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A final draft of the US Army Corps of Engineers study into why Town Neck Beach has lost so much sand is expected to be finished and available to the public by the end of this summer, an Army Corps official said this week. “Although we have encountered some bumps along the way, we are… Read More
Pending changes to federal law could save Louisiana more than $1 billion for a hurricane protection system that has been promised since Hurricane Katrina but not delivered. The federal government authorized a hurricane storm damage and risk reduction system for the greater New Orleans area after Katrina slammed the region in 2005, explained Chip Kline,… Read More
Jacksonville has financed much of its controversial dredging project with federal and state funds. The city of Jacksonville has financed much of its controversial dredging project with federal and state funds, but locals are on the hook in the end. Mayor Lenny Curry showcased legislation Wednesday committing the city to $35 million in hard costs… Read More
The city currently has three public beach parks and eight public beach trails. Nine of the city’s public beach access points, dispersed throughout the Crystal Beach and Scenic Highway 98 areas, have a combined total of less than a half mile of public beach, according to a Destin Log story from 2018. DESTIN — The… Read More
State regional water officials have again delayed a decision on a controversial seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach, instead placing further requirements on the project’s company to reckon with the facility’s anticipated environmental damage. A vote on the permit for the project — which would produce 50 million gallons of desalted ocean water per day… Read More
Progress shots from J.E. McAmis’ project at the MCR South Jetty. One shot of our stone staging area which J.E. McAmis mining crews have worked hard to fill and now holds more than 80,000 tons (with another 40,000 tons already mined and en route via barge). The placement shots are from our subcontractor Rognlin’s placement… Read More
The International Council on Mining & Metals, an industry body of over two dozen of the world’s biggest miners, hired experts to draft guidelines for tailings in the wake of a 2019 mine-waste dam failure by miner Vale in Brazil, which killed 270 people. They have now issued their findings and report with recommendations. Global… Read More
The Public Notice has been revised to reflect an inadvertent omission made in the original notice concerning the need for a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate. This revision can be found on Page 7 of the Public Notice document available at the above link (second entry). Public comments are due by Sept. 1, 2020. The… Read More
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The local beach saw the worst erosion from Isaias compared to other area beaches, according to officials. ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — At St. Augustine Beach, the waves from Isaias caused some erosion. According to the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Interim Director, Joe Giammanco, there was erosion along some other county beaches, but St…. Read More
OCRACOKE, N.C. — Ferry routes between Ocracoke and the mainland are down to one vessel after severe shoaling from Tropical Storm Isaias. A smaller ferry named the Carteret will make one round trip to Cedar Island in the morning and another round trip to Swan Quarter in the afternoon, said Tim Hass, spokesman for the… Read More
A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables. In May of last year, a ring of explosives planted around the base of two 500-foot concrete cooling towers at what was once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England brought them down. In 18 seconds, they were reduced to dust… Read More
The U.S. economy could see offshore wind investment by 2025 reaching $ 17 billion by 2025, $ 108 billion by 2030 and $ 166 billion by 2035, supporting 80,000 jobs annually by 2035. This is according to a new study from Wood Mackenzie, which also found that 28 GW of offshore wind areas could be… Read More
ENVIRONMENT: Public comment period on easing dredging restrictions remains open. Scott Collins works for the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District as its Remedial Action Plan coordinator. He characterizes his job as making sure the correct actions are taken to restore the watershed in Niagara County. At the moment, Collins and his team are… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District held a “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony July 21 to commemorate the Mat Sinking Unit’s deployment and the official start of revetment season. The ceremony was conducted virtually due to concerns related to COVID-19 and included blessings from USACE Chaplain Col. Bradford Baumann… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was able to include in the House’s Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), the major water infrastructure bill, which the House passed last week, a provision that would help accelerate the cleanup of harmful sediments in and around the federal navigational channel in the… Read More