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South Portland officials said Thursday that the city plans to restore Willard Beach dunes that were washed away during a Dec. 23 storm that generated exceptionally high tides. The city said in a release that the dunes protect wildlife habitat and public infrastructure, including the wastewater pipe that runs along the beach. The restoration plan… Read More
Franklin County commissioners, upset at talk around the community that the Eastpoint dredge project would be further delayed, voiced their anger at a special meeting last week. The Jan. 26 meeting, called by Chairman Ricky Jones, focused on why it is that the dredge contractor has been slowed in its progress, apparently because the equipment… Read More
About $20 million in grants are available through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to improve wetlands as part of the 3M PFAS Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement. While Priority 1 of the settlement is focused on drinking water projects in the Twin Cities east metro, this priority (Priority 2) is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge vessel Merritt is set to begin dredging a critical part of the Bogue Inlet channel between Emerald Isle and Onslow County on Thursday, Feb. 2. Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Ryan Davenport, whose office helps plan and oversee dredging and beach nourishment projects in the county, said… Read More
The water levels of the Mississippi River reached historic lows in the fall of 2022, causing barge traffic to slow and back up without deep enough water to navigate the river. Since then we have seen water levels rise but by how much? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been hard at work since… Read More
The glacial moraine left behind millennia ago underlies a fact of life for all of Cape Cod: we live on what is essentially a pile of gravel and sand. Given our endless exposure to the North Atlantic, that pile is constantly in flux, shifting with every storm and even every tide. So much moving sand… Read More
The borough of Avon has received a $490,768 grant from the State Department of Environmental Protection’s [DEP] grant program to complete Phase Two of the Living Shoreline Project for Sylvan Lake. The borough has also received a grant of $141,864 from the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration for the design and engineering… Read More
In 2022, NOAA and our partners recovered over $114 million dollars from polluters to restore six contaminated waterways across the country. Pollution in our waterways harms plants and animals, and degrades the quality of life for people who live, work, and recreate in these areas. Restoration projects funded from these settlements contribute to restoring the… Read More
A Hurricane Ian worker maneuvers a machine attached to a barge to pick up debris in a canal on Fort Myers Beach on Feb. 1, 2023. Source
Gov. Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin DOT, today announced grants totaling $5.3 million for seven harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote waterborne freight and economic development. “From the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, Wisconsin’s unique geography provides our state opportunities to grow our economy and help our businesses reach markets worldwide,” said… Read More
The Santa Barbara Harbor Federal Channel is once again safe for larger ships going in and out of the harbor thanks to an emergency dredging campaign which was successfully completed last Sunday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with its contractor, Pacific Dredge & Construction, San Diego, began emergency dredging of the channel on… Read More
Dredging the waters in the Inland Bays is a much-debated topic. Lack of dredging of the channels has led to habitat degradation and navigation issues, especially during times of low tides. Sussex County Council has entered the effort to get more dredging completed by approving a memorandum of understanding with the Delaware Department of Natural… Read More
Sea levels in Florida continue to rise and as they do, plans are being made to keep Collier County from that and heavy storm surges. On Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers presented its latest ideas to county commissioners, a multi-billion dollar project in the works for years. “This is an opportunity to go back… Read More
Four dry docks the Navy uses to overhaul nuclear submarines in Washington are temporarily closed after the service found they are at risk for earthquake damage, service officials told USNI News on Thursday. The dry docks, three at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., and the delta pier at the… Read More
From the AIWA “With the 118th Session of Congress underway, we want to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities we see directly impacting the AIWW in 2023. With the passage of the FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Act in December, the federal government is funded through September 2023. However, as we are… Read More