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The Mississippi River’s waters have plunged to new lows, grounding cargo barges on the shallow riverbed and allowing seawater to creep up through Louisiana. That’s sent the US Army Corps of Engineers into a frenzy of damage control. At the mouth of the river, the agency is building an underwater levee to stop the creep… Read More
The Pro-NJ Grantor Trust’s call for Expressions of Interest, ahead of the formal application process needed to apply for funding for coastal infrastructure and resiliency projects, resulted in more interest than anticipated. Seventeen requests came from municipalities throughout Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean counties, totaling nearly $19 million, more than five times the amount the… Read More
When it comes to hurricanes, Brunswick County’s dunes take a beating. But officials in several beach towns say Hurricane Ian’s punch wasn’t as bad as the blow delivered by Isaias in 2020. The full force of Hurricane Ian, a Category 1 storm, hit Brunswick County around 2 p.m. on September 30. The county’s beaches took… Read More
Compared to the west coast of Florida, Jersey shore communities had it easy when what was left of Hurricane Ian passed by, bringing flooded roads and derailing weekend plans. Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva and other Florida communities face a long, difficult recovery from the late September storm, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever… Read More
The drought in the Southwest has bottomed out major reservoirs on the Colorado River and raised alarms among cities and farms that rely on the water. But it’s also a threat to the environment in one of the world’s most recognizable wonders: the Grand Canyon. As KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, a longstanding program of artificial… Read More
Despite the outrage expressed by U.S. maritime interests over his earlier issue of a “temporary and targeted” Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas approved another such waiver yesterday—this time for LNG. “In support of the Puerto Rican people as they continue to recover from Hurricane Fiona, I have approved a… Read More
Ten years after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the city, much of New York remains vulnerable to catastrophic flooding while $4 billion in federal recovery funds remain unspent, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander revealed Thursday. “The conclusion quite straightforwardly is that we are just moving too slow,” Lander said Thursday at the release of his office’s… Read More
At the end of last month into the start of October, when the wind started whipping and the rain started falling from the remnants of Hurricane Ian, beaches up and down the New Jersey coast suffered significant erosion. According to Stewart Farrell, the director and founder of the Stockton University Coastal Research Center, 35 MPH… Read More
By Judith Powers The Corps of Engineers is employing its three dustpan dredges, cutter suction dredge Goetz, and a mechanical dredge as needed throughout the length of the Lower Mississippi. Continuing low water levels and at least a 10-day forecast of no rain have created ongoing dangerous shoaling throughout the lower Mississippi from above St…. Read More
Dredging industry’s annual turnover in 2021 estimated at EUR 5.33 billion – IADC Dredging industry’s annual turnover in 2021 estimated at EUR 5.33 billion, according to the latest Dredging in Figures report by International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC). The publication does not report on turnover in closed markets. The open market however contains turnover… Read More
In an effort to protect 60 homes in the Niguel Shores Community and prevent the further disappearance of the coastline, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to approve repairs to a revetment at Strand Beach during its Oct. 13 meeting. The repairs aim to shore up a bluff at risk of land sliding, atop which… Read More
Drought has again closed a portion of the Mississippi River — and this time shrunk a part of the major US waterway in Memphis to its lowest level ever. Waters in Memphis fell to a reading of negative 10.79 feet late Monday, narrowly lower than the previous low of negative-10.70 set in 1988, according to… Read More
As they mourned the loss of one of their colleagues Tuesday morning, St. Johns County commissioners got an update on storm damage the county sustained during Ian. The storm left almost $40 million in damage to homes and businesses in the county. Now, commissioners are turning their attention to the damaged coastline where beach repairs are… Read More
An N.W.T. MLA is pleading with the territory’s infrastructure minister to dredge the Hay River harbour. Rocky Simpson, who represents Hay River South, said the process of removing silt and mud from the bottom of bodies of water is essential for the safety and navigation of vessels — which resupply communities, ship construction materials, and carry out… Read More
FEMA is providing rental assistance, hotel stays, repair assistance, reimbursement for temporary lodging and other forms of support for Floridians affected by Hurricane Ian who can’t live in their homes. As of today, FEMA has provided $420 million in assistance to help survivors jumpstart their recovery. How FEMA is helping Floridians: FEMA has made individual… Read More