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The final bills for the dredging of Osborn Island and Mystic Island phase one lagoons have been tabulated, and both are much lower than the original bonding. The final cost to dredge Osborn Island was $1,698,866, and Mystic Island phase one was $2,538,642. During the Oct. 8 municipal meeting, township Chief Financial Officer Rodney Haines… Read More
Ghent University received a VLAIO Baekeland grant with support and cooperation from Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group, and the Portuguese marine institute CCMAR for its doctoral study ‘PLANT ME’. This research into the sustainable protection of vulnerable coastal areas aims at using seagrasses. The presence of seagrass is decreasing worldwide due to poor water… Read More
Given the recent discussions around the maritime forest on Sullivan’s Island it might be beneficial to look back at some history around this ever-changing shoreline. The Lowcountry isn’t exactly known for its rocky shores, yet the lower part of the island is rock solid. When were the rocks put there? And why? Drop back to… Read More
Reprinted from Carteret County News-Times The final bill for Carteret County’s massive Atlantic Harbor improvement project Down East came in at a total of $2,199,910.23, including engineering fees, Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Thursday. That’s only slightly higher than the original $2.115 million budget set for the project. That’s close, Rudolph… Read More
The operator of a Detroit dock site that partially collapsed into the Detroit River late last year will pay the state $60,000 in fines. The Revere Dock, which was illegally storing limestone aggregate along the river when the site collapsed in late November, 2019, has also entered into a consent agreement with the Michigan Department… Read More
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: October 12, 2020 ALA WAI CANAL DREDGING AND IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE CHANGES (Honolulu) – In order to ensure timely completion of dredging work and maintenance of the Ala Wai Canal, Hawai‘i Harbors Constructors JV will be… Read More
JEA is planning to raise the high-voltage power lines that cross the St. Johns River near Blount Island in order to allow larger cargo ships to access the city’s port, an expensive and complicated project that port officials have said wouldn’t be needed to accommodate the larger cargo ships they’re hoping to attract by deepening… Read More
Army Corps of Engineers project on Fort Myers Beach considered routine maintenance The dredging of Matanzas Pass in Fort Myers Beach, currently ongoing at the east side of Bowditch Point Park, will continue into mid-November according to the Army Corps of Engineers. David Ruderman, a spokesperson for the Jacksonville office of the Army Corps of… Read More
Charlotte County Public Works Director John Elias, left, and Coastal Engineering Consultants president Michael Poff join Charlotte coastal projects manager Matthew Logan, center, who received accolades Tuesday from the Florida Shore and Beach Association for his work on the Manasota Key beach restoration project. MURDOCK — The work of Charlotte and Sarasota counties’ staff to… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed island project near Hastings, Minnesota. The Corps is planning to construct a protective island near the Lock and Dam 2 upstream embankment to prevent erosion. The island would reduce… Read More
A comprehensive offshore wind supply chain assessment and gap analysis is set to be undertaken in Massachusetts in support of the growing offshore wind industry in and around the state. Xodus Group announced on 12 October that it will, together with BW Research Partnership and in coordination with Greentree Consulting and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension… Read More
WELLFLEET — The long-awaited dredging project of Wellfleet Harbor has started. It’s the first major dredge of the harbor in 57 years, Select Board Vice-Chairman and Dredging Task Force liaison Janet Reinhart said. “If it wasn’t for COVID, we’d have a huge party down there and people would get out buckets and start digging,” Reinhart… Read More
There are protests outside Town Hall. A lawsuit has stymied plans for future beach renourishment. The long-time town clerk has resigned. Yet officials on Pawleys Island are moving forward on a list of projects that emerged from a strategic planning session this summer and the 10-year update of the town’s comprehensive plan. Town Council expects… Read More
The Department of Ecology announced up to $22 million will be distributed to 21 high priority projects located in 16 watersheds across the state. Among these will be $148,500 designated for the Phase I Feasibility Study to address the Quinault Indian Nation TransAlta Water Right Acquisition. According to DOE, the funding will support projects to… Read More
Dominion Energy’s two massive wind turbines loom large off of Virginia Beach’s coast. You can’t see them from the Oceanfront, but at more than 600 feet tall, they would eclipse the state’s tallest building, the 508-feet Westin Virginia Beach Town Center. Together, those two turbines, churning along with three 253-foot blades apiece, represent a key… Read More