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PETERSBURG, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited the City of Petersburg on Thursday to celebrate the third anniversary of the “Partnership for Petersburg” initiative. The governor noted some of the milestones the partnership has achieved toward its original goals, and some that have been added along the way, including dredging up the Appomattox River to… Read More
Sediment currently being pulled from harbor At Pillar Point Harbor, a dredging project designed to stem erosion at Surfers Beach is finally underway. Sediment from the launch ramp is currently being dredged and will be redistributed in the west end of the harbor, where a critical eelgrass retransplant will occur to preserve the environment for… Read More
Crews in Fort Myers Beach are nearing the completion of a significant beach nourishment project, just in time for the peak hurricane season. As the heavy machinery prepares to move out, a new challenge emerges: protecting sea turtles and their hatchlings. The project, which extends south toward Newton Park, has less than 2,000 feet of… Read More
The EPA, EGLE and Honeywell will begin tackling cleanup projects in the Keweenaw next year. The group has worked together since 2019 on the voluntary Great Lakes Legacy Act project agreement to clean up two sites, near the Hubbell Processing Area and the Lake Linden Recreation Area. The team recently completed design work for next year,… Read More
EMERALD ISLE, Carteret County — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to begin sidecast dredging in Bogue Inlet on August 8. The work is expected to take place over a two-week period and will result in the shifting of navigation aids to a more central location in the inlet. This maintenance dredging is being… Read More
The US Coast Guard released its report yesterday on the 2023 OceanGate submersible implosion, concluding the disaster was preventable and directly caused by the company’s disregard for safety protocols. The Titan submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean during a paid trip to explore the Titanic wreck, killing all five passengers on board. The 335-page report… Read More
Sand is pumped onto the Seaside Heights beachfront, north of Casino Pier, Monday evening, February 10, 2025. The northern Ocean County beach replenishment project continues northward into Lavallette. Work crews pump sand onto the beach and spread it around on a foggy day. Lavallette, NJ Saturday, March 15, 2025 The northern Ocean County beach replenishment… Read More
By 2025, any serious conversation about coastal futures begins with two inescapable truths: Nature’s sand supply to beaches has been severed by centuries of damming, river engineering, urbanization, and hardened shorelines. Because we broke that supply chain, we’ve inherited the job of becoming nature’s supplier. Self-sustaining beaches won’t return on their own. This is hard… Read More
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project: This $3 billion coastal restoration project was designed to redirect sediment and freshwater from the Mississippi River to rebuild wetlands in the Barataria Basin, which has been severely degraded. Cancellation Reasons: The project was canceled due to soaring costs (over $3 billion), permit suspensions, and ongoing litigation. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry… Read More
Two Rivers pursues $1 million harbor dredging as federal help pushed to 2027 MANITOWOC — The city of Two Rivers is taking action to ensure the mouth of its harbor channel remains open for boats and recreation after federal dredging operations have been delayed until 2027. For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handled… Read More
Alan Hope, Head, Mission Development Branch, NRL Monitoring the world’s oceans and waterways requires a slew of modern technology. With 70% of the world made up of water and millions of data points to sift through, human analysts cannot do the job alone. Naval Research Laboratory Mission Development Branch Head Alan Hope discussed how the… Read More
In a unanimous vote on Monday, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to begin acquiring year-round dredging permits for the Rodanthe-Stumpy Point Emergency Ferry Channel, signaling a major shift in how the county will ensure access to Hatteras Island during storm events. The move will allow the county to dredge the channel… Read More
Santa Cruz, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Santa Cruz Port District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have officially executed a renewed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will permanently ensure the annual dredging of the Santa Cruz Harbor. This agreement marks the culmination of four years of persistent negotiation and… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for berm construction and dredging. The amount of this action is $8,069,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Concord, California, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 5, 2026. Fiscal 2025 military construction, Army funds in… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for beach renourishment. The amount of this action is $8,712,500. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 13, 2025. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds… Read More