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According to The First National Flood Risk Assessment, New York City is one of the many places that’s expected to see the greatest percentage increase over the next 30 years. It’s a grim reality for homes along shorelines that have been battered by Superstorm Sandy. The yearly rising sea level can increase the frequency and… Read More
The corps could tell the county then that despite the $25 million Flagler has secured, despite easements signed by property owners for 128 parcels forming the length of the project, despite the fortification of the beach and the protection of State Road A1A behind it and the line of homes and businesses on the west… Read More
Russell, now retired from his post as Lake Bluff’s village engineer, knew the wooden planks with long nails were a sign that some homeowner’s bluff had failed — certainly as a result of waves eating away at the toe of the bluff, creating an unstable slope. “The (planks) were clearly the remnants of someone’s staircase… Read More
Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom said work is under way or will begin soon on projects including the rehabilitation of Cape Cod (Highland) Light in Truro and the restrooms at Marconi Beach, the building of the new bath house at Nauset Light and the construction of an accessible walkway at Province Lands Visitor Center.. Due to… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application from Waste Management Disposal Services of Maine, Incorporated, for proposed work in freshwater wetlands adjacent to 357 Mercer Road, Norridgewock, Maine. The work involves a 48.6 acre expansion of an existing landfill on the 933 acre property the applicant… Read More
As a leader in inland waterway dredging, J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) serves as a success story for hydraulically dredging and pumping sediments over long distances and changing elevations. The goal of most dredging projects is to maximize efficiency, which means maximizing the average percent solids in the pipeline. However, there is a fine balance between… Read More
After 16 years and $1 billion, dredging of the Fox River is finished. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler made the announcement Wednesday morning in Green Bay. Wheeler called the completion of dredging a “significant milestone for Green Bay and for Wisconsin.” According to Wheeler, the project has removed 6.5 million cubic yards of pollutants… Read More
To provide a picture of the water quality at America’s beaches, Stacker consulted Environment America’s 2020 “Safe for Swimming?” report. The report shows the results of samples taken from more than 3,000 U.S. beaches during a 2019 testing period. Waterborne illnesses affect millions of people each year, and it is often the result of fecal… Read More
River work part of village revitalization Crews from Marucci and Gaffney along with Metropolitan Environmental Services guide a barge onto a trailer in Lowellville on Thursday. The barge spent several weeks dredging a portion of the Mahoning River that runs through the village as part of a revitalization project. Dam extraction at the site will… Read More
But NYC needs power to replace Indian Point’s nuclear energy without resorting to new fossil-fuel usage. The last Indian Point reactor is set to shut down next April. While the closure of Indian Point will help the city move towards its goal of relying solely on clean, renewable energy sources over the long run, in… Read More
Aerial view of Braddock Bay in Greece, NY, October 16, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District’s project to restore the Braddock Bay ecosystem in Greece, NY was completed on November 15, 2018. The project tackled two major issues affecting the Braddock Bay ecosystem: the loss of wetland habitat caused by wave driven… Read More
Longtime Beach Haven resident Bill Kapler said he is appalled by the dredging of bay mud onto the beaches of Belvoir Avenue and other nearby streets. “This will do nothing to fix the beach erosion at Belvoir and the adjacent streets,” said Kapler, whose grandfather Amos Kapler Sr. founded Kapler’s Pharmacy in town. Beginning in… Read More
Copublished with Island Free Press OCRACOKE ISLAND — If navigational channels are akin to highways to this southernmost Outer Banks island, then dredges are its version of snow plows in the mountains. Both may be subject to whims of wind and weather, but with constant bureaucratic and funding hurdles, an operator can’t just pull a… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Monday he was “stoked” after bids for the next beach nourishment project in Emerald Isle came in within budget and about $14 million below the high end of the cost estimate. The county opened the bids for phase three of the post-Hurricane Florence… Read More
CAPE CARTERET — Commissioners voted 4-1 Monday night to authorize Manager Zach Steffey to establish a process to address potential local financial participation in a county plan to dredge creeks and canals in town. Carteret County is planning to dredge the Old Ferry Channel in Bogue Sound between Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle and is… Read More