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OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow announced plans for the shoreline protection project along Shore Road on Oswego’s east side. Shore Road is a residential, waterfront neighborhood susceptible to flooding, particularly since the implementation of the International Joint Commission’s Plan2014, implemented in 2017, resulting in higher water levels along Lake Ontario. The higher lake levels resulted… Read More
After thousands of New Yorkers signed a petition urging Gov. Cuomo to sign a bill aimed at keeping the waters of Jamaica Bay free of contamination, he vetoed it at the end of November — the second time he’s pulled the plug on the proposal. The bill, introduced to the Legislature by state Sen. Addabbo… Read More
Above: Wind turbines helped a farmer to retire. Two companies announced they submitted bids to develop wind turbines off the Jersey Shore in the latest step in New Jersey’s goal to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Offshore wind generation companies Ørsted and Atlantic Shores announced Thursday that they submitted bids to the state Board of Public Utilities… Read More
Revenue from a possible town-wide property tax increase in North Topsail Beach next year will not likely be funneled solely to pay for a joint, 50-year federal beach project. North Topsail Beach aldermen reached a consensus last week to create two municipal service districts within town as a way to bring in funds to cover… Read More
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — With everything that has happened in 2020, Hurricane Isaias may feel like just another blip on the radar. However for the people of Oak Island, its effects are still very apparent. More than four months after the storm reeked havoc on the town and its beaches some significant progress is being… Read More
Billions of dollars could be spent on navigation channels, levees, coastal restoration The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could send billions of dollars to Louisiana for water infrastructure projects such as deepening navigation channels, raising new levees and restoring more of the coast and wetlands. The bill also could get Louisiana off… Read More
LUDINGTON, Mich. – As the wind whipped across the top of the Big Sable Point lighthouse, one of the most famous and beloved on the Great Lakes, Jim Gallie pointed to the disappearing beach: “It’s been progressively getting worse.” Every few seconds, a wave slammed into the breakwall protecting the base of the lighthouse, sending… Read More
SOUTH MILFORD — Years and years of sediment buildup within the channels of Blackman Lake have made them almost impassable for its residents, leaving a lot of them high and dry. A dredging project at the lake spearheaded by the Blackman Lake Improvement Association will end those problems come next spring and summer. Over the… Read More
240 signed easements still needed PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A project to renourish nine miles of Pinellas County’s beachfront coastline is at risk of being skipped unless 240 more property owners sign a required easement. If the project is skipped by the Army Corp of Engineers, it could mean the Sand Key area in Pinellas… Read More
Madeira Beach is asking residents to documents all damage in the hopes of receiving FEMA funds. MADEIRA BEACH, FL — As Madeira Beach residents continue to recover from the impact of Tropical Storm Eta, which struck the city Nov. 12, city officials are reaching out to provide inspection assistance and damage documentation so the city… Read More
DESTIN — Sand that is planned to be dredged from the U.S. Coast Guard boat basin and access channel near the Marler Bridge in early 2021 should be placed by the city’s O’Steen Public Beach Access and finger jetty area, the City Council decided Monday. Some Destin council members said sand is needed more in that spot… Read More
The view looking north near 17th Street in Bradenton Beach Sept. 23 shows the beach widened by about 250 feet. The dredge pipe pushes sand pumped by a dredge about a quarter-mile offshore of the north end of Anna Maria Island to the beaches. A couple of beachgoers and a bevy of birds flank equipment… Read More
First project in Canada to undergo an external technical review under the Impact Assessment Agency The Trudeau government has ordered an outside review of the $292-million Boat Harbour cleanup in Nova Scotia — adding another layer of scrutiny to a dredging project already undergoing a federal environmental assessment. The external technical review launched Nov. 17 will require the… Read More
Rock boulders and sand bags serving as a bandage to save what’s left at Capistrano Beach can remain – for now. The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 9, voted 8 to 2 in favor of a proposal that will give OC Parks added time to figure out what to do with the small stretch… Read More
The results of a questionnaire sent out to Tuckerton’s three waterfront sections in October showed only one section was marginally in favor of a proposed special assessment on property owners for dredging parts of their lagoons. The east side of South Green Street in Tuckerton Beach had eight more yes votes than no votes to… Read More