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Backed by GPS data, photographs, and eyewitness accounts from the ground and from a fishing vessel, four people–two of them key advocates of the beach renourishment project ongoing in Flagler Beach, two of them fishing-vessel owners–are warning in dire terms that the dredging of over 1 million cubic yards of sand from the sea bottom several miles offshore is… Read More
Boaters in Ocean City may notice some unusual activity this week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts dredging operations just outside a docking point in West Ocean City near Sunset Ave. Pete Kelly, who runs scuba charters near the area, says the waters desperately needed attention. Source
The Dare County-managed Miss Katie hopper dredge conducted maintenance dredging in Sloop Channel this past week, following a collaborative effort by Hyde County, Dare County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the Amry Corps of Engineers (Corps) to coordinate emergency dredging over the past few months. An emergency dredging project was authorized by the Corps… Read More
The accelerating pace of global change poses grave challenges to marine systems and to billions of people who live near coastlines. Worldwide, coastal communities face existential threats: rising sea levels, increased storm intensity and flooding, loss of agricultural land and impaired water quality. At this crucial moment, William & Mary will lead the way forward…. Read More
A project to add more sand to North Beach in San Clemente is set to get underway July 31, after a permitting delay pushed the start back a few weeks. The replenishment effort will involve hauling truckloads of sand to the eroded stretch of beach, with a goal of bringing about 30,000 cubic yards that was dredged… Read More
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has signed off on a four-year, $1.14 million partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to examine sediment levels in Lake Accotink and Accotink Creek and identify the best strategies for preserving the lake. The partnership follows a December 2023 recommendation by a task force of community members, environmental groups, nonprofits, and… Read More
Erosion along Lake Michigan’s shoreline has escalated, prompting action from state representatives. In Stevensville, Michigan, erosion led to parts of a house collapsing into the lake. Representative Joey Andrews is collaborating with the Great Lakes Coalition to devise a preservation plan focusing on beach nourishment and coastal resiliency. Source
NEW ORLEANS — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction, even as the project faces pushback and litigation from communities who fear the environment and their livelihoods will be severely affected. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project broke… Read More
Railroad bridge construction, increasing costs blamed for delay of project that would place sand on South Ponto Beach Plans to dredge the Batiquitos Lagoon and spread the sand on Carlsbad’s rocky South Ponto Beach have been delayed for one year, a state official said. Instead of starting this fall as previously planned, the work will… Read More
Maintenance dredging is currently underway at the Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of the island of O‘ahu, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District. This is the third maintenance dredging project that the Corps has undertaken this year in Hawai‘i. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the State of Hawai‘i…. Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — The project was awarded March 15 in the amount of $9,295,100 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC. It8 calls for the dredging the St. Lucie Inlet entrance channel and impoundment basin to required depths of 10 to16 feet with an allowable over depth of 2 feet. The dredging was set… Read More
The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), H.R. 8812, was overwhelmingly approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 359 to 13. WRDA authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program for projects to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other… Read More
The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners approved a request Tuesday to apply for state funding to design and permit an inlet management project aimed at mitigating erosion and reducing dredging costs in Destin’s East Pass. The county will submit an application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Beach Management Funding Assistance Program for the East… Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Spring and summer bring a population explosion to Louisiana’s Queen Bess Island. Several years ago, a $20 million project rebuilt the island, increasing its size from roughly five to 37 acres. “It was a pretty desperate situation,” said Todd Baker, Project Manager for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “These… Read More
Jefferson Parish’s Living Shoreline project is now in its Marsh Creation phase. The Lake Pontchartrain shoreline project stretches from Bucktown to Bonnabel Harbor. During the month of July, approximately 20 acres of intertidal marsh is being created by dredging material via a submerged pipeline from a borrrow site three miles from the project site. The… Read More