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Rock Products magazine has released an exhaustive directory of sand & gravel and crushed stone operations in conjunction with its April edition. The 2020 Aggregates Industry Atlas maps more than 6,000 crushed stone, sand & gravel, and dredging operations state-by-state; plus, a companion directory provides contact details and parent company references where applicable. “The Atlas… Read More
CHATHAM — A private dredging company is now clearing the Stage Harbor entrance channel, continuing the work started by the Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge Currituck in January. In light of severe shoaling, the work was essential to keep the channel open for this summer’s boating traffic, but the job is costing significantly more than… Read More
By Dan Ginolfi (waterlog.net) In this Issue: R.D. James Announces Corps Project Benefits Reformulation Latest from Congress What Coastal Communities Need Public Comments Sought on new Mitigation Rules Hurricane Season Forecast Mother Nature Doesn’t Care We start with some good news from Washington, DC. Responding to complaints from leaders of both coastal and inland communities, the Administration… Read More
Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2 GW of offshore wind power to be developed in this U.S. state by 2034. The Virginia General Assembly passed this House Bill 1526 and Senate Bill 851 Clean Economy Act in March. The act provides that 5.2 GW of offshore… Read More
The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 14-20) noting that, in some instances, disruptions to supply chains and workforce availability due to the COVID-19 pandemic make it difficult for owners and operators to bring their vessels into compliance with the Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Regulations. The Coast Guard says that… Read More
The City of North Myrtle Beach has furloughed some part-time and full-time employees because there is currently “no demand for the services they provide.” “At this point in time, some City departments have had to furlough more employees than others. That is simply because there is no current demand for some of the services offered… Read More
ATLANTIC — The contractor has begun dredging on the long-awaited project to make Atlantic Harbor and its entrance channel safer and more usable for commercial fishermen and other boaters. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said in an email Thursday the contractor for the project, T.D. Eure, “began bucket and barge… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will be revising its recently published draft Mississippi River Pool 6 dredged material management plan based on the comments it received during its public comment period that ended April 10. The district does not have an anticipated completion date at this time… Read More
Laguna Beach, a seaside town that relies heavily on tourism dollars to support city services, is expecting a $12 million loss in revenue as a result of the evolving coronavirus pandemic. Furloughs for some city workers will provide the biggest savings as city leaders adjust spending and put off some construction projects. The city’s general… Read More
The New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that it will begin closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the flow rate of the Mississippi River slows down. Assessments along the river will continue because it is still high in the New Orleans area, where a spillway opening prevents flooding. The… Read More
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Four environmental conservation projects in coastal Alabama will benefit from grants awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Gov. Kay Ivey announced the $24 million in grants from NFWF’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. “The funding of these projects continues reinvestment in the Alabama Gulf Coast communities that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon… Read More
Cape St. Claire* has spent years planning a shoreline project to restore its eroding beach, only to face a surprise roadblock. Their community beach isn’t just eroding, part of it is gone — along with waterside building rights known as riparian rights. The association owns lots once connected by a strip of shoreline. But Anne… Read More
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — A recently completed project has added tons of sand to a remote beach on the Delaware Bay ahead of the expected arrival of thousands of horseshoe crabs. The crabs lay their eggs along the bay beaches from late April to the first week of May, depending on the water temperature and other… Read More
The National Park Service (NPS) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register today to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for sediment management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The purpose of the EIS is to develop a streamlined framework for implementing sediment management at the Seashore, including the method, location, and… Read More
WINSTED — Between 1966 and 1968, the Sucker Brook Dam was built in response to the flood of 1955 that devastated towns in the northwest corner. The dam protects the Highland Lake watershed, preventing runoff from the surrounding areas of the popular lake. But over the years, the main pipe that diverted stormwater and runoff… Read More