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Topsail Beach will be reimbursed more than $2.5 million to cover the replacement of more than 312,000 cubic yards of beach sand following a damaging storm surge caused by the 2019 Hurricane Dorian. Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA’s, total share for this project is more than $1.9 million and the state’s share is more… Read More
TARPON SPRINGS — The multiphased, multimillion-dollar Anclote River Dredge Project has been touted as a bipartisan collaboration between local, county, state and federal governments. Unfortunately, Tarpon Springs officials recently learned the state’s contribution of more than $800,000 for work on the Extended Turning Basin portion of the project was vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The… Read More
Several leaders of local governments and organizations in Pinellas County had been patiently waiting with fingers crossed on Gov. Ron DeSantis to make his final decisions on the state budget. The financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic had already lowered expectations for many, but that didn’t make it sting any less when DeSantis on June… Read More
Many years ago, I picked up a book by conservationist Wallace Kaufman and marine geologist Orrin Pilkey entitled The Beaches are Moving. Mental images of monsters buried in the sand required that I take a closer look. It turns out, they were right. Beaches are moving, but not because they are inhabited by monsters, but… Read More
For the first time in nearly two centuries, the Cuyahoga River is flowing freely through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Brecksville Dam, which is also known as the state Route 82 Dam, Station Road Dam and Canal Diversion Dam, is now gone from the river. Also gone is the original dam at the site, the… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the town of Truro for proposed work in Eagle Neck Creek and adjacent wetlands at Old County Road, Truro. The proposed project to restore salt marsh surrounding Eagle Neck Creek contains three elements: the replacement of existing… Read More
A lagoon in an Indiana park has been partially drained and now undergoing a dredging project as part of a larger plan to improve the recreation area. The dredging at a lagoon in Lafayette’s Columbian Park park is expected to be done in October, the Journal and Courier reported. Crews started the $456,000 project in… Read More
Several lock and dam sites along waterway will be closed during work. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a series of several repairs along the Illinois Waterway, which provides a navigable connection between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River through a total of eight lock and dam sites. Long overdue for significant repairs,… Read More
As a safety precaution, the pier will be shut down for approximately the next two weeks. As a safety precaution, the pier at Dunedin Marina will be closed for approximately the next two weeks as the turbidity barrier will be put in place surrounding the pier and dredging work continues. We appreciate your patience, and… Read More
The U.S. District Court decision represents the latest in a series of failed efforts from Siesta Key residents to halt the dredging of Big Pass. by: David Conway Deputy Managing Editor A federal judge today denied an emergency request to halt a Lido Key renourishment project scheduled to begin this week, stating the legal filing… Read More
Dredging would support commercial fishing boats and waterfront tourism, but concerns about state environmental permits remain. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $812,100 in state funding to dredge the Anclote River, but Tarpon Springs says they can pay the difference. The dredging project would remove nearly two decades’ worth of silt and sediment from the… Read More
The applicant, New Jersey Department of Transportation – Office of Maritime Resources, has requested Department of the Army authorization to perform ten (10)-year maintenance dredging. The location of the proposed work is Sunflower Island, City of Brigantine, Atlantic County, New Jersey. All resultant dredged material, estimated to total approximately 38,165.0-cubic yards of predominantly coarse-grained sediment… Read More
All summer long, a crimson and white boat moves back and forth through the waters near the Port of Alaska collecting silt, sand and gravel off the seafloor to allow vessels to navigate the harbor in Anchorage. The boat is a dredging vessel called the Westport, operated by Manson Construction of Seattle, Wash., which the… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive July 9, 2020 – The US Treasury has released data on loans to small companies, including to the US dredging industry as part of its PPP program, a stimulus program to counter the economic impact of Covid-19. The companies included both dredging contractors and dredging equipment suppliers as well as service firms and… Read More
An inside source tells us a tentative date has been set for House mark-up July 15. Reminder the Senate has completed its version of the bill, but will likely also be issuing a report in the next few days (quite late per standard practice). Once this is complete we can expect a conference of the… Read More