NEW HAVEN — A project to deepen and widen the navigation channel in New Haven Harbor — which got a push when the State Bond Commission approved $5 million for study and design — is an important component to broaden the harbor’s use and maintain or improve its market position, officials said. The Port of… Read More
Updated Plan Calls for Improved Water Flow and Expansion of Restoration Acreage from 21 to 84 acres in Muted Tidal Basins, in Addition to Dredging of the Inlet HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, USA, April 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Bolsa Chica Conservancy, which is dedicated to the protection, preservation and restoration of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — A long-term project to construct a new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks facility is set to resume this week after a winter break. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that the project is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and preparations begin for phase two. Trade… Read More
Project Name: Okeechobee Waterway, Reach 3 & 4 on the St. Lucie River, Maintenance Dredging 8 Foot (2.5m depth) Project Martin County, Florida Project Scope : The work includes dredging shoal material from Okeechobee Waterway in Martin County, Florida to an 8-foot depth plus 1-foot allowable over depth. The base work consists of dredge areas… Read More
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The annual dredging of the Santa Barbara harbor has begun with a stream of silty water shooting out from a location halfway down the beach front. The process involves the dredge boat doing its work in the harbor entrance where currents dump tons of sand each year. At times it has… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two years ago to the date I visited an archaeology dig at Pockoy Island– a barrier island in the ACE Basin near Edisto. Starting in 2018 and through the summer of 2019, researchers worked tirelessly to excavate artifacts left by Native Americans in shell rings thousands of years ago. There was a… Read More
The urgency to maintain the marina as a strong resource for local residents and visitors alike shows its value to the city, said Chamberlain City Engineer Greg Powell. CHAMBERLAIN — There’s a pretty big boat in the American Creek Marina. A crew has been on scene at the public river access in Chamberlain for weeks… Read More
Workers for Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College may be done hauling the mud they’re scraping from the bottom of the lake to the Antis Township drop-off site in about a week — after which they’ll do cleanup and restoration, Brian Shura of Stiffler McGraw told the Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee on Thursday. The ISC… Read More
After two years of dealing with high-water problems, Baileys Harbor officials watched an April storm and waves on Lake Michigan take just a few days to create a shallow-water problem at the mouth of the town’s marina. The town board on Monday voted to send a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asking… Read More
NORTH PERRY, Ohio — It’s Ohio’s first lakefront special improvement district and the goal is to stop erosion from eating away at property along Lake Erie. “The water level is up, mother nature does its job and you’re not going to stop her,” says Ed Klco, mayor of North Perry for the last 14 years…. Read More
SURF CITY, N.C. (WWAY) — The Town Council of Surf City received the Town Manager’s recommended budget and also heard details on a beach nourishment project involving the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Manager’s Recommended Budget was presented to Town Council during their work session Fri., Apr. 16th. The proposed FY 21-22 Town of… Read More
HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $3.8 million to help the Town of Holden Beach restore sand, vegetation, and fencing on the Central Reach shoreline damaged by Hurricane Isaias last year. Funds for the project cover restoration of 67,438 cubic yards of beach sand, installing… Read More
Dare County will receive more than $5.5 million to help restore beaches and stabilize dunes in Buxton that were damaged by 2018’s Hurricane Florence. Through the state and Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program funds, the county will be reimbursed $5,782,866 for the cost of depositing 303,732 cubic yards of engineered dune beach sand and… Read More
A letter from a state environmental agency questioning a plan to save Sandwich’s Town Neck Beach could drastically affect a sand replenishment effort that has taken years to engineer. The letter sent earlier this month from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to the US Army Corps of Engineers pointed out that the sand… Read More