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SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s Business Administrator George Savastano informed Sea Isle City Council, at its June 9 meeting, that dredging would be ongoing throughout the summer on beaches for sand replenishment. The original schedule was for dredging to begin in May, but various factors, most notably coronavirus safety precautions, postponed operations. “The… Read More
A dredging barge situated along the confluence of the Bass and Danvers rivers in Beverly waits in December to begin dredging the Bass River. The project was later called off, and the contractor hired for the work, Burnham Associates, is suing the city. BEVERLY — A Salem company hired to dredge the Bass River last… Read More
Westrec Marinas’ Sunrise Harbor has announced the completion of upgrades that will enable it to better serve its megayacht customers. In August 2019, the marina began 10-week dredging operations. “This was done for maintenance and also to enable us to accommodate the larger draft boats in today’s market,” said Brad St. Coeur, manager. The marina… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been granted permission to use oversized sandbags to expedite construction of its temporary erosion control structure alongside a portion of N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island. The Coastal Resources Commission on Thursday unanimously approved NCDOT’s request for a variance to its Coastal Area Management Act, or CAMA, major permit… Read More
With dredging completed in Edgewater Bay, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is already preparing for the next phase of the Fountain Lake restoration project. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD), in the coming weeks, the contractor will begin dredging the Main Bay and Dane’s Bay by rerouting the discharge pipeline through Bancroft Bay…. Read More
“I’ve told people that money is earmarked for the beach, our most important resource,” Mr. Johnson said. “We need to maintain this for beach uses. We’ve told citizens we need to build up our (beach fund) reserves, and now we’re taking the majority for regular operating expenses (in the draft budget). It’s literally robbing Peter… Read More
A $4.6-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to protect Miami from future storm surge, largely by building massive sea walls and elevating infrastructure systems, is the latest of such plans the agency has developed for East Coast communities. On June 5, the Corps unveiled a draft of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk… Read More
Memphis Revetment Season in full swing By Public Affairs Specialist Jessica Haas The Memphis District Revetment season officially began this year on June 11, with District Commander Col. Zachary Miller hosting a kickoff meeting at the Ensley Engineer Yard to get things started. Revetment operations are primarily the preparation for, and placement of articulated concrete… Read More
Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection systems have been installed on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW), the UK-based company said. Tekmar Energy supplied Seaway 7 with TekLink cable protection systems and TekDuct cable crossing protection for the construction phase of the 12 MW demonstration wind farm. ”CVOW is the second offshore wind farm to… Read More
U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, yesterday announced that the committee had advanced the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 25-2. During the subcommittee and full committee markups of the legislation, the committee considered… Read More
The Trump administration is preparing to try to open the door once again to oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast, but will wait until after the November election to avoid blowback in the swing state. The Trump administration is again considering a proposal — sought since the early days of the Trump era —… Read More
People walking the beaches on the south end of Beach Haven may notice some large piles of dark sand. It’s all part of a program in which dredge spoils are being used to fortify beaches on the south end of the borough, said Chris Carson, public works director. Beginning in January, the state Department of… Read More
By MADDY VITALE In just a couple of weeks, the north end beaches of Ocean City will be getting a lot more sand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pump more than one million cubic yards of new sand to widen the beaches and replace what was lost to coastal storms. A total of… Read More
How bad in Hatteras Inlet? On Monday evening June 8 at around 7 p.m., the Dare County Waterways Commission started its monthly meeting without the commission’s chairman. Chairman Steve “Creature” Coulter was detained. He on his charter fishing boat outside Hatteras Inlet. He was waiting for the tide to turn so he could transit the… Read More
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT used to dredge sediment is parked at the Oman’s Creek boat launch site Thursday. The Department of Natural Resources announced this week it plans to continue to rely on dredging rather than construct a groin as the most cost-effective way of keeping the creek open. LITTLE GIRL’S POINT – It looks like dredging… Read More