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Pacific Dredge & Construction (PDC) recently completed maintenance dredging at the B Street and Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminals with the Port of San Diego. Utilizing the PDC 180 dredge, crews performed precision knockdown dredging between Broadway Pier and B Street Pier, as well as along the north side of B Street Pier. Working within… Read More
For years, the Baltimore Department of Public Works postponed the dredging of Lake Montebello and a nearby washwater lake, which serve the region’s biggest water treatment plant, allowing both bodies to fill up with sediment and backwash solids – an average of 9,000 pounds of gunk every day. On February 19, 2025, the long delay… Read More
The University of Georgia has received an $8 million federal grant to help restore salt marsh habitat along the southeast coast, including a proposed project site near the mouth of the Savannah River. The three-year initiative is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries and will focus on restoring marshes from North Carolina… Read More
LEWES, Del. – The Delaware River and Bay Authority is proposing a dredging project at the Lewes Ferry Terminal, with plans to remove approximately 50,945 cubic yards of material from the Delaware Bay. The DRBA proposes to use a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permit to conduct maintenance dredging in the ferry basin, access… Read More
The Cape May County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution this week urging Governor Sherrill to formally request federal assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair beach and dune damage from September’s nor’easter. Healthy beaches and dunes are our first line of defense for homes, businesses, roads, and the tourism economy that supports… Read More
By Jake Wilkinson Exall Lake remains a tranquil getaway for Highland Park residents. The serene location is both a stop for cyclists and home to a diverse array of aquatic wildlife. From mallards, Chinese geese, and turtles floating in the water to skittering squirrels atop trees, the lake is a haven of flora and fauna… Read More
By Jaime Cone Hughes Ithaca’s waterfront could begin to look like a working construction corridor in the coming year as pumps, equipment and crews occupy temporary staging areas near Six Mile Creek, the boat houses and Cass Park. Sediment pulled from the waterway will travel as slurry through pipes to an upland containment site near… Read More
By Kevin Wallis Contrary to what you may have heard, the recent wave run-up flooding in places like Newport Beach wasn’t caused by a single “El Niño storm.” It resulted from events that began weeks, months, and even years ago, combined with several factors that converged on Friday, October 9th. In rough chronological order: Long-term beach… Read More
By Bill Sutton The Westhampton Beach Village Board voted without comment on October 7 to ask the Southampton Town Board to begin the process of establishing a Beach Erosion Control District to help pay for future beach nourishment under the federal Fire Island to Montauk Point Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The proposed district would include… Read More
By MARY ELIADES The Lakes Committee of the Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association met Oct. 6 to discuss dredging, equipment purchases and maintenance. Special guests Don Schuettenberg and Dean Winter from the POA’s Finance & Planning (F & P) Committee gave a presentation on committee roles in the budget planning process. They reviewed the… Read More
Communities across Southern California are in cleanup mode after a rare combination of severe weather and ocean conditions unleashed flooding and damaging surf across the region. The latest round of coastal chaos began Thursday, as Tropical Storm Rachel sent large swells barreling toward the Southern California coastline. By Friday, powerful surf combined with unusually high… Read More
By Mario Ramirez Emergency repairs are set to begin on the Long Beach Peninsula to reinforce a damaged boardwalk and seawall in the wake of post-Tropical Storm Rachel. As city crews work to protect vulnerable beachfront properties from further coastal flooding, officials are launching a multi-million dollar beach replenishment project to rebuild the eroded shoreline…. Read More
City moves to protect Westward Beach Road as council calls for sand replenishment and consideration of impacts on surf breaks Flooding at Zuma Beach and erosion that undermined Westward Beach Road over the weekend brought renewed attention to Malibu’s shrinking shoreline, prompting emergency repairs and calls for longer-term beach restoration. At the Monday, Oct. 12,… Read More
In the late 1970s, Florida engineers had a simple problem: Tampa Bay had to be deepened, and the dredging needed a location. The answer was a 400-acre island in Hillsborough Bay. Initially, the island was created as a placement site for dredged material, but over time it became an important nesting habitat for coastal birds,… Read More
By Delaney Smith PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Dunes at Panama City Beach helped protect the shoreline from extensive damage during Hurricane Isaias, according to tourism officials. Griff Griffitts, CEO of the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, said some beach access points were damaged, but the area remains open. “We have a few… Read More