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By The Associated Press EAST CHICAGO — More sediment will be removed from an Indiana canal to allow barges with full loads to use waterway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge 182,300 cubic yards (139,378.48 cubic meters) of sediment from the Indianan Harbor Ship Canal, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported. The… Read More
Some say it’s made a huge difference. Others say it’s not much. Either way, the dredge is almost finished with the job. Some say it’s better, others not so much. They travel in and out of East Pass most every day, sometimes twice or even three times a day during the spring, summer and fall,… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft Sturgeon Lake Island Erosion Project Environmental Assessment released today, June 15. Corps staff will accept comments until July 15. The proposed project, planned in collaboration with the Prairie Island Indian Community; the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of… Read More
Some say it’s better, others not so much. They travel in and out of East Pass most every day, sometimes twice or even three times a day during the spring, summer and fall to get out to the Gulf of Mexico to fish. In late February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer-led project started its… Read More
Madison City Council unanimously approved new storm water design rules The Madison City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved new storm water design rules. The rules could raise costs for development but help prevent a repeat of the devastating floods of 2018, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. According to city officials, the proposed standards for… Read More
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The Galveston Engineer District will hold the first of four planned virtual scoping meetings June 9 for the forthcoming Port of Corpus Christi Channel Deepening Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Additional meetings will be held June 11, 16 and 18. The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has proposed deepening a portion of its ship channel… Read More
Two of the four Dare County municipalities that are expected to partner on a 2022 beach nourishment project have given the green light for the Coastal Protection Engineering of North Carolina, Inc. to move forward with the critical design and permitting steps needed prior bidding and construction of the project. The Kitty Hawk Town Council… Read More
Dredging and marine construction company J.F. Brennan Co. has finished the dredging of Edgewater Bay and next week plans to prepare for the second phase of the project on Fountain Lake. Shell Rock River Watershed District Administrator Andy Henschel said the company is slated to remove the dredge currently on Edgewater Bay on Monday and… Read More
EAST CHICAGO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge another 182,300 cubic yards of sediment from the Indianan Harbor Ship Canal this year. It has dredged approximately 1.6 million cubic yards of sediment from the canal since 2012. “The current forecast to start is in July,” said Fernando Treviño, executive director for… Read More
The county needs beachfront property owners’ permission to deposit sand to fortify the coast. Flagler County is making progress on securing the easements needed for a large beach renourishment project designed to protect homes and businesses along the coast in future hurricanes. The county government won the Army Corps of Engineers’ support for a multimillion… Read More
UPDATE: Tracy Spahr – Public & Media Relations Principal, Marketing & Communications for the Port, responded: “The Port reviewed a variety of sands and selected a sand of a quality, color and texture that closely matches the current sand at Kellogg Beach. The sand will be coming from East County Sand, LLC based in Lakeside,… Read More
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium will award a total of USD 10.3 million (around EUR 9.1 million) to twelve projects selected in its latest solicitation for offshore wind research and development (R&D). The funding will support research in areas such as the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, offshore wind impact on… Read More
ALBANY — Nearly five years after the removal of contaminated sediments in the Hudson River, environmental advocates remain concerned that levels of toxic chemicals detected in fish are not dropping quickly enough. Data from fish collected in 2019 show that the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, did not show statistically significant improvement over 2018…. Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Town Manager Matt Zapp said this week work to replace the handicap access ramp to the beach at the Eastern Ocean Regional Access is complete and the project to repair facilities at the Western Ocean Regional Access is on track to finish and allow the parking lot to reopen by Friday, June… Read More