Flagler County and the City of Flagler Beach have partnered together to focus on making necessary improvements to the 2.6 miles from the north side of South 6th Street to the south side of South 28th Street. FLAGLER BEACH — The multi-year Flagler Beach dunes restoration project along State Road A1A could be in jeopardy… Read More
Catching up on a backlog of dredging takes time, but the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) says progress is being made. In 2016, the backlog for dredging along the waterway was $126 million. Now, it is an estimated $74.59 million, said Brad Pickel, the association’s executive director. “Since 2016, we have bought down over $50… Read More
A $550 million class-action settlement announced Wednesday between Monsanto Co. and 13 governmental entities across the country includes money to clean up chemical contamination in the Patapsco and Back rivers and Lake Roland, in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Lawyers for Baltimore City and Baltimore County were among those who argued Monsanto and related companies Pharmacia… Read More
New Delhi, June 24 (PTI) The government on Wednesday asked Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibility of recycling dredged material. The move aims at sustainable development by turning ‘waste into wealth’. “Shipping Minister Mansukh Lal Mandaviya directed Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibilities of recycling of dredging material on coastline as… Read More
Almost five years after king tides and heavy rains began a long period of Hunting Island State Park’s beaches being torn away, a massive facelift has been completed. State officials and local tourism representatives celebrated the $17-million beach restoration work during a ceremony Monday. State Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, and state Representatives Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort,… Read More
With dredged material now viewed as a marketable commodity, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies are seeking public input on a new 20-year dredging plan for Cleveland Harbor. For nearly 50 years, dredged material has been stored in confined disposal facilities, isolating what was dredged from adjacent waterways. “Some of the projects… Read More
The Dare County Board of Commissioners took up two land use and dredging matters at the regularly scheduled June 15 meeting. After public hearing, the commissioners approved a change in the Buxton zoning map for the property at 49251 NC 12. The property was zoned R-3, high density residential. As requested by applicant John Canning,… Read More
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – An online public meeting will be held on Wednesday concerning a planned beach nourishment project on Park Point. The meeting is hosted by the City of Duluth and the U-S Army Corps of Engineers starting at 6:30 p-m. A presentation on the Duluth-Superior Harbor maintenance dredging and beach nourishment project will… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the Portland Harbor Commission for dredging of Rye Harbor and Fore River in Portland and South Portland, Maine. The proposed work involves the dredging of accumulated sediment at 47 separate waterfront sites including 21 piers, 10 marinas, a public boat… Read More
The Bridgewater Channel gets as much traffic as some other Lake Havasu City thoroughfares, but it gets far less maintenance. That’s because, thanks to a lot of overlapping jurisdictions, it’s something of a no man’s land when it comes to upkeep. And it definitely needs upkeep. You might not be able to see the bottom… Read More
BOEM’s supplement to the environmental impact statement for 800MW wind farm described as both positive and negative The five New England offshore wind leaseholders in the US – Equinor, Mayflower Wind, Orsted/Eversource and Vineyard Wind – have welcomed the supplemental environmental impact statement on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The SEIS was posted to… Read More
In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the city of Duluth will host a virtual public information meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the proposed Park Point beach nourishment project. The Detroit district of the Corps plans to dredge the Duluth-Superior federal navigational channel and place about 50,000 cubic yards of that dredge… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) subsidiary SCF Marine reports that its container-on-barge service, operated by SEACOR AMH, is participating in a 12-month accredited U.S.-based carbon offset program starting June 2020. “Through this initiative, diesel carbon emissions from AMH’s container service and the St. Louis, Memphis, and Port Allen terminals will be offset to achieve carbon… Read More
After many months of discussion, the Southern Shores Town Council unanimously decided to pursue a beach nourishment project at their meeting on June 16. This will be the first time the town engages in such a project; they will join their neighbors, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Duck in a nourishment project for the… Read More
How living shorelines can restore communities damaged by severe weather events Since Superstorm Sandy devastated communities all over the state, storm resilience and shoreline restoration have become top priorities for shore towns and low-lying areas. But this process is difficult, largely because of limited resources and varying landscape challenges. Municipalities have to weigh parallel goals… Read More