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Reprinted from Ocracoke Observer Dredging in Big Foot Slough in the Pamlico Sound is expected to clear the way for the larger sound-class ferries in the next several days. Kris Noble, Hyde County manager, said in an interview that the side caster dredge Merritt began dredging at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cost of the project is… Read More
BARNSTABLE – The Barnstable County Dredge season has begun its 25th season. The program experienced impediments over the past three years to its schedule due to several breakdowns of one of its dredges. This year, the coronavirus pandemic also impacted the end of the winter schedule. “With a fully staffed crew, and both dredges operational,… Read More
Don Robin stands on a concrete block as the water rises in eastern St. Bernard Parish, La., as Hurricane Sally heads toward the Gulf Coast on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Robin was making sure one of his oyster boats was safely secured. On September 25, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced that the National Fish… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer-led project to dredge out Destin’s East Pass to make it safer for boaters to navigate, and at the same time use the sand to restore the beaches just east of the jetties, got it’s first test last week when Hurricane Sally barreled through the Gulf of Mexico as a… Read More
Last week’s storms and king tides did little to cause further beach erosion on the Treasure Coast. Minimal damage was done to the coast after unusually high waves and tides, known as king tides, from Hurricane Teddy and other storms hugged the coastline, said Treasure Coast officials. “In general, the beaches are holding up to… Read More
Experts call the process “bioremediation” and many scientists were/are studying natural ways to break down the chemical bonds of PCBs. So for the longest time, I/we hoped that someone would find a way for substances like alfalfa or everlasting pea, or magic mushrooms or the excretions of earthworms to organically solve the PCB problem. I… Read More
A portion of this year’s shoreline repair work along Old Lakeshore Road in Bright’s Grove has been postponed, partly due to unusually ice-free waters last winter. A portion of this year’s shoreline repair work along Old Lakeshore Road in Bright’s Grove has been postponed, partly due to unusually ice-free waters last winter. “Usually on the… Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, along with local and federal partners, have broken ground on the Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project at Success Lake near Porterville, California. The project is a cooperative effort between USACE, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the California Department of Water Resources, and the… Read More
By Carrie Gentile – Staff Writer DredgeWire Over 160 stakeholders virtually attended the Great Lakes Dredging Team’s information web seminar last week with much of the focus on beneficial uses of dredged materials. Dave Knight of the Commission Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT), Thomas Crane, deputy director of the Great Lakes Commission and Karen G…. Read More
A group of Democratic congressmembers from Virginia wrote to President Donald Trump this week requesting their state be granted a moratorium on offshore oil and gas development that, so far, as only been granted to states led by Republicans. The moratorium, announced earlier this month, exempts certain states from the Trump Administration’s plan to open… Read More
In-depth tide data and benchmark verification project will take dozens of experts years to complete. Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have embarked on a five-year scientific journey through America’s waterways. NOAA, along with several national and international partners, is updating the baselines used to measure water level heights and depths along… Read More
Barges are a common site on the Mississippi River, but not so much on the Missouri River. A group of lawmakers on the southern portion of the Missouri River want the Corps of Engineers to maintain the navigation channel as more businesses try to start navigation on the river. Republican lawmakers along the southern portion… Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment by Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) to the “Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act” (H.R. 4447) that clarifies that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act applies to lease sales for non-fossil fuel energy sources such as wind power, hydrokinetic, or ocean thermal energy conversion. Congressman Garamendi says… Read More
Sand loss has been a long-term concern for St. Johns County Ervin and Jim Bullock’s stretch of Coastal Highway is the kind place where turtles like to build nests and conversation is punctuated by crashing waves. “We love to wake up in the morning, watch the sunrise, look at the dolphins. It’s wonderful,” Ervin Bullock… Read More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas– The Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded an Option/additional work in the amount of $8,860,090 on Sept. 3, for additional areas of repair on the North Jetty under the Corpus Christi Ship Channel – Entrance Channel Jetty Repairs contract. This additional awarded work increased the jetty repair contract… Read More