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The state Department of State and Department of Transportation on Friday announced major milestones in two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) projects taking place along the Lake Ontario Waterfront in the city of Oswego. Ground has been broken on a $6.1 million REDI grant funded project at Wright’s Landing… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH — The Golden LEAF Foundation notified Carolina Beach officials this morning that it will award a $2.1 million grant to make repairs to the public marina, which the town has said was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence nearly two years ago. The grant comes after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied the… Read More
An experimental offshore wind power project conceived a dozen years ago took a major step forward Wednesday. The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus LLC, which includes two global energy companies that are investing $100 million in the project. That investment comes on top of $47 million in grants already awarded… Read More
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is applying this week for a Coastal Watersheds Grant through the National Estuary Program. Executive Director Kevin Smith said Restore America’s Estuaries administers the funding stream provided by the Environmental Protection Agency for the National Estuary Program. “We’re putting in three proposals,” he said. “Right now, the letters of intent… Read More
Having received requests to dredge Waquoit Bay, Rand’s Canal and Megansett Harbor, the Falmouth Waterways Committee will hold a special meeting to evaluate and prioritize future dredging projects. At its meeting on Wednesday, August 5, committee member Kevin King presented a draft document showing 12 waterways in town considered for dredging. On this draft document,… Read More
A final draft of the US Army Corps of Engineers study into why Town Neck Beach has lost so much sand is expected to be finished and available to the public by the end of this summer, an Army Corps official said this week. “Although we have encountered some bumps along the way, we are… Read More
Pending changes to federal law could save Louisiana more than $1 billion for a hurricane protection system that has been promised since Hurricane Katrina but not delivered. The federal government authorized a hurricane storm damage and risk reduction system for the greater New Orleans area after Katrina slammed the region in 2005, explained Chip Kline,… Read More
Jacksonville has financed much of its controversial dredging project with federal and state funds. The city of Jacksonville has financed much of its controversial dredging project with federal and state funds, but locals are on the hook in the end. Mayor Lenny Curry showcased legislation Wednesday committing the city to $35 million in hard costs… Read More
The city currently has three public beach parks and eight public beach trails. Nine of the city’s public beach access points, dispersed throughout the Crystal Beach and Scenic Highway 98 areas, have a combined total of less than a half mile of public beach, according to a Destin Log story from 2018. DESTIN — The… Read More
State regional water officials have again delayed a decision on a controversial seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach, instead placing further requirements on the project’s company to reckon with the facility’s anticipated environmental damage. A vote on the permit for the project — which would produce 50 million gallons of desalted ocean water per day… Read More
Progress shots from J.E. McAmis’ project at the MCR South Jetty. One shot of our stone staging area which J.E. McAmis mining crews have worked hard to fill and now holds more than 80,000 tons (with another 40,000 tons already mined and en route via barge). The placement shots are from our subcontractor Rognlin’s placement… Read More
The International Council on Mining & Metals, an industry body of over two dozen of the world’s biggest miners, hired experts to draft guidelines for tailings in the wake of a 2019 mine-waste dam failure by miner Vale in Brazil, which killed 270 people. They have now issued their findings and report with recommendations. Global… Read More
The Public Notice has been revised to reflect an inadvertent omission made in the original notice concerning the need for a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate. This revision can be found on Page 7 of the Public Notice document available at the above link (second entry). Public comments are due by Sept. 1, 2020. The… Read More
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The local beach saw the worst erosion from Isaias compared to other area beaches, according to officials. ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — At St. Augustine Beach, the waves from Isaias caused some erosion. According to the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Interim Director, Joe Giammanco, there was erosion along some other county beaches, but St…. Read More
OCRACOKE, N.C. — Ferry routes between Ocracoke and the mainland are down to one vessel after severe shoaling from Tropical Storm Isaias. A smaller ferry named the Carteret will make one round trip to Cedar Island in the morning and another round trip to Swan Quarter in the afternoon, said Tim Hass, spokesman for the… Read More