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PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet (Northern Ocean County) Coastal Storm Risk Management project in New Jersey. In October 2024, USACE awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas for $73.5 million to complete… Read More
Walker: Cost ‘not sustainable’ in Middlesex County budget The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors experienced sticker shock on Tuesday, Dec. 3, when County Administrator Matt Walker announced to the board that the Broad Creek dredging project in Deltaville will cost $2.75 million. For more than a year, supervisors have been working with the Middle Peninsula Regional… Read More
In critical situations such as the events that occurred in November 2024 along Coastal Highway at the Indian River Inlet near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Due to several storms in the area, the dunes that normally protect the highway have eroded, which has caused flooding along the highway. As a result, the State of Delaware has… Read More
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – A Florida lawmaker from St. Pete Beach says she plans to propose a change to FEMA’s ‘50% Rule’ that could make it easier for homeowners to make repairs after a storm without triggering costly requirements. The 50% Rule is a regulation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and states that repairs made to a home… Read More
The Grand Canal muck dredging project has stalled for its state-required winter break, to make way for cold manatees who frequent the warmer canal water. With more than $24 million spent and five years of work done, Brevard County’s premier environmental canal dredging project still has much more muck to remove, county officials say, at… Read More
Callan Marine moved its dredge down the San Jacinto West Fork to a location between Atascocita Point and Royal Shores more than two weeks ago. But it hasn’t moved yet. Reasons for the delay are unclear at this point. Still Anchored in Same Spot This morning, the rain let up long enough to get some… Read More
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Parks and Recreation, State of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Hawaii Sea Grant, and “future” community groups will be coming together in phased efforts to preserve a popular section of the Kailua shoreline experiencing significant erosion. The groups will… Read More
The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) of the Port of Brownsville in Texas and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of phase two of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The project will deepen the 17-mile (27-kilometre) Brownsville Ship Channel from 42 feet (13… Read More
Surfers, fishermen and harbor denizens are celebrating a small victory in a larger fight. A coalition of Coastsiders interested in preventing large-scale erosion along the Surfer’s Beach stretch have gotten the attention and — more importantly — the promise of funding from government officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced earlier this month that… Read More
BATON ROUGE — The University Lakes restoration project team held an open house to recap the past year and what’s coming up next for the restoration. The team has been dredging City Park Lake and Lake Erie as part of phase one, while also deepening College Lake and the northern half of University Lake as… Read More
Brevard County is soliciting licensed and qualified marine contractors to dredge (hydraulic only), dewater, and dispose of approximately 182,972 cubic yards of organic sediments (muck) from approximately 86 acres of the Eau Gallie Area A1/NE Muck Removal Project. The dredge area is located on the east coast of Brevard County, Florida, north of County Road 518… Read More
Boaters are in deep water at last after a months-long dredging project at Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo wrapped up last week. The harbor, one of East Hawaii’s last functioning boat launches after the Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna was cut off during the 2018 Kilauea eruption, had not been dredged for more than… Read More
Today, NOAA Fisheries is announcing the availability of up to $100 million in funding for transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Through this funding opportunity, NOAA will continue supporting habitat restoration approaches that enhance the resilience of coastal and Great Lakes communities —… Read More
The Essex Region Conservation Authority is celebrating the completion of phase one of a massive project to restore the Hillman Marsh barrier beach. With the help of Nature Fresh Farms, another 50 wetland plants were added to the beach area. The business contributed $12,500 towards the purchase of plant materials. “We’re contributing to a healthier,… Read More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a Final Public Notice regarding the dredging project for the Pohoiki Boat Ramp on Hawaii Island. The Final Public Notice document is available here. Interested persons may submit comments, questions, or request a map of this specific project by writing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 9, 1111… Read More