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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding $11.5 million in grants to eight communities in coastal North Carolina for projects related to Hurricane Florence damage. The awards from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund will fund beach nourishment, dune restoration, and other projects to remediate storm damage. “These grants… Read More
Final phase of project could be delayed depending on outcome of bonding bill next year The Shell Rock River Watershed District administrator said Wednesday the district will reapply for state bonding funds next year to complete the Fountain Lake dredging after the project was not included in this year’s bill. Administrator Andy Henschel said the… Read More
by Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – The first liquefied natural gas tanker to go to Cameron LNG’s export plant in Louisiana since Hurricane Delta was set to arrive on Tuesday. Golar Seal was currently sailing up the Calcasieu Ship Channel on its way to Cameron, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data. The last vessel to go… Read More
FORT LAUDERDALE — Fort Lauderdale will have to spend millions to repair the damage from a series of sewage spills that sullied its waterways nearly a year ago. Some of the sludge settled in the Tarpon River, leaving a layer of muck about an inch thick, Fort Lauderdale officials say. It will cost $1.5 million… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive – DredgeWire spotted two dredging contractors hard at work on the Chesapeake this week. Southern Maryland Dredging is mobilizing for channel work at Lake Ogleton near Annapolis, the capital of MD. Southern Maryland is using its Ellicott Model 670 hydraulic cutter dredge “Grace II” to move approximately 10,000 cubic yards through a 3,000… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Dominion Energy announced Wednesday that the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project has completed the final stage of testing and is ready to enter commercial service providing clean, renewable energy to Virginians. “This is a monumental day for the Commonwealth and the burgeoning offshore wind industry in America as… Read More
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has reintroduced legislation—the Made in America Shipbuilding Act (S. 4687)—that seeks to strengthen Buy American requirements for the federal government’s purchase of ships by expanding current law to cover all federal agencies, all classes of ships and substantially more shipboard components, including items made in Wisconsin. “For decades in Wisconsin,… Read More
HARLINGEN — A long-awaited proposal to improve the Arroyo Colorado to lessen flooding in the city is moving forward with the most aggressive option. The International Boundary and Water Commission, which is responsible for flows in the 89-mile arroyo, has selected the fourth option among those available which will mean dredging the arroyo and severely… Read More
PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces its intent to return East Branch Dam, located in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, to pre-2008 normal operations. The Pittsburgh District has completed dam safety mitigation efforts at East Branch. The mitigation included the construction and assessment of a full-length, full-depth concrete cutoff wall. During the mitigation… Read More
Lake water level lowered by 3-4 feet Work has begun on the Lakemont dredging project. County employees this week opened the gates of the dam there, lowering the water level by 3 or 4 feet, according to officials at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee on Thursday. The committee is working to fulfill a… Read More
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies. The projects are sponsored by NYSG and funded through the National… Read More
A previous report said huge pumps at the confluence of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers would hurt wetlands. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement that supports a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of the rural Mississippi… Read More
Derecktor Shipyards reports that it is moving ahead at full speed on its plans to convert the nearly 100-year-old Port of Fort Pierce, Fla., into a full-service repair and refit facility for the global fleet of megayachts. After 11 months of review, the engineering and plans for Derecktor Ft. Pierce’s new haul-out basin have been… Read More
The mouth of Cow Creek is so backed up with sand and silt it’s a hazard to boaters and upstream landowners alike, Bright’s Grove residents say. One of them, Mark Moran, is asking Sarnia to dredge the outlet, and city council is expected to consider the issue on Oct. 26. Cow Creek winds through Bright’s… Read More
U.S. Fourth District Congressman John Rutherford visited the Port of Fernandina last Thursday to observe and discuss long-awaited federally funded dredging work being done to deepen the turning area at the port with Worldwide Terminals Fernandina CEO Christopher Ragucci and members of the Ocean Highway and Port Authority board. Worldwide is the port operator and… Read More