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Rochester Public Works plans first informational meeting on Wednesday to discuss proposed work before seeking a Rochester City Council decision. ROCHESTER — Questions about planned Silver Lake dredging and the proposed dam replacement are being sought ahead of two information sessions this month. The city announced the public sessions — one in person and one… Read More
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has finalized the Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit for small suction dredge mining. Each permit will authorize the use of small suction dredges for mining operators throughout Idaho to discharge back into the waters of the United States. Each permit will identify the required limits… Read More
SAUGATUCK, Mich. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will begin dredging 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from Saugatuck Harbor, Michigan, next week to ensure safe navigation between Lake Michigan and the Kalamazoo River. The two-mile federal channel in Saugatuck is a popular recreational destination and harbor of refuge. The King Company, of Holland, is… Read More
On a fine summer day, you can probably find Caswell Cooke on a stage near Misquamicut Beach wearing a sailor’s outfit and jamming with his band, Caswell & the Peel N’ Eats. These days you can also find Cooke in slacks and a jacket in meeting rooms trying to persuade Westerly residents and city officials to save Misquamicut… Read More
The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve an amendment to an agreement with the City of Bonita Springs to expand the scope of Bonita Beach nourishment efforts south to the County line. The expanded scope is necessary due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The northern 0.9 miles… Read More
Since April, residents and visitors have experienced major changes at Oceanside Pier and surrounding areas, including a structure fire on the pier’s western end and a weekslong sand dredging project now nearing completion. According to Assistant City Manager Michael Gossman, approximately 83% of the pier is currently open to the public after a fire on… Read More
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The City of Marquette is continuing work to preserve and beautify its Lake Superior shoreline. Crews are testing rock along the shoreline on Lakeshore Boulevard near Clark Lambros Beach Park to help prevent future erosion. Plans for the project include the creation of dunes for shoreline stabilization. That project will start as early… Read More
There still has been no movement on dredging in the St. Joseph River for the summer boating season this year. Earlier this spring, Berrien County Community Development Director Dan Fette told county commissioners there are areas of the river, especially near the Tackle Haven docks and around the island, with shallow water due to shoaling…. Read More
The $21.7 million bid accepted by the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council for its beach renourishment project, could wind up leaving the town responsible for about $1.9 million of the cost, according to an estimate put out by the town. Lee County will be providing up to $9.2 million of the work through Lee… Read More
St. Joseph City Commissioners want to study the possibility of a shoreline softening program along the Lake Michigan coast. At a meeting this week, City Manager John Hodgson told them a recent allocation of $200,000 from the state will allow the city to do a coastal management study, and the plan is to look at… Read More
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Spiking ocean shipping rates, vessel backups at seaports and empty container shortages – issues that wreaked havoc on global trade during the COVID pandemic supply-chain crisis – are back as the industry enters its busy season. “There is a cocktail of uncertainty and disruption across global ocean freight supply chains,” said… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — From Restore the Mississippi River Delta: A policy brief released on May 29 highlights research showing that coordinating and prioritizing how the state of Louisiana times investments in coastal restoration is a critical element in planning and implementing projects to maximize their benefits. The policy brief, “Investment Decisions for Coastal Restoration: Timely… Read More
The sections of dredge pipes that washed ashore along Surf Drive during early winter and stayed there until this spring may have done the beach some good. This is according to Kenneth J. Cirillo, the Barnstable County Dredge director. He said the pipes likely prevented wave damage and beach erosion along this section of beach… Read More
With another hot summer looming, Mexico is behind on its water deliveries to the United States, leading to water cutbacks in South Texas. A little-known federal agency has hit a roadblock in its efforts to get Mexico to comply. EL PASO—Maria-Elena Giner faced a room full of farmers, irrigation managers and residents in the Rio… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $27,235,265 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 5, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More