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Berrien County leaders are still waiting on a permit to dredge the St. Joseph River this year. Berrien County Community Development Director Dan Fette has been working with the city of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township, and the city of Benton Harbor to collect funding for the permit application to the Michigan Department of Environment,… Read More
Since the July 2023 floods devastated large swathes of the state, including cities in the Winooski River watershed like Montpelier, many Vermonters have been calling for river dredging. Digging sediment and debris out of riverbeds and deepening the channel, they argue, will prevent rivers from overtopping their banks and saturating homes and businesses during flood… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (ACE) project to dredge channels at the N.C. Port in Morehead City and place the dredged sand on the strand in Atlantic Beach is still underway. Atlantic Beach Town Manager John O’Daniel said this week the nourishment project is expected to continue until May 20. Marinex Construction Inc., a… Read More
The global shipping industry has sent an urgent joint letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, urging the UN to do more to protect maritime security and innocent seafarers. The letter follows the recent seizure of the MSC Aries by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The open letter, co-signed by 16 maritime industry associations and… Read More
You may have noticed some changes at Italian Lake in Harrisburg. That’s because the lake is being dredged this week. The lake was built in the early 1900s and is home to many wildlife, fish and plants. Over the years, things like tree leaves, trash and animal feces made their way to the bottom of… Read More
An underwater makeover is in store for the Charlevoix Harbor as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers embarks on a major dredging project. Starting April 10 and running through May 15, approximately 13,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from the channel. The project, funded in 2022 and contracted in 2023, will cost around $480,000 and… Read More
Sea Isle City is one of the lucky ones. Crews are currently hard at work refilling the beaches of the Jersey Shore town. “The beach replenishment project has started, and to date, the dredge ‘Liberty Island’ has placed over 100,000 cubic yards of sand on the south end beaches,” Sea Isle City Mayor Leonard Desiderio… Read More
A law that would allow local beaches to go back to dredging sand in federally protected areas is one step closer to passage in Congress. House Resolution 254 to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, sponsored by the Cape Fear’s Rep. David Rouzer, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on April 11; it now heads… Read More
A popular Cincinnati park is going to look a lot different over the next two years. Sharon Lake at Sharon Woods is currently in the process of being drained and the well-traveled loop around the body of water is now closed to visitors. The dredging and improvements to Sharon Lake are all part of Great… Read More
In nearby Wood County, a potential catastrophe was avoided, after a barge came loose on a river and struck a bridge. The barge was loaded with what looked like sand or gravel, it drifted down the Little Kanawha River here and struck a bridge post here. This provoked immediate concern after the recent bridge collapse… Read More
Use of historic borrow sites for nourishment of southeastern North Carolina beaches is a step closer to happening. There was no objection in the U.S. House of Representatives for legislation securing a permanent fix for Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. House Resolution 524 would return protocol to what it was for over four… Read More
Cape Lookout has gotten a facelift and now there is a lot more beach in front of the lighthouse for people to enjoy. This comes after a years-long plan to preserve the historic site. Dredging has been done and there is about 100 yards of sand and beach in front of the lighthouse. The Director… Read More
On April 12, St. Johns County celebrated the start of the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project with a “sandbreaking” ceremony at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park, located at 1109 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach. Speakers included Florida Sen. Travis Hutson, Florida House Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, St. Johns County District 4 Commissioner Krista Joseph,… Read More
With costs for the project nearly doubling initial estimates, the town has decided to pause plans for the Weed Beach Meadow and Trail. Town officials had been moving forward on planned improvements to the Weed Beach recreation area which were slated to cost $1 million but the two construction bids received for the project called… Read More
The Palm Coast City Council has placed the city’s 26 miles of saltwater canals on its list of priorities for next year. But don’t confuse that just yet with dredging the canals. The city doesn’t yet know what must be dredged and at what cost except in the most general terms, and doesn’t know how… Read More