TRINITY-EAST ISLAND, La. • Dredges, pumps and bulldozers are at work on Louisiana’s biggest barrier island restoration yet, a $167 million project using BP oil spill money. Pipelines are pumping sand 15 miles to build 1,100 acres of marsh, dune and beach on three barrier islands and a headland, The Courier reports. Work began in… Read More
When you report on the news affecting a landscape in immediate mortal peril, readers often ask you this: “Is there any good news?” Well, there is. And today I’ll share it. No, there has been no dramatic change in Louisiana’s current storyline: Our bottom third remains heading for a watery grave before the end of… Read More
An application for the restoration of a pipeline in the Upper Magnolia Marsh in the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy was approved with conditions at a March 10 meeting. HUNTINGTON BEACH一 On March 10 the California Coastal Commission approved, with conditions, an application for the restoration and removal of a Plains All American Pipeline within the… Read More
The City of Oceanside released a dredging update for the Oceanside Harbor and nearby beaches. OCEANSIDE, CA — Oceanside Harbor dredging preparations started on Monday and the operations to deposit approximately 225,000 to 250,000 cubic yards of clean sand on Oceanside beaches is expected to begin on April 13. The City of Oceanside has issued… Read More
DredgeWire Per below, most of the proposed spending is not…. And much of the proposed spending on ports and maritime doesn’t fit either. Politico Article April 7 What is infrastructure? That’s a question that will dominate politics for the spring and summer. President JOE BIDEN wants the concept to be defined expansively, using it for priorities that Democrats… Read More
Solution On the Dredge: Trimble Marine Construction software – TMC, Trimble MPS865 GNSS Marine Heading receiver, Trimble Cutter Suction Dredge CAN based sensor kit, Linear sensor for “spud” position data. RTK Base Station: Trimble SPS855 with all GNSS constellations, Trimble TDL450H base radio, Trimble Zephyr 3 Base antenna. Surveying: Trimble TSC7, Trimble SPS986 GNSS rover, Sonarmite BTX single beam Hydrographic Survey system. Overview In an effort… Read More
Apr. 6—The Lake Mitchell dredging project is inching closer to becoming a reality following the Mitchell City Council’s approval on Monday to have a preliminary dredging design completed. The council tabbed Minnesota-based Barr Engineering to complete the preliminary design at a cost of $339,000. According to Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson, the preliminary dredge design —… Read More
MAUMEE – How does one dispose of an annual 1.5 million cubic yards of dredged sediment in an economically and ecologically feasible way, now that dumping it into Lake Erie was officially banned last year? The potential answers were discussed at the March Agribusiness Forum hosted by the Center for Innovative Food Technology and held… Read More
Middlesex County and municipalities join Resilient NJ to initiate resiliency plan to reduce flood risk The Resilient NJ: Raritan River and Bay Communities initiative seeks community input to build an equitable and impactful long-term climate adaptation strategy MIDDLESEX COUNTY – A coalition of local Middlesex County leaders and technical experts today announced the launch of the… Read More
HYDE COUNTY — A virtual meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 15 on the latest efforts associated with the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission representatives will speak on ongoing monitoring efforts during the meeting. Geosyntec Consultants and Coastal Protection Engineering representatives and East… Read More
Plans for legislation to deal with riverine flooding and improve flooding resiliency are moving forward in the North Carolina General Assembly this month, with a major review of policy and funding needs planned for next week. Last week, Sens. Danny Britt, R-Robeson, and Jim Perry, R-Lenoir, co-chairs of a new committee set up to tackle… Read More
About 20 miles southeast of Cocodrie, bulldozers are working on the state’s largest-ever project to restore barrier islands that protect inland communities from Gulf of Mexico storms. Gov. John Bel Edwards and other officials got a first-hand look Monday at the restoration work on Trinity-East Island, part of a $167 million project that will use… Read More
The City of Beardstown has given permission for the next phase of dredging to begin for the marina. The current phase of the project involves dredging under the railroad bridge to the navigation channel. The estimated cost of this phase is $200,000. Chair of the Beardstown Harbor Committee Kelly Cagle says a local employer helped… Read More
The St. Simons Sound Response team reports that cutting operations to separate Section Seven of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray resumed over the weekend. Divers successfully placed the new cutting chain into the existing groove on the hull-side of the wreck. Along the deck-side of the wreck, response engineers have established… Read More
ALVA, FL. — The courtesy dock at W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area is closed for repairs until further notice. Boaters may use the shoreline on the west side of the boat ramp to load and offload safely. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will temporarily close the courtesy dock adjacent to the boat… Read More