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The realignment of the Rollinson Channel within Hatteras Inlet has been approved, allowing for federally funded dredging to occur throughout the entire horseshoe route in Hatteras Inlet. An Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed on November 30, 2022 by Robert M Burnham, LTC, U.S. Army, acting district commander for the… Read More
The U.S. Senate last night passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 by a vote of 83-11, clearing the way for it to go to the White House for signature into law. It provides $45 billion more for defense than called for in the Biden administration’s budget request. The… Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills on Fort Myers Beach today, one providing disaster relief, the other intended to address the state’s property insurance crisis. The first was Senate Bill 4-A which provides $750 million for additional disaster relief to Floridians following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. The second was SB 2-A, which proponents describe as “the… Read More
Every year the state of Louisiana loses land at an astonishing rate, but through new modeling, researchers are getting a better sense of the threats posed to the ecosystem and those who live in the bayou country. Researchers estimate Louisiana has lost enough wetlands since the 1950s to cover the entire state of Rhode Island. Experts say… Read More
A southwest Michigan port that had been closed to commercial vessels is now open. The emergency dredging project in the St. Joseph Harbor has cleared a path for vessel traffic to enter the harbor without assistance. Weather conditions allowed King Company of Holland to complete the project in the span of about a week. The… Read More
It’s 14 consecutive years and counting for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore after receiving another top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment this week for its state-owned, public marine terminals. The Coast Guard’s annual inspection of facilities included a detailed review of all security protocols and procedures at the Port’s six public marine terminals:… Read More
The final phase of funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (NFWF-GEBF) has been approved for projects in Alabama to mitigate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey hailed the funding of the projects that total more than $47 million. “As we celebrate Alabama’s 2022 slate of… Read More
The clarity and health of Lake Okabena was the focus of Friday’s meeting of the Okabena-Ocheda-Bella Clean Water Partnership Joint Powers Board. The board was established in 1996 to allow the city of Worthington and the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District to cooperate on projects outside the city that affect Lake Okabena’s water quality. A report the… Read More
Improvements to The First State’s waterways are contained in a bill awaiting the president’s signature. The Water Resources Development Act of 2022, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-DE, said, passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday. The act authorizes a series of much-needed investments in Delaware through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and includes key provisions… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is developing a contract to support its efforts to manage coastal and marine habitats that are under threat, including continuing damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. NOAA’s sources sought notice is a follow-up to earlier market research efforts that determined the work it needed could not be divided into smaller discrete… Read More
To keep up with how the shoreline stabilization industry is evolving, a team of shoreline restoration specialists during its recent meeting invited a handful of companies to talk about their proprietary techniques to build the alternative for hardened bulkheads and seawalls. Living shorelines are made of materials such as salt marshes, sand, rock or oysters,… Read More
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate passed by a vote of 92-2 the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, biennial legislation that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. The House of Representatives previously passed its WRDA legislation in June. Both chambers will next conference… Read More
The waterways committee voted last week to approve the dredging of the east channel of Eel River inlet, an area that has become increasingly dangerous over the years due to erosion. “I think we all agree that something has to be done reasonably soon to reduce the hazardous navigation going into that area,” committee member… Read More
More than a dozen personnel were dumped into the water in a small boat mishap involving the hospital ship USNS Comfort, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement Tuesday. USNS Comfort arrived off Jeremie, Haiiti on Sunday for the final stop of a medical-assistance tour. The ship’s medical crew was scheduled to provide care to local residents on… Read More
A massive price tag increase won’t stop a coastal resiliency project vital to the East Shore’s future thanks to federal legislation updates announced this week. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) worked to include language in this year’s Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that makes the federal government responsible for 90% of costs exceeding $615 million for… Read More