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WASHINGTON D.C. – On July 16th, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7), announced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, “Approved a bipartisan ports and water resources development bill that included authorization for continued federal support of beach renourishment projects in Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure Beaches. The bill authorizes $53.788 million in federal funding for use over the… Read More
ENVIRONMENT: State seeks public input on Eighteen Mile Creek management. Representatives of the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet with members of the public, albeit virtually, from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss lifting the longstanding ban on dredging Eighteen Mile Creek. A Beneficial… Read More
The state’s environmental restrictions on dredging in Olcott Harbor may be lifted as plans come into focus for construction next year of a long-awaited breakwall to protect the harbor from Lake Ontario’s rising waters. The Department of Environmental Conservation will hold an online public meeting at noon Thursday to present its plans. Gov. Andrew M…. Read More
Updated Wednesday to clarify the type of dredge to be built Commercial and recreational fishers have been dealing for decades with the unpredictability of Oregon Inlet navigation but with the recent go-ahead by Dare County for its private partner to move on a contract to build a new hopper dredge, there may be an end… Read More
ATLANTIC — The Atlantic Harbor improvement project is moving into a phase not normally observed in this area: installation of wave attenuators. The devices, intended to limit wave action that causes erosion and siltation, are to be installed beginning this week, according to Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office. The office… Read More
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with the Brian Davis Artificial Reef Memorial, sank a 180-foot vessel on Friday, July 24 in Southern Onslow Bay. The Brian Davis is a memorial vessel named in honor of a diver who lost his life in a diving accident several years ago. The… Read More
The FY 2021 budget for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was not adopted by the Legislature before the end of the fiscal year last week, meaning it is operating temporarily on advanced federal funds the Governor’s office has utilized to maintain its mission until lawmakers reach agreement and send it forward to Gov…. Read More
EASTHAM — Still waters run deep, but the Nauset Estuary isn’t deep enough anymore. Eastham and Orleans are back at work, figuring out how, when and where to dredge the vital access route to the Atlantic. The Nauset Estuary Stakeholder’s Group was organized last winter to tackle a dredge design plan, but before it could… Read More
Residents of six coastal and river parishes will no longer have to rely on old barges to block flood waters from the Atchafalaya River. State and local levee managers have begun work on an $80 million floodgate at Bayou Chene near Morgan City that will provide longer-lasting protection for the portions of St. Mary, Terrebonne,… Read More
It’s been nearly 38 years since Beardstown has had direct access to the Illinois River. That situation may be changing within the next two years, as an engineering agreement with Hutchison Engineering was approved at last Tuesday’s city council meeting. The Beardstown marina hasn’t been open since around 1982. Silt deposits from the Sangamon and… Read More
Proponents for the $100 million bond argue that Key Biscayne needs to invest in resiliency initiatives to safeguard our barrier island from sea level rise, flooding; to protect the village’s beaches and shorelines, harden and protect infrastructure from hurricanes. Most Key Biscayners would agree with that argument considering the island is surrounded on all sides… Read More
The city plans to request a permit to dredge 1.93 acres of the extended turning basin. It’s less than the city wanted, but more than they thought they would get. After months of back and forth with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Tarpon Springs City Commission hopes they’ve finally found a permit everyone can… Read More
The city of Naples is seeking input from the public about proposed water quality improvements to three stormwater lakes within the city. One of the lakes lies along 15th Avenue North near Fleischmann Park. The other two lakes, Spring Lake and East Lake, are south of Fifth Avenue South and west of Cambier Park. Public… Read More
The estimated cost of the work is $15,000 Repairs are underway at the Town of the Blue Mountains’ (TBM) Little River Beach Park. Little River Beach Park has been closed since the on-set of the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain closed until shoreline repairs have been completed. Construction crews were on-site on Monday morning, working… Read More
By Melissa Foster, Tim Taylor, Cherise Gaffney and Chad Marriott, Stoel Rives LLP like their terrestrial counterparts, wind turbines floating miles offshore trigger the need for various federal, state and local approvals. While most of the industry’s focus is on securing a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lease, locating the turbines and subsea transmission… Read More