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A $100,000 state grant will help clear vegetation and sediment from an Allegheny County stretch of Turtle Creek and one of its tributaries, helping to safeguard the lives and property of citizens in the watershed. The state’s H2O Program, which provides grants for drinking water, sanitary sewer, flood control and storm sewer projects, approved the… Read More
$1.4 million effort seeks to restore natural coastal habitat PORT CLINTON – Within a week of returning to work on the local wetlands restoration project, crews are already transforming the landscape of Port Clinton’s scenic Lake Erie coast. Following numerous delays, last week crews contracted through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city… Read More
COLUMBUS – Even more wetlands restoration efforts could soon be on the way throughout Ohio thanks to a major financial investment made recently at the state level. On Friday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced a new partnership with the Ohio Water Development Authority that will provide $5 million to fund additional wetlands restoration… Read More
WOODSFIELD – Monroe County committed up to $450,000 for an upcoming port authority project that could create more than a dozen permanent full-time jobs once it’s complete. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners discussed the Monroe County Port Authority Powhatan No. 7 project during Monday’s weekly meeting. The port authority is hoping to secure grant… Read More
While there is no firm start date for the dredging of the Surf City channel in the bay off Ninth Street, it is slated for a future project, state transportation officials said last month. “At this time there is no permitted disposal facility for the sediment that needs to be removed,” said Steve Schapiro, deputy… Read More
Danny Russo, of Hoboken, looked out over the beach in the north end near Seaspray Road, where Ocean City’s project to pump in fresh sand to replenish the eroded shoreline was wrapping up Thursday. He said he couldn’t believe his eyes. “The beaches are like four times bigger than they were last year,” he said… Read More
The rising cost of rebuilding shorelines has the Town of North Topsail Beach reconsidering its participation a federal project that would pump sand onto the southern 4 miles of the town’s beach strand. The Town of North Topsail issued a community letter last week with background information on the project, including cost projections, and is… Read More
OAK ISLAND — After being closed off to traffic and visitors for a month in the middle of the island’s busiest season, Oak Island reopened its west end Friday morning, right in time for Labor Day weekend. For town officials and residents anxious to get the town back open after Hurricane Isaias, the move is… Read More
The Buffalo Reef Task Force is working to protect the valuable fish spawning and rearing habitat in and around the natural 2,200-acre reef situated off the eastern coast of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.Department of Natural Resources GAY, MI – A $3.9 million dredging project to restore a natural protection to an important fish spawning site… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, recently received a permit application from the National Coast Guard Museum Association for proposed work in the Thames River off property located at 2 Water St., New London, and will seek public comments. Comments should be forwarded by Oct. 2 to the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
$750,000 in grant money builds speed bumps and new channels in the marsh to capture sediment NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) -Chris Macaluso reaches into Quarantine Bay on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish and scoops up a handful of river mud. “Heavy mineral sediments with organics and stuff,” said Macaluso, the Center for Marine Fisheries… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company‘s Rivers and Lakes Division was faced with sediment-filled ditches and pockets of connecting standing water on a large dredging project in Argenta, Ill. The contractor wanted to consider a new and more efficient approach than the traditional bucket. A unique attachment called the Ditch Doctor turned out the be… Read More
KAANAPALI – The state Department of Land & Natural Resources is proposing a $9,275,000 project to replenish sand and mitigate chronic and extreme seasonal erosion at Kaanapali Beach over the last four decades. The public has until Oct. 7, 2020, to submit comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Kaanapali Beach… Read More
The Delaware Coastal Cleanup campaign, launched Sept. 1 by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, encourages Delawareans and visitors to pick up trash in their neighborhoods and nearby parks, on beaches and along waterways to help Keep DE Litter Free. Throughout September, volunteers are asked to clean up debris like cigarette butts,… Read More
Capistrano Beach now has something it has been missing for years: Sand. The sand sits behind a row of boulders, so dipping your toes in the water won’t be especially easy. But it’s a start for the quaint beach, which has been part of a continual discussion about how stakeholders will grapple with rising sea… Read More