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27,000 cubic yards of sand. That is how much sediment will be removed from around the North Manitou Island dock. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore said a dredging contractor arrived on North Manitou Island last week. Officials said over the three weeks, crews will be removing more than 27,000 cubic yards of sand accumulation… Read More
The City of Decatur has started a long-term watershed management initiative to improve water quality and reduce sediment and nutrient delivery to Lake Decatur. This follows a $92 million dredging project completed in 2018 that increased storage capacity and recreational value at the lake. Springfield based firm Northwater Consulting has been contracted to lead the… Read More
A stretch of shoreline along the southwest side of Lake Mitchell will be undergoing changes following the Mitchell City Council’s approval of the design on Monday. The shoreline project along the lake is intended to promote future growth of cattails, which act as a natural filter for absorbing sediment and phosphorus in the lake water…. Read More
TFlagler Beach is at risk of losing a $26 million dune project because a few property owners won’t agree to it. In hopes of paying off the holdouts, a few locals are trying to raise thousands of dollars. Lifelong Flagler Beach residents Carla Cline and Craig Atack have seen the changing sands firsthand. The biggest… Read More
The two grant programs, the Flood Mitigation Assistance grant and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, will provide funds to states, local communities, tribes and territories for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness. These programs allow for funding to be used on projects that will… Read More
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