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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The county has put off a $9.9 million beach repair project because not enough beachfront owners would allow the heavy equipment to cut through their properties. County commissioners Tuesday agreed to delay the work until 2022-23. The section of beach, referred to as Sector 7, is between the Treasure Cove subdivision and Floralton Beach…. Read More
Reprinted from the Carteret County News-Times EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission unanimously agreed Monday to let beach engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol develop a fee estimate and proposed contract for a study to look for additional sand that could be used in future nourishment projects on Bogue Banks. The board’s action came during… Read More
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate environmental review for Virginia’s large-scale commercial offshore wind project NORFOLK—Governor Ralph Northam today welcomed U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to the Commonwealth to tour The Port of Virginia and discuss offshore wind industry supply chain opportunities together with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and other federal, state,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Ports and waterways would receive $16 billion as part of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal reached by the White House and a small group of Republican and Democratic senators. President Joe Biden cites the framework’s benefits to water infrastructure as part of his effort to promote the package outside of Washington. “This deal… Read More
U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that the Biden-Harris Administration intends to award $905.25 million to 24 projects in 18 states under the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. INFRA grants were selected based on several criteria. In addition to prioritizing projects that would improve local economies, create jobs,… Read More
The sands of time were on Cameron County’s side this past week, after finishing a beach renourishment project at Isla Blanca Park in around a week. A single bulldozer remains after a beach renourisment project finished this past week at Isla Banca Park. Photo by Gaige Davila. Starting last Monday, June 21, 90,000 cubic yards… Read More
Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) is proud to announce that the dredging of Baxter’s Pond basin in Port Washington is now complete. Baxter’s Pond and the stream that flows into it are fed by both underground streams and runoff caused by rain and snowstorms. A screen in a catchment basin near… Read More
The EDF/Shell Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind venture and a second phase of Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project were awarded a combined 2,658 megawatts of capacity by New Jersey utilities regulators Wednesday, in what state officials call the largest U.S. combined award to date. The vote by the state Board of Public Utilities raises the state’s total… Read More
The project will affect the waterway stretching from Cuthbert Boulevard to the vicinity of the Black Horse Pike, county officials said. HADDON, NJ —The Board of County Commissioners and Camden County Municipal Utility Authority have resumed an expansive project to improve the water quality of Newton Creek. Crews resumed dredging and vegetation removal Thursday. According… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed $44 million in grant funding for a roadway project at the north entrance of Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, it announced this week. The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America discretionary grant would enable the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to modernize a 2.9-mile… Read More
Safe Harbor Marinas hopes to have the expansion completed within a year. ROCKLAND — A company that owns around 100 marinas across the country unveiled July 1 its plans to expand a marina in Rockland Harbor. Safe Harbor Marinas hopes to have the expansion completed within a year, with dredging to be done during the… Read More
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Waterway Improvement Funds (Chesapeake Beach, MD)– The Town of Chesapeake Beach is one of 60 projects in 19 counties, to receive funding that include grants for statewide projects and emergency water rescue needs. Through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Waterway Improvement Fund, the Town will receive funding in the amount of $250,000, as requested… Read More
Funds Support Planning and Design of Green Infrastructure Solutions The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the award of $415,000 to seven climate resilience projects to help communities prepare for, and recover from, climate-related impacts. These competitive grants are designed to help communities plan and design solutions to withstand flooding and other weather-related events. The projects… Read More
It will cost more than $124 million to build a new multipurpose terminal in Humboldt Bay to support offshore wind energy, according to a preliminary cost estimate prepared for the Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District. The district’s board of commissioners is slated to meet in a special session tomorrow, first in closed session to continue… Read More
California Sen. Alex Padilla announced legislation Tuesday to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels and stronger storms as a result of climate change. The Living Shorelines Act of 2021 aims to create two federal grant programs through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. One program will focus on assisting states, localities and nongovernmental organizations… Read More