON SPRINGS — City commissioners unanimously voted to reactivate the former Marine Commerce Committee with an expanded scope, launching a search for members with expertise in waterways, boating, dredging, beaches and marine commerce. The original committee was created in… Read More
ALTOONA — Two projects addressing critical parts of Lake Altoona in 2026 will require a draw down, significantly lowering water levels down by eight or nine feet in the fourth quarter of the year. In one area, the dam connecting Altoona Lake to the Chippewa River requires repairs and maintenance in a couple of key… Read More
Cutler Bay, FL – Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined local leaders to highlight two major federal investments in Cutler Bay: the Coastal Wetlands Project, a key component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), and the Marlin Road Improvement Project. At the first stop, the Congresswoman toured the Cutler Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, alongside town officials and representatives from… Read More
New York City officials approved a $3.5 billion Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment plan, setting the stage for a dramatic transformation of the city’s waterfront. The development, spanning 122 acres in Red Hook, would yield a modern, all-electric maritime port supplemented by a mixed-use community, public open space, and commercial and industrial space. The plan is… Read More
Notice #4 – September 21, 2025 Popponesset Approach Channel ‘Longer, Wider, Deeper’ – Dredging Update Last week’s easterly winds delayed the start of dredging and mobilizing. Dredging will start this week with the dredge Sand Shifter starting at a mid-point in the channel. Mobilizing will continue with laying out the dredge pipe for the second… Read More
On Sept. 18, United States Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy wrote a letter addressed to Gov. Wes Moore (D), bringing diversity, equity and inclusion concerns to the forefront in the Key Bridge rebuild process. “Congress granted the Secretary of Transportation important authorities to conduct critical oversight to ensure that Federal highway funds are properly… Read More
The Town of Nags Head is seeking proposals for construction of their 2026 Beach Renourishment Project. The project is anticipated to be advertised on September 29, 2025 on the Town of Nags Head’s website https://www.nagsheadnc.gov/. Sealed Bids for the construction of the NAGS HEAD BEACH RENOURISHMENT 2026 PROJECT will be received, by TOWN OF NAGS… Read More
Today, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the Technology Prosperity Deal, a landmark science and technology agreement that will propel the U.S. – UK special relationship to new heights for the technological age, and deliver wins for the American people and American innovation globally. “President Trump signed another game-changing deal that furthers… Read More
CAM-DUTRA JV-II LLC,* Palo Alto, California, was awarded a $9,151,549 firm-fixed-price contract for annual maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Redwood City, California, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 13, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,151,549 were… Read More
Introduction Sediment buildup has long been a challenge to reservoirs across the United States, reducing storage capacity and increasing maintenance costs. At Tuttle Creek Lake in Kansas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Kansas Water Office have launched the state’s first Water Injection Dredging (WID) trial. This innovative approach aims to provide… Read More
On Friday, Sept. 19, Currituck County issued this statement on its Beach Management Plan. As evidenced by the Currituck County Board of Commissioner’s recently adopted vision, “A sustainable, economically diverse environment that preserves natural resources and strengthens livelihoods,” the County is committed to preservation of its beaches. A result of that commitment is the development… Read More
Nags Head is working on the steps needed for a beach nourishment project in 2026 or 2027. Town manager Andy Garman said at the September 3 commissioners meeting that he’s planning on putting the project out to bid at the end of this month. Permits have already been applied for and are expected to be… Read More
Beach preservationists and coastal communities are sounding the alarm over federal spending cuts for money allocated for sand erosion and replenishment projects across the country. The federal 2024-25 fiscal year budget included no beach erosion renourishment money for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “They provided no funding for beaches,” said Howard Marlowe, president of… Read More