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The urgency to maintain the marina as a strong resource for local residents and visitors alike shows its value to the city, said Chamberlain City Engineer Greg Powell. CHAMBERLAIN — There’s a pretty big boat in the American Creek Marina. A crew has been on scene at the public river access in Chamberlain for weeks… Read More
Workers for Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College may be done hauling the mud they’re scraping from the bottom of the lake to the Antis Township drop-off site in about a week — after which they’ll do cleanup and restoration, Brian Shura of Stiffler McGraw told the Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee on Thursday. The ISC… Read More
After two years of dealing with high-water problems, Baileys Harbor officials watched an April storm and waves on Lake Michigan take just a few days to create a shallow-water problem at the mouth of the town’s marina. The town board on Monday voted to send a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asking… Read More
NORTH PERRY, Ohio — It’s Ohio’s first lakefront special improvement district and the goal is to stop erosion from eating away at property along Lake Erie. “The water level is up, mother nature does its job and you’re not going to stop her,” says Ed Klco, mayor of North Perry for the last 14 years…. Read More
SURF CITY, N.C. (WWAY) — The Town Council of Surf City received the Town Manager’s recommended budget and also heard details on a beach nourishment project involving the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Manager’s Recommended Budget was presented to Town Council during their work session Fri., Apr. 16th. The proposed FY 21-22 Town of… Read More
HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $3.8 million to help the Town of Holden Beach restore sand, vegetation, and fencing on the Central Reach shoreline damaged by Hurricane Isaias last year. Funds for the project cover restoration of 67,438 cubic yards of beach sand, installing… Read More
Dare County will receive more than $5.5 million to help restore beaches and stabilize dunes in Buxton that were damaged by 2018’s Hurricane Florence. Through the state and Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program funds, the county will be reimbursed $5,782,866 for the cost of depositing 303,732 cubic yards of engineered dune beach sand and… Read More
A letter from a state environmental agency questioning a plan to save Sandwich’s Town Neck Beach could drastically affect a sand replenishment effort that has taken years to engineer. The letter sent earlier this month from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to the US Army Corps of Engineers pointed out that the sand… Read More
In an effort involving city, state and federal government agencies, along with a local citizen committee, the Back Bay Fens’ Muddy River is in the midst of a restoration project that could have lasting impacts on the watershed’s flow, quality and biodiversity. Managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, phase two of the project began… Read More
LAKELAND — Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Bonnet Springs Park Friday to announce the City of Lakeland will receive $42.9 million in state funds from the Department of Economic Opportunity to help prevent future flooding in communities near Lake Bonnet, the park’s namesake. “I think I speak for the citizens of Lakeland and the region of… Read More
SARASOTA – With work nearly complete on efforts to renourish Lido Key’s shoreline, the Second District Court of Appeals has shot down an appeal attempting to challenge the joint project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Sarasota. The court issued the decision Wednesday against the Siesta Key Association and longtime… Read More
The State Bond Commission voted Friday to fund a $5 million study and design to deepen New Haven Harbor’s navigation channel. Under the plan, the channel will be deepened by five feet. The waterway basin will be widened to allow larger vessels to reach the terminals along the harbor, which is New England’s second largest… Read More
Ongoing dredging will make it usable for more water activities, councillors told The lake at Hawrelak Park will likely be cleaned up as part of the larger plan to rehabilitate the 54-year-old park, city councillors agreed at a committee meeting Wednesday. The estimated $1.9-million clean-up would require ongoing dredging the bottom of the human-made lake,… Read More
The seasonal Grunion run has caused a shift in the Oceanside Harbor dredge schedule. OCEANSIDE, CA — The City of Oceanside Harbor released an OCEANSIDE HARBOR DREDGE UPDATE on April 16 regarding a shift in the dredging schedule. “The seasonal Grunion run has caused a shift in the dredge schedule. As a result of recent… Read More
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The annual dredging of the Santa Barbara harbor has begun with a stream of silty water shooting out from a location halfway down the beach front. The process involves the dredge boat doing its work in the harbor entrance where currents dump tons of sand each year. At times it has… Read More