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A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables. In May of last year, a ring of explosives planted around the base of two 500-foot concrete cooling towers at what was once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England brought them down. In 18 seconds, they were reduced to dust… Read More
The U.S. economy could see offshore wind investment by 2025 reaching $ 17 billion by 2025, $ 108 billion by 2030 and $ 166 billion by 2035, supporting 80,000 jobs annually by 2035. This is according to a new study from Wood Mackenzie, which also found that 28 GW of offshore wind areas could be… Read More
ENVIRONMENT: Public comment period on easing dredging restrictions remains open. Scott Collins works for the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District as its Remedial Action Plan coordinator. He characterizes his job as making sure the correct actions are taken to restore the watershed in Niagara County. At the moment, Collins and his team are… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District held a “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony July 21 to commemorate the Mat Sinking Unit’s deployment and the official start of revetment season. The ceremony was conducted virtually due to concerns related to COVID-19 and included blessings from USACE Chaplain Col. Bradford Baumann… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was able to include in the House’s Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), the major water infrastructure bill, which the House passed last week, a provision that would help accelerate the cleanup of harmful sediments in and around the federal navigational channel in the… Read More
By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — With the recent completion of the $2 million overhaul of Green Lake dam, officials can now turn their attention to similar projects — and possibly bigger issues — at Horseshoe and Lower Shaker lakes. The redesign for dam work at Horseshoe Lake is now back… Read More
By TIM KELLY If life’s a beach, as the saying goes, it helps to have one. On Sunday at Park Place beach, folks were soaking up the sun, sand and surf. Especially the sand. Just last week, what passed for the same beach amounted to a narrow strip of sand ranging between 10 and 50… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has not altered the plan to dredge Brainerd Lake. As of right now, the project is still scheduled to start and be completed in the fall. The lake is located near the center of downtown Cranbury and also feeds into Cranbury Brook where there is a dam. “An exact start date has… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces each of the Great Lakes, except Lake Superior, have likely reached their peak water levels for the year and are predicted to decline. Lakes Michigan-Huron set another new monthly mean record high water level in July, however the water level is expected to slowly… Read More
A shoreline protection project in Vermilion Parish has received funding for design, permitting and construction. The Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project will receive $508,037 in funding from the Department of Treasury’s Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, it was announced Monday. The project will consist of a 10,600 foot foreshore rock dike along Freshwater Bayou Canal… Read More
As sand deposits grow higher in the Federal Navigation Channel of Waukegan Harbor potentially imperiling shipping, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has developed a plan to use the sand recovered from dredging the port to combat erosion at area beaches. A study released by the Army Corps Thursday contains a plan to dredge… Read More
The deadline for easements regarding the Flagler Beach dune project has been extended to Aug. 19. FLAGLER BEACH — Officials received a deadline extension to obtain the necessary easements for a multi-year dunes restoration project along State Road A1A. The 2.6-mile project requires property owners with a parcel east of State Road A1A from South… Read More
The conservation authority is hoping to declutter the complicated permit process for shoreline repairs South Georgian Bay residents who may be looking to beef up their shoreline protection are reminded – you might need a permit for that. “We are spending a lot of time down in Meaford, Thornbury and the Town of the Blue… Read More
FONTANA — A proposed analysis of sources contributing to sedimentation in the Abbey Marina will be considered Aug. 3 by the village board. If the board approves, the village would coordinate a study to evaluate the local watershed, track stream and rainwater flows, and develop potential solutions for the sedimentation issues. The accumulation of sediment… Read More