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SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) – A coastal town is beginning a federal project to better repair the damage from tropical storms and hurricanes. Surf City, Topsail Island and the Army Corps of Engineers are working together on dune restoration. The town is putting $25 million into the project to move 12-million cubic yards of sand… Read More
CAPE CARTERET — The N.C. Coastal Federation is trying to find funding to fix a major problem at the engineered wetlands stormwater management system it constructed in Cape Carteret. But Dr. Lexia Weaver, coastal scientist with the environmental group, said Friday the outlook for an immediate solution is not encouraging. The federation, based in the… Read More
Once the cleanup is completed, the city will own a trail and protected land on the long-closed West Duluth plant site. DULUTH – A $75 million effort to remove contaminated sediment from waters near a former U.S. Steel mill was approved Monday night, the latest step in a decadeslong endeavor to clean up the St…. Read More
Duluth will invest nearly $4.7 million to shore up the Lakewalk and extend it through Kitchi Gammi Park. Duluth city councilors unanimously voted Monday night to repair and fortify the Lakewalk in hopes that the improved path will be better suited to withstand the sorts of punishing storms that have occurred with greater frequency in… Read More
MUSKEGON, MI – Efforts to clean up Muskegon Lake that once was essentially used as a dump continues this summer with a $3.1 million initiative to remove “chunks of junk” from the lake bottom. The project also will involve wetlands and shoreline restoration and relocation of a recreational path away from the restored shore, said… Read More
Director of Community Development Dennis Stachewicz kept an eye on the Lake Superior shoreline throughout his 18 years working for the City of Marquette. He watched as the lake rose 3 feet in seven years and as warmer water temperatures led to increased and more severe storms that began to erode away the coastline and… Read More
The four candidates agree on a lot of things — term limits, homelessness and regional purchasing agreements, but they are split on the county’s 2015 purchase of equipment for a dredging program The four democrats vying for two seats on the Plymouth County Commission agree on a lot of things. They all agree regional purchasing… Read More
ORLEANS — Orleans will have to navigate the perilous passage to permitting for the Nauset Estuary dredging project without the financial support of Eastham. At the Aug. 20 meeting of the Nauset Estuary Stakeholders Group, Eastham Town Administrator Jacqui Beebe said her select board was “not willing to fund the continuation of the permitting process… Read More
The town is making upgrades to its Nagog Pond Water Treatment Plant. CONCORD, MA — Concord is moving along with its upgrades to the Nagog Pond Water Treatment Plant. The town will begin deep water work this fall to replace the intake pipe in Nagog Pond that supplies water to the treatment plant off Skyline… Read More
The hurricane threat has delayed the beginning of dredging work to deal with shoaling in Berwick Bay. The Port of Morgan City board learned Aug. 10 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the dredging vessel Ingenuity was scheduled to begin work in Berwick Bay at the end of this month. Much of the… Read More
VENICE — Snake Island, a popular recreation point at the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and Venice Inlet, will be off-limits for at least two months beginning Sept. 15. Workers will be doing some dredging in the vicinity, and will add sand to the constantly eroding island. The Lyons Bay channel dredging project north of… Read More
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Madeira Beach Mayor John Hendricks warns that John’s Pass is filling in with sand from beach renourishment projects and it has created a dangerous situation at the number one tourist destination in Pinellas County. “The pass is getting narrower. So, the currents are getting stronger,” said Mayor Hendricks. “We’ve got so… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District is currently preparing a feasibility study to evaluate coastal storm and flood risk management alternatives along 7.5 miles of the San Francisco Waterfront. Specifically, the study area runs from Aquatic Park to Herons Head Park. This area is highly urbanized, supporting commercial,… Read More
Anchorage, AK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sent a letter to the Pebble Partnership outlining their expectations for compensatory mitigation wetlands impacts associated with the project. The letter from the USACE has been anticipated by the Pebble Partnership as part of the ongoing discussions about the issue. PLP CEO Tom Collier issued… Read More
Explosion and Subsequent Sinking of Barge Alaganik Accident Location: Whittier , AK USA Delong Dock, Canal Passage; 60°46.72’ N, 148°39.96’ W Accident Date: 7/7/2019 Accident ID: DCA19FM042 Date Adopted: 8/6/2020 NTSB Number: MAB-20-31 NTIS Number: Executive Summary On July 7, 2019, at 2339 local time, an explosion occurred on the barge Alaganik as it was… Read More