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HOLLY BEACH, La. (AP) — Dredging has begun for a marsh creation project in southwestern Louisiana. The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority said the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock is expected to complete the 308 acres (125 hectares) of marsh in January in Cameron Parish northwest of Holly Beach. “The project will restore critical… Read More
CAMERON, La. – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced Thursday the start of dredging activities on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing Project in Cameron Parish northwest of Holly Beach. Using 1.9 million cubic yards of sediment pumped from the Gulf of Mexico, the area will see the addition of 308… Read More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the completion of the cliff line erosion repair project on Naval Station Rota, Spain (NAVSTA Rota), Nov. 5, 2021. Started by Seabees in January 2018, the project is designed to stabilize the eroding cliff line along the NAVSTA Rota shorefront in… Read More
In an old NASA building in New Orleans East, James Martin gently pats the side of an immense wind turbine blade that’s seen better days. “This type of blade was the workhorse of the early 2000s,” he said of the scratched and mottled mass of fiberglass stretching half the length of a football field. Less… Read More
By Judith Powers, a DredgeWire exclusive How Muddy Water Dredging got started On May 21 of this year, Matthew B. Devall and Michael J. Kerns signed incorporation papers establishing Muddy Water Dredging LLC in the State of Texas. Headquartered in Orange, Texas, the company intends to do maintenance dredging and ancillary projects in the navigable waters of the United States. Kerns is president and CEO of… Read More
Port of Morgan City officials had hoped to make a little history: Four dredges working on local waterways at the same time. That didn’t quite happen. But three out of four are still at work, marking a high point in efforts to keep commercially important channels open. A Weeks Marine cutter-head dredge has been at… Read More
$2 billion Mid-Barataria project expected to result in net elevation gain in first century Should Louisiana’s $2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project be built, at full capacity it could move 40,000 tons of clay, silt and sand per day from the Mississippi River into the degraded wetlands and bays off Plaquemines Parish’s west bank. That’s more… Read More
Orders Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and other large wholesalers and suppliers to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices The Federal Trade Commission is ordering nine large retailers, wholesalers, and consumer good suppliers to provide detailed information that will help the FTC shed light on the causes behind ongoing supply… Read More
Austin’s push to modernize and strengthen its water, wastewater and metering infrastructure received a bump, thanks to newly acquired below market interest rate loans from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Austin Water secured a combined $71.1 million in TWDB funding through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and… Read More
With the Fire Island to Montauk Point Project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be restarted in 2023 — what Kevin McAllister, president of Defend H20, describes as dumping sand along the 83 miles of the Suffolk County oceanfront — it would be instructive to consider the situation in another region. I began… Read More
Earlier this month, the North Carolina state budget set aside $283 million to cover the non-federal portion to construct the Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. Despite the big-ticket award, progress on the project is stalled as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awaits federal funding to cover a required pre-construction review process. The project would deepen the 38-mile… Read More
Coastal ecosystems, those transition zones between land and sea, are where so much life begins. Wetlands and estuaries serve as nurseries for fish and key habitat for seabirds. Seagrass beds are home to sea turtles and manatees, and mangroves shelter a world of colorful, alien-like invertebrates, including crabs and shrimp. These ecosystems are also essential… Read More
ASCENSION PARISH – Two major multi-million dollar drainage projects are underway for Ascension Parish. The parish has hired contractors to dredge the New River Bayou starting at West Main Street. The project will remove years of silt and debris build-up from the river. “It’s going to increase water flow, and not only help people in… Read More
The stretch of sandy beachfront just west of Porter Beach is at the center of a Constitutional battle and debate over private versus public ownership rights. Raymond Cahnman, a Chicago resident and businessman, has owned two houses and 10 lots in Porter that offer an unobstructed view of Lake Michigan since 2006. He has long… Read More
Atlantic City, NJ – Today, Congressman Van Drew announced his “Stronger Shores” policy campaign, which will be an ongoing coordinated effort with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Coast Guard. Major initiatives of this campaign are to dredge waterways, replenish beaches, protect our coastal communities and environment, and encourage economic development while protecting our… Read More