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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will hold a virtual public meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday to kick off the Youghiogheny River Lake Master Plan revision. The corps is seeking public input about environmental and recreational subjects to consider during the master plan revision process. The plan guides the comprehensive management, conservation and development… Read More
In late April, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Illinois finished several months of beach nourishment on Bogue Banks, ending here in western Emerald Isle. The project cost $28.2 million and also included western Atlantic Beach, all of Pine Knoll Shores and a small part of Salter Path. In all, the company, under the… Read More
A plan to issue a special use permit to Dare County to use a privately-owned hopper dredge to perform maintenance dredging within Oregon Inlet has been approved by the National Park Service. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NPS adopted an environmental assessment drafted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — State officials in early June completed a plan to improve resilience to severe weather and other climate stressors coastal communities have long experienced. The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency, along with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, submitted the N.C. Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan to Gov. Roy Cooper’s office… Read More
Members of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board spent months reviewing possible projects to finance with $85.5 million in Restore Act money. The funds are to help the environment and economy recover after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Their final recommendation was 14 projects they said would have the biggest economic impact across… Read More
Projects Funded Statewide for Improved Boating Access, Navigation, and Safety The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants in Fiscal Year 2021 to enhance and improve public boating access facilities, water safety, and navigation throughout the state. This funding will go toward 43 projects in 17 counties, along… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – This week, the House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act, which includes $3 billion for coastal restoration projects. Its backers say the House bill would give a much-needed boost to cleanup efforts for the Chesapeake Bay. Chris Moore, senior regional ecosystem scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, says projects on parts… Read More
Chatham, Mass.-based Outermost Harbor Marine (OHM) essentially self-performed a nearly $500,000 dredging operation to open a channel at its marina in Cape Cod’s Chatham Harbor, a project that started on Jan. 29 of this year and was completed on March 29. The dredge operations pumped out more than 30,000 cu. yds. of sand that was… Read More
The largest heavy lift vessel ever built in the U.S., the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, designed and owned by Versabar, Inc., New Orleans, has arrived in the Port of Fernandina, Fla., to undergo final modifications and checks before heading for St. Simons Sound, Ga., where it will be used to remove the capsized car carrier… Read More
The Jacksonville Port Authority will go to City Council this month for up to $70 million as the city’s share of deepening the St. Johns River, which would be the final scoop of money needed for bringing deeper water all the way to the Blount Island docks by 2023. JaxPort says the $484 million deepening… Read More
The restraining order request comes just days before the Lido Key renourishment project is set to begin. Save Our Siesta Sand 2, an organization formed to protect Siesta Key beaches and the environment, has asked a federal judge for an emergency temporary restraining order to halt the dredging of Big Pass over the weekend. The… Read More
The state budget Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week contains millions of dollars for projects that will directly, and indirectly, help clean Treasure Coast waterways. The budget for fiscal year 2020-21 includes more than $322 million for Everglades restoration projects, $160 million for targeted water quality improvements and $25 million to combat harmful algal blooms… Read More
The applicant, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, is proposing a project to dredge the New Kernsville Dam impoundment, including the historic Schuylkill River channel, and remove the New Kernsville Dam. The project area is located along the Schuylkill River in Tilden and Windsor Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania. More details are available in the scribd… Read More
July 2020 WaterLog Source: waterlog.net