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ALBANY — As it has in prior years, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it needs more information before it can determine if the Hudson River has been thoroughly cleansed of the PCB pollution that General Electric dumped in the waterway in decades past, which prompted an extensive dredging operation that ran from 2015… Read More
Why it matters: The beaches have become mostly rocks and pebbles following coastal erosion as a result of heavy storms, larger surf, and development along the coastline. When can we go to the beach again: The beaches will remain open while replenishment efforts are underway, but some access will be restricted by the presence of heavy equipment…. Read More
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced last month it will be investing up to $50 million in fiscal year 2024 through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). WREP allows eligible conservation partners to work with local agriculture producers to protect, restore and enhance high-priority wetlands on agricultural lands. Until August 16, 2024, NRCS will accept proposals for… Read More
Crews head north as they worked south of South 28th Street, Sunday, July 7, 2024, as part of the Flagler Beach renourishment project. Source
Starting in July, you may see workers, vehicles, sampling equipment, dredging machinery, construction materials, cranes, boats and barges along the shoreline and in the water at the I & J Waterway contaminated sediment site on the Bellingham waterfront. One portion of the site is entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is… Read More
MANISTEE — The Manistee Riverwalk has been closed between Tamarack Street and Cherry Street due to safety concerns stemming from destabilization caused by dredging in the Manistee River Channel. The dredging has impacted parts of the Riverwalk’s structural stability, leading city officials to shut down the affected area for public safety. City manager Bill Gambill explained… Read More
BATON ROUGE – Heavy machinery has been digging out dirt and sediment from the University Lake System for months. Now a year into the project, two lakes are nearing completion and it’s time to move the barges into University Lake. It’s a project that’s drawn some criticism and continues to as the project takes shape. LSU Foundation President… Read More
On a random morning in Grand Isle, charter boat captain Mike Guidry watches the surf pound against a series of segmented rocks that guard camps near the beach. “People always associate hurricanes with destruction,” said Guidry as he surveyed the rocks from his boat. “Well, we have stronger cold fronts.” Guidry credits the rocks, which… Read More
Since the July 2023 floods devastated large swathes of the state, including cities in the Winooski River watershed such as Montpelier, many Vermonters have been calling for river dredging. Digging sediment and debris out of riverbeds and deepening the channel, they argue, will prevent rivers from overtopping their banks and saturating homes and businesses during… Read More
Hurricane Beryl roared ashore near the Texas city of Matagorda as a powerful Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning and pummeled the region with wind gusts higher than 90 mph, a life-threatening storm surge and torrential rain. HOUSTON – The ferocious winds have died down, and the floodwaters have started to recede in East Texas two days after historic Hurricane Beryl made landfall. However,… Read More
HOUSTON — Following waterway assessments and coordination with federal, state, and local partners, the Captain of the Port (COTP) Houston-Galveston has set Port Condition Recovery, Tuesday, for the ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston, and Freeport, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from the Colorado Locks east to High Island Bridge. Specific navigation conditions are summarized… Read More
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The town of Fort Myers Beach announced a major project has begun along its shores. The Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Project began on Monday and will dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand onto Fort Myers Beach. According to the town’s news release, the sand is coming from… Read More
(HILO, HAWAI‘I) – A $3.1 million dredging operation at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor started yesterday and is expected to be complete by the end of the year, if not sooner. Depending on the location, sediment build up and available funding, the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) attempts to conduct dredging operations… Read More
HONOLULU – A long-anticipated dredging operation began Monday at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor on Hawaii Island. Following the 2018 Kilauea eruption, lava sediments surrounding the Pohoiki ramp have remained a critical concern for Hawaii Island boaters. Gov. Green appropriated a $3.1 million construction fund to improve the harbor. “I’d like to thank Gov. Green for releasing… Read More
An effort to reduce the flood risk along the Vermilion River in Lafayette is underway. Crews spent Monday, July 8, moving equipment into place to begin digging out shallow sections of the Bayou Vermilion near Rotary Point. Officials with Lafayette Consolidated Government are now making efforts to clean waterways in the city for safer boating… Read More