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Brad Pickel of AIWA has this update: The amount of funding included in the House bill with comparison to the President’s budget is reflected below and also in the chart. NJIWW: Philadelphia District: FY22 President’s Budget – $ 985,000, House Bill same as President’s Budget AIWW/IWW: Norfolk District: FY22 President’s Budget – ACC Canal- $ 3.015 million,… Read More
$102 million project is creating new beach, marsh on West Grand Terre Once the headquarters of Jean Lafitte and later the site of a U.S. military fort, West Grand Terre island now hosts a fleet of modern excavators and sand-pumping pipelines rather than smuggled treasure or cannon. The $102 million restoration of West Grand Terre,… Read More
To date, offshore wind development in the U.S. has focused on the Atlantic Coast, particularly the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. But the Biden Administration has ambitious plans to expand offshore wind to the Gulf of Mexico—and those plans are beginning to take shape. Federal officials are now soliciting interest from offshore wind developers. Such development… Read More
Offshore wind turbines are back on the radar for southeastern North Carolina local governments. Brunswick County’s board of commissioners will consider a resolution opposing offshore wind turbines sited fewer than 24 nautical miles of the shoreline, following the lead of a handful of its oceanfront towns, including Bald Head Island, Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach… Read More
CHATHAM – When Ken Cirillo took over the Barnstable County dredge program as its director in August 2020, he was tasked with one major assignment: stabilize the program. It was a lofty task given the challenges the program had faced in recent years, most notably dealing with equipment issues that continuously plagued the county’s two… Read More
Barnstable County Dredge Superintendent Jason Bevis pointed the bow of the Stephen S. Bradbury toward a private beach in Harwich. Humming around the Bradbury in the calm, mid-June waters were four Carolina skiffs manned by the county dredge crew. “Security call, Barnstable County dredge,” Bevis said into the black radio he clutched. “Pipeline floating from Saquatucket-Wychmere… Read More
WEST GRAND TERRE ISLAND, La. (AP) — Excavators, bulldozers and a dredge miles away from them are working on a $100 million project to raise and reshape a Louisiana barrier island. West Grand Terre Island helps protect communities from New Orleans’ west bank to Bayou Lafourche from hurricanes and storm surge, depending on the storm’s… Read More
The University of Liverpool is part of a partnership that has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as one of six new research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for the marine environment and all those whose livelihoods depend on it. The ‘Co-Opt’ project is led by the National Oceanography… Read More
Figures released yesterday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that monthly U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reached record highs in the first half of 2021, averaging 9.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). This average marks an increase of 42%, or 2.8 Bcf/d, compared with the same period in 2020 (according to… Read More
Twentieth-century legal battles between state and federal authorities over offshore mineral leases led Congress to enact laws that address which activities, and which locations, give rise to state and federal control (e.g., the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Submerged Lands Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)). As the United States prepares… Read More
Five municipalities have filed protests against the sale of York’s wastewater treatment system, alleging the deal is inherently flawed and will increase rates. The five townships, which form the York Area Regional Sewer Authority, join another protest filed by the state Office of Consumer Advocate with the Public Utility Commission over the $235 million sale to Pennsylvania American Water… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf today announced the investment of $97 million for 25 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across 19 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) furthering his commitment to a lead-free Pennsylvania. “Historic investments in clean water infrastructure like the ones made today continue to underscore our commitment to safe… Read More
Chautauqua County is looking to help pay for the dredging of Barcelona Harbor. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Audit and Control Committee meeting Thursday, committee members unanimously agreed to a resolution to spend up to $20,000 for dredging costs to reimburse the town of Westfield. The county’s Planning and Economic Development Committee backed the resolution… Read More
New Jersey has set an ambitious goal to supply 7,500 MW of offshore wind energy to the State by 2030. In order to meet this goal, New Jersey will be required to provide port services to support the development of offshore wind farms. To that end, Governor Murphy included $200 million in the State’s budget… Read More