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Contra Costa County Public Works crews this week began a long-term project to remove accumulated sediment and other material from an area of the Walnut Creek channel in Concord. The project aims to remove about 115,000 cubic yards of silt in the creek channel to restore flow. Project manager Randolf Sanders said the material will… Read More
Crews at Clam Pass Beach are moving hundreds of pounds of sand as part of a dredging project aimed at keeping the inlet open. “Oh, I think it’s fantastic. I used to come here even to fifth grade, middle school. And so we just came down to show the boys a little bit of what… Read More
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding more than $10.5 million for seven projects in coastal North Carolina for beach and dune renourishment, as well as other projects related to hurricane and storm damage. “The Coastal Storm Damage grants help restore and rebuild communities and support their work to… Read More
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — The sun was out, and the waves were powerful. Surfers like Robert Clark are enjoying the great surf this storm system is bringing. “The waves are good because the swells are bigger, but the wind isn’t cooperating,” Clark said. “So in a couple of hours, the wind is going to switch,… Read More
Much of Central Florida’s coast has not recovered from strong storms in the past few years. Crews are working right now to protect vulnerable roads near the beach. A high-tech sea wall is under construction in Flagler County. A buried seawall project along A1A in Flagler County is underway. Crews will eventually move down the… Read More
Although the storm has passed and cleanup efforts have been made, beachgoers should continue to exercise caution while at the beach. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — While Tropical Storm Alberto has passed, some of it’s impacts can still be seen throughout the Coastal Bend in the form of debris. Assistant Director of Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Sergio… Read More
NAPLES, Fla. — Crews at Clam Pass Inlet are moving hundreds of pounds of sand with each scoop of their excavators as part of a dredging project aimed at keeping the inlet open. One of the main attractions at Clam Pass Park is the inlet, where the mouth of Clam Pass meets the Gulf of… Read More
The City of Nome has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to significantly expand the laydown area at the Cape Nome jetty, adjacent to the Sound Quarry, a Bering Straits Native Corporation subsidiary. The stated purpose of the expansion is to “increase the needed area available to stage equipment and… Read More
St. Louis – The Dredge Potter, owned and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is getting underway today for the 2024 dredging season ensuring safe navigation for commercial vessels on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. In 2023, drought conditions required the crew and then 92-year-old vessel to move 6.3 million… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool 8, of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Legacy Corporation, from East Moline, IL, plans to move around 50,000 cubic… Read More
1. Commencing on 21 June 2024 and continuing until further notice, the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter will perform channel maintenance dredging at various locations on the Upper Mississippi River from mile 300.0 to 0.0. 2. The Dredge Potter will arrive at mile 217.5 UMR, near Grafton, IL, on the evening of 21… Read More
The project goals include maintaining a navigable waterway and wetland restoration. This is a collaborative project, drawing on the expertise of two teams – the Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Shoreline and Waterway Management Section – in the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship. The project area is in the Inland Bays region of Sussex County, located on… Read More
Crews at Clam Pass Inlet are moving hundreds of pounds of sand as part of a dredging project aimed at keeping the inlet open. Source
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. Amelia Island State Park, Nassau County, FL All beach compatible dredged material will be dispersed on Amelia… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) overcame significant design challenges to complete a dredging project that involved hydraulically pumping slurry over a long distance of 10.4 miles. Brennan employees designed the dredging system and executed the entire project using Brennan-owned pipeline and equipment. For the second time in its history, the company pumped dredged material over… Read More