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Portland and South Portland are pressing for millions of dollars in government funding to pay for dredging in Casco Bay around piers, wharves, and marinas where so much silt has built up the berthing space for boats is at risk. But so far, the total funding desired has proven elusive. A plan to dredge the… Read More
Due to recurring scour and maintenance concerns at the NC 24 Causeway between Swansboro and Cedar Point, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) partnered with the North Carolina Coastal Federation to begin a year-long Living Shorelines Project in November 2022. Fast-moving waters in the White Oak River cause soil erosion surrounding the NC 24… Read More
Village of Mamaroneck Officials Released this Statement about the suspension of the long awaited flood mitigation program until flood assessment studies are completed: Officials in the Village of Mamaroneck are baffled and outraged by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYS DEC) refusal to let the municipality help itself. In a letter dated January 24,… Read More
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara harbor has closed to allow the just-arrived dredge to dig in on a project where sand has blocked most boats from going in and out. The sand bar developed in the recent series of storms. Harbor Patrol Lt. Nathan Alldredge was at the controls of a patrol boat… Read More
Flagler County was notified on Jan. 18 that it will receive $17 million in funding allocated as part of the 2022 Special Session Funding through the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The funding is part of the $100 million Governor Ron DeSantis pledged his support… Read More
For residents of Stinson Beach, the sight of ocean waves running up their streets, carving away tons of sand, flooding homes and even washing a house or two into the sea every decade or two has been an accepted tradeoff for a beachside lifestyle. The storms that pummeled the community this month, causing millions of… Read More
State and local government officials from across Louisiana are heading to the Washington Mardi Gras this week and their top question for the state’s congressional delegation is “what do we do now?” Parish presidents, police jurors, legislators, bureaucrats, U.S. representatives and U.S. senators, even the governor, set aside partisan animosities and together went all in… Read More
Many beach accesses in Brevard County are still damaged from Hurricane Nicole’s assault in November. In Indian Harbour Beach, part of Millennium Beach Park’s ramp to the beach is still closed off to foot traffic. Nicole’s intense winds and waves damaged the ramp. A makeshift staircase was put in to allow people like John Ellis, who… Read More
Developers of a proposed dredging material processing facility in Gales Ferry have put a hold on their application with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Owned and operated by Quincy, Massachusetts-based Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting, Gales Ferry Intermodal announced in December it was pausing efforts to apply for a DEEP transfer… Read More
The CMA CGM Veracruz containership had lost control and went off course south of New Orleans, United States, according to WK Webster. This 2010-built, CNC Line owned containership suffered the mechanical issues on 20 January. The vessel has suffered the second mechanical failure in a vessel operated by CMA CGM in a week, after the CMA… Read More
Usually, the stretch of beach from Torrey Pines State Beach to Black’s Beach is one continuous strip of sand, but late last week, a bluff just south of the Torrey Pines Glider Port failed; the slide was so giant it split the beaches in two. Ezra Kozviner has been Surfing Black’s Beach for 15 years and… Read More
A town hall meeting in Rodanthe Wednesday night drew more than 100 people to the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building and another 160 people virtually to hear a county presentation about erosion and beach nourishment and for questions to be answered. Dare’s county manager Robert. L. Outten made the presentation and answered questions. He reviewed the county’s… Read More
A total of 13 coastal protection projects, all costing a half billion dollars, are underway in St. Bernard Parish, all were funded mostly by the BP Oil Spill settlement. On Friday, State Senator Sharon Hewitt joined federal and local partners to tout a number of the coastal restoration projects happening in the parish. “Such a… Read More
Researchers have developed a new way to combat erosion and save money by using environmental processes to feed sediment to the shore. The project is based in Port Bay, New York, in southern Lake Ontario. It is one of several projects run by the Healthy Port Futures effort, which works with natural systems to solve coastal issues… Read More
Flagler County’s contractor for the $3.67 million Hurricane Dorian dunes restoration project from south MalaCompra Park to north Washington Oaks Gardens State Park mobilized on Monday and construction will begin on Wednesday. “We are very excited to get this project underway,” County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said. “They are anticipating completing this project this spring ahead… Read More