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The City of Two Rivers is considering funding for a project that would typically be undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The city council discussed obtaining funding from the Wisconsin Harbor Assistance program to conduct partial dredging of the entrance to the Two Rivers harbor, which Parks and Recreation Director Mike Mathis says… Read More
Earlier this month, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry scrapped a $3 billion coastal restoration plan that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was going to help pay for. That $3 billion cancellation could be good news to Vermilion and Cameron parishes. The plan was called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Originally planned as a large-scale restoration project,… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The City of Virginia Beach announced dredging has starting on the Rudee Inlet. According to the city, the dredging, which is expected to last from July 28-30, will remove the bottom of bodies of water to make it easier and safer for vessels to navigate waters. Source
Callan Marine is done with its City of Houston West Fork dredging contract. The contract used the last of the FEMA money that U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw helped obtain for dredging the West Fork Mouth Bar and the surrounding area after Harvey. The City hired Callan to dredge 800,000 cubic yards from the San Jacinto… Read More
Hubbs Sea World Research Institute receives funding to repair marina MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Nearly $1 million in state funding is set to transform an old marina along A1A in Melbourne Beach into a vital hub for Indian River Lagoon restoration projects. On a sweltering day with heat indexes soaring near 100 degrees, workers from Sea… Read More
The Captiva Erosion Prevention District’s (CEPD) commission received an update on the beach renourishment at its recent meeting, as well as approved two contracts related to the project. On July 24, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s East Coast Region Senior Vice President Lynn Neitfeld provided the board with an update on the project schedule… Read More
President Donald Trump previously warned about Chinese influence over the strategic waterway that the US completed in 1914 China may soon gain greater influence over the Panama Canal following the collapse of a proposed deal between U.S.-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, which had initially sparked tensions with Beijing. The original agreement would have… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project will remove 92,500 cubic yards of sediment and place it along the west breakwater beach area below the ordinary high-water mark and west of the… Read More
The nearly $25 million effort is the result of a push to return deep water to wharves, docks, and piers. Source
ABC Action News has been following the health of our beaches since last year’s storms, and soon our coastline could be getting a facelift! Pinellas County leaders are asking the state to step in to help fund re-nourishment projects along our beaches. “I think they are kind of disappointed because they came here thinking it… Read More
Ducks Unlimited in Memphis, Tennessee, has announced a $2.5 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to help conserve wetlands and wildlife habitat in Louisiana and Texas. The award will help fund a $61 million effort to protect and restore more than 40,000 acres of marshland along the western Gulf Coast, described as one of the most… Read More
Callan Marine is done with its City of Houston West Fork dredging contract. The contract used the last of the FEMA money that U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw helped obtain for dredging the West Fork Mouth Bar and the surrounding area after Harvey. The City hired Callan to dredge 800,000 cubic yards from the San Jacinto… Read More
MILTON, Fla. —The City of Milton has begun the dredging phase on the Locklin Lake Restoration Project, focusing on removing silt and sediment that has accumulated over decades. With hopes of completing this phase by the end of the year, Milton City Manager Ed Spears said dredging is critical in improving storm water flow and… Read More
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee is taking its hats off to one family who is taking the steps to begin the dredging project that leads to the lake. The resident said he just wants to be a good neighbor to those around him. Michael Kephart purchased this land a few months… Read More
After the federal government cut funds for beach replenishment, Jersey Shore leaders are clamoring to bring it back. Federal budget cuts will cost some South Jersey beaches their sand nourishment programs for now. Jersey Shore leaders say the move targets a successful project that has added protection for coastal properties and contributed to drawing more… Read More