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HOUSTON/GALVESTON – Sand dunes, not 70 miles of levees and gates, would flank flood gates at the mouth of Galveston Bay under a new plan the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying to protect the Houston-Galveston region from storm surge. The proposal is the latest version of the Coastal Spine, a $31 billion barrier… Read More
The state budget, which has yet to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, presents a number of wins — and some losses — for local governments and other organizations. Among the possible wins, the budget includes $350,000 for sewer expansion on West 5th Street in West Augustine. City Manager John Regan thanked state Reps. Cyndi… Read More
Residents of the Little Cape Horn community were all smiles Tuesday as they received word that federal authorities are ready to approve the permit needed to allow placement of dredge sand on the eroding shoreline in front of their houses. The final review is over, said Commissioner Dan Cothren, and the permit is going to… Read More
A 300-ton yellow crane started lifting heavy dredging equipment and piping onto a barge off of Nightingale Beach in Lake Linganore at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Activity has increased on the beach since Monday, as workers from Maryland Environmental Service (MES) and Mobile Dredging and Video Pipe Inc. are staging a dredging project, which is… Read More
The pond at Center Springs Park is as much as four feet deeper after a contractor cleared muck and trash that had piled up over two decades. The dredging was part of an ongoing effort to raise the park’s profile and make it more of a destination. Late last year, Missouri-based Energy Resources, Inc. completed… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is accepting comments on the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project in the Thimble Shoals Channel. Proposed work includes dredging, transport, and placement at Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately 8 million cubic yards of material is expected to be removed. The anticipated construction duration is approximately 970… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and City of Wabasha, Minnesota, leadership met on April 19 to discuss the dredged material management plan for Lower Pool 4. The Corps is working in partnership with the city to find a suitable, permanent location for nearly 270,000 cubic yards of material dredged annually from an… Read More
ISLAMORADA — Dredging barges stood ready to begin work to remove Hurricane Irma sediment from a clogged Lower Matecumbe Key canal last week, but were idled by the lack of a federal permit. “It’s a shame. The equipment is here. I can see it from my window,” Robert Moser, president of the Lower Matecumbe Beach… Read More
Impact from heavy rain last month continues to be felt by commuters north of Keizer after the closure of the Wheatland Ferry in late April. Heavy rain followed by high river flows left rocks and debris deposits in the ferry’s path which prompted the extended closure, according to Marion County Public Works. The county has… Read More
We’ve got a lot of work to do … it’s the worst Puerto Rico has seen. It’s been very complex for us to respond, from a logistical nature of the island. —Brock Long, FEMA Administrator Puerto Rico … can turn into a humanitarian crisis. To avoid that, recognize that we Puerto Ricans are American citizens;… Read More
By Heiko Osterchrist-Associate Publisher; DredgeWire Today, the full House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met to mark-up and discuss H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) Act. Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA),… Read More
We sit down with Brig. Gen. Paul E. Owen, Commander of the Southwestern Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers from EarthX. and, also coming Monday, we dive into the Galveston District of the Corps of Engineers with Col. Lars Zetterstrom, District Commander. That’s a one-two punch with the Corps leadership with more than… Read More
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Kiteboarders and windsurfers in the Sea to Sky region are blown away by how quickly they’ve lost access to the two main beaches they can use to launch their equipment. A delay in construction on a chinook salmon habitat project at the Spit is causing an overlap with a huge waterfront… Read More
Dare County took the first step in approving the structure of a loan that will use $15 million of state money to build a dredge aimed at keeping Oregon and Hatteras inlets clear. The Oregon Inlet Task Force, at its meeting Wednesday, endorsed the terms of the loan funded by a provision in the state… Read More
KELOWNA – The “volatile” lakeshore north of Mission Creek will continue to disrupt boaters until some key people find a way to agree with each other on a permanent solution. Right now, the Cook Road boat launch is temporarily closed for dredging – as it has been for at least the last five years –… Read More