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KANKAKEE — It may be hard to believe, but when it comes to the rehabilitation of the Kankakee River, $7 million represents a good start, a mere drop in the bucket. State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, helped the region claim $7 million of state construction money through the Rebuild Illinois program and will dedicate all… Read More
Extra dredging is being done this week in the St. Joseph outer harbor thanks to action by the St. Joseph City Commission on Sunday. The body held a rare weekend meeting to authorize the reimbursement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 7,300 cubic yards of extra sand to be dredged from… Read More
Southeastern U.S. ports are expanding capacity to handle larger container vessels and/or increased rail traffic. Here are some recent updates at the ports of Savannah and Charleston: Mason Mega Rail Milestone Enables Rail Capacity Expansion Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).” data-reactid=”31″>Nine of 18 working tracks have started operations at the project at the Port of Savannah,… Read More
Habitat restoration along the Hudson River Superfund site has been slower than expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Semi-aquatic and sub-aquatic vegetation planted along the 40-mile stretch of the river between Hudson Falls and the Troy dam after General Electric Co. completed dredging for PCBs have struggled to properly take root, Gary Klawinski,… Read More
Habitat restoration along the Hudson River Superfund site has been slower than expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Semi-aquatic and sub-aquatic vegetation planted along the 40-mile stretch of the river between Hudson Falls and the Troy dam after General Electric Co. completed dredging for PCBs have struggled to properly take root, Gary Klawinski,… Read More
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph will reimburse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional dredging that will result in nearly 10,000 extra cubic yards of sand and sediment to be placed along the lake shoreline. In a special meeting held by Zoom on Sunday, the City Commission voted to enter into… Read More
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph will reimburse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional dredging that will result in nearly 10,000 extra cubic yards of sand and sediment to be placed along the lake shoreline. In a special meeting held by Zoom on Sunday, the City Commission voted to enter into… Read More
Crews from MCM Marine out of Sault Ste. Marie worked on positioning pipe to move sand from the Ludington Harbor as it is dredged to its specified navigational channel depth of 29 feet below chart datum of 575.5 in elevation. The dredged sand will be used to replenish the Buttersville Park beach about a mile… Read More
Crews from MCM Marine out of Sault Ste. Marie worked on positioning pipe to move sand from the Ludington Harbor as it is dredged to its specified navigational channel depth of 29 feet below chart datum of 575.5 in elevation. The dredged sand will be used to replenish the Buttersville Park beach about a mile… Read More
Many boaters and other river users may have noticed construction equipment in the Shore Slough area, north of Lansing, Iowa. The Conway Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River has started its construction phase. The Conway Lake project includes Phillipi Lake, Shore Slough, and adjacent islands, floodplain… Read More
Many boaters and other river users may have noticed construction equipment in the Shore Slough area, north of Lansing, Iowa. The Conway Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River has started its construction phase. The Conway Lake project includes Phillipi Lake, Shore Slough, and adjacent islands, floodplain… Read More
The deepening of the Savannah harbor has set a new precedent with four dredges working simultaneously, the Army Corps of Engineers announced. The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) includes two dredges keeping the channel at its current authorized depth of 42 feet followed by two dredges taking the channel to its new depth of 47… Read More
The deepening of the Savannah harbor has set a new precedent with four dredges working simultaneously, the Army Corps of Engineers announced. The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) includes two dredges keeping the channel at its current authorized depth of 42 feet followed by two dredges taking the channel to its new depth of 47… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal judge has ruled the dredging of the St. Johns River by the Army Corps of Engineers can continue and rejected claims made in a lawsuit filed by the St. Johns Riverkeeper. The lawsuit was filed in 2017, claiming the deepening of the channel would impact wetlands and the increase in… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal judge has ruled the dredging of the St. Johns River by the Army Corps of Engineers can continue and rejected claims made in a lawsuit filed by the St. Johns Riverkeeper. The lawsuit was filed in 2017, claiming the deepening of the channel would impact wetlands and the increase in… Read More