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By Kenny Choi A beach replenishment project in Half Moon Bay is bringing sand, beachgoers and changing surf conditions back to a stretch of coastline that has been battered by decades of erosion. But a newly published study highlights how breakwaters built more than half a century ago to protect Pillar Point Harbor have also… Read More
By Sarah Perkel A dredging project in Broward County has been paused after environmental groups said the work may have been doing more harm to threatened staghorn coral than initially anticipated. The Corps paused authorization for Broward County’s Sand Bypass Project until an updated environmental consultation is concluded, according to Miami Waterkeeper, after it was determined the project… Read More
By Cliff Clark | The Westfield News | cclark@thereminder.com SOUTHWICK – If the town never gets a $500,000 earmark to cover the cost of dredging an area of Middle Pond on Congamond Lakes, it won’t be for lack of trying. “[Sen. Paul Mark’s] chief of staff has been organizing a boat tour of Congamond,” said Richard… Read More
By John Whittaker The town of Ellery is supporting a county grant application that would pay to dredge a portion of Bemus Creek. Dave McCoy, Chautauqua County Department of Planning watershed coordinator, recently addressed the Ellery Town Board regarding the county’s pursuit for a state Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant application to dredge a portion of… Read More
By Evan Quarnstrom Long-period Southern Hemisphere swells tacked onto an El Niño-fueled hurricane season have battered Aliso Beach this summer season. The popular stretch of sand known for skimboarding, surfing, and a standing wave at a creek mouth has been stripped of its sand and required emergency sand replenishment from the City of Laguna Beach. Recent videos posted… Read More
By Jacque Porter The city of Stockton said it will close one of the city’s boat launches for months while it has the area dredged. According to the city, the Buckley Cove Boat Launch will be closed from October through December to remove decades of built-up sediment and make the water easier for boats to… Read More
By Nicole Blevins Bulldozers for months paced Grand Strand beaches in 1,000-foot sections, elevating them with sand mined from the bottom of the ocean floor just a couple miles out. Seemingly never ending pipes lined the coast while constant beeping echoed through the night. In a matter of hours, an eroding beach was renewed with life… Read More
Virginia Beach had a problem that most cities solve with geography: nowhere to put its garbage. The city sits on the flat coastal plain of the Chesapeake, with the water table lurking six to eight feet below the surface, which rules out the traditional American method of finding a gulley and filling it. As the… Read More
Dredging at Snye Waterway is conducted annually to remove the accumulated silt and maintain a navigable access channel for floatplanes and recreational boats. The dredging operation is scheduled to commence on September 7, 2026, and expected to be completed by the first week of October. Proposed Start and End Dates: September 7, 2026-October 9, 2026… Read More
By Tom Bayles Rebuilding Venice Public Beach, a 3.2-mile project stalled by one year because the right kind of sand was nowhere to be found, is in its final weeks. The Army Corps could not locate the type of smooth, quart-based sand in a color that matched what was left — white. The agency handles beach… Read More
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers is awarding a $38.3 million contract to Weeks Marine to begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, including sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long Branch. With this funding, the Army Corps of Engineers will… Read More
By Gina G. Scala The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s contractor has completed dredging the Beach Haven West Channel as part of an $8.4 million project to improve navigation in the bay waters around the Island region. The project covers the Beach Haven West Complex in Eagleswood, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township and Stafford Township…. Read More
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly eight years after the Camp Fire, sediment continues to reduce storage capacity at Concow Reservoir, prompting the Thermalito Water and Sewer District to seek state funding for a major dredging project estimated to cost $50 million to $55 million. The reservoir is the primary drinking water source for about 12,200 residents… Read More
The first large site in the continental U.S. for testing technologies that generate electricity from ocean waves is now open after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration. The federal approval is notable because President Donald Trump has created massive hurdles for clean energy, particularly offshore wind. His government has implemented policies that slow energy permitting… Read More
A project in Jamaica Bay demonstrated how material removed from a significant shipping channel could be redirected toward environmental restoration. Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) used dredged sand from the New York Harbor deepening project to rebuild the eroding Elders Point East marsh island. The work was part of a… Read More