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After a year-long collaborative planning effort to address flooding and polluted runoff caused by heavy rains, Atlantic Beach’s Watershed Restoration and Stormwater Resilience Plan has been approved by the state. The town’s impervious surfaces have increased over the years and contributed to the lands inability to absorb rainwater. The plan focuses on identifying and targeting… Read More
Former Scott County Judge-Executive George Lusby looked out over the crowd assembled for the formal ground breaking of the $22.6 million South Sewer Line extension Friday. “I hope people really understand the importance of this project,” he said. The importance of the project was emphasized repeatedly by Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather, Gov. Andy Beshear and… Read More
JUPITER — Erosion has closed a third beach crossover along State Road A1A, according to a social-media post by the Town of Jupiter and barricades installed at the access point. The town deemed beach access point No. 45 dangerous on Friday after sand from underneath the stairs disappeared, leaving a 2-foot drop-off onto the beach. The crossover is… Read More
Proposition 68 will also enhance river parkways, protect coastal forests and wetlands, and fund outdoor access, lower-cost coastal accommodations, and climate adaptation. Proposition 68, the California Parks, Environment, and Water Bond, which was approved by voters in the November 2018 state elections, is currently funding around $1 million to environmental projects in Stinson Beach, Richardson… Read More
The nation’s most expensive Superfund cleanup to remove cancer-causing pollution from the Passaic River will be expanded to include 9 more miles in Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties under a plan approved Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the $1.84 billion project to clean all 17 miles of the lower Passaic is still several… Read More
The bay is one of the most popular tourists towns along Oregon’s coast. But for fishermen, the bay means their livelihood. DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Depoe Bay is known as the whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast and a project is underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect it. They want… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive By Caroline MacLeod Imagine a job where your office window looks out on a pod of dolphins surfing the bow wave of a giant container ship. Pretty surreal, right? For 3 months over summer, I had the pleasure of working with an amazing team at Manson Construction Co. on the Galveston & Houston… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis died a hero of the Afghan War in 2013 shielding a fellow soldier from an explosion. On Monday, his family led a continued tribute to this hometown hero in St. George with the commissioning of a Staten Island Ferry named in his honor. Bob Ollis, Michael’s father,… Read More
Meetings across Clallam County. The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss the dredging project at the La Push Marina in their weekly work session 9 a.m. Monday. The work session also will preview items set for action at their formal meeting, which will start at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The meetings can be viewed on a… Read More
It’s full steam ahead for Lake Champlain Transportation’s plans to build a maintenance facility beside its Grand Isle ferry terminal. The project cleared a key hurdle on September 22 when the town’s Development Review Board approved the proposal on a 3-2 vote, despite strong opposition from neighbors. The company hopes to move operations from the… Read More
The federal government finally has decided to clean up several lakes streams connected with the Sherwin-Williams/Lucas Paintworks Superfund Site in Camden County. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that the next phase of the extensive Superfund site cleanup would be dredging of three contaminated lakes and one creek that span three communities — Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. “Hallelujah!” … Read More
A beach renourishment project will begin at DeBordieu this fall with construction of three rock and concrete groins to follow before spring. A state Administrative Law Court judge this week rejected a request from an environmental group to halt the work while it appeals the permits. The DeBordieu Colony Community Association applied in 2017 for… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Dredging of the new, deeper-water connector channel to link Bogue Inlet and the ocean to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway could end this weekend or, at the latest, early next week. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, which oversees dredging and beach nourishment in the county, said in an… Read More
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have recently developed a methodology for quantifying landscape changes on barrier islands, using Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Banks as their primary focus. In doing so, the researchers found that past storms which devastated human infrastructure also created new opportunities for coastal wildlife to thrive,… Read More
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – More than 30 years of mercury pollution in the Penobscot River led to more than 20 years of legal battles deciding how to fix it. A resolution is finally here. Friday in federal court in Bangor, a fairness hearing began to hammer out the details of a proposed settlement the Maine… Read More