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This study’s purpose is to address critical-infrastructure and evacuation-route protection, along with structural-damage reduction, in response to coastal storm risks and effects and associated impacts such as sea-level rise, storm surge, and extreme wind and tidal effects. The study’s three-year timeline started in October 2018 and will terminate with a Chief’s Report in September 2021…. Read More
A Historic Preservation Commission plaque highlights the beginning of the Portage Canal near its pedestrian bridge that connects West Mullett Street and West Edgewater Street. Portage City Administrator Shawn Murphy said Tuesday that dredging of the canal along with other improvements will get underway in 2021. Work to improve the Portage Canal will come at… Read More
Dominion Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have installed the first two wind turbines on a federal lease, a milestone in what backers hope is a first step toward arrays off Virginia producing up to 2.6 gigawatts of power. The 459-foot wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent raised the first turbine to its tower… Read More
Col. Timothy Vail, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District commander and Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director and CEO, Port Freeport, sign the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) effective June 23, 2020, for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP) to deepen and widen the Freeport Channel. GALVESTON, Texas –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
In North Wildwood, a bad storm often spells beach destruction — large chunks of sand claimed by the ocean, reshaping the tourist town’s shoreline. In recent years, local officials have repeatedly taken emergency actions to fix the damage, which threatens public safety and the city’s economic livelihood. But those quick fixes were done without proper… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the Maine Department of Transportation to place temporary and permanent fill in the Pleasant River and adjacent wetlands while replacing the deteriorated Pleasant Street bridge in Milo, Maine. The project will result in permanent and temporary impacts… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the Maine Department of Transportation to place temporary and permanent fill in the Mattawamkeag River while replacing the deteriorated Route 2 bridge. The project will result in permanent and temporary impacts to stream bed, wetlands, and a… Read More
Dredging the Vermilion River would do little to reduce flooding in Lafayette Parish and would do little harm to buildings downstream, a study by the Louisiana Watershed Flood Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette suggests. Findings of the study, authorized by the Corps of Engineers and previously released in February, were briefly presented… Read More
Beginning July 1, the Rock Island Engineer District is temporarily closing the Dresden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria and LaGrange locks on the Illinois Waterway to facilitate needed repairs and maintenance. The closures, which will be conducted simultaneously to limit impacts to navigation, are scheduled to last through late October. During the closures, no vessels… Read More
Flagler County and the City of Flagler Beach have partnered together to focus on making necessary improvements to the 2.6 miles from the north side of South 6th Street to the south side of South 28th Street. FLAGLER BEACH — The multi-year Flagler Beach dunes restoration project along State Road A1A could be in jeopardy… Read More
Catching up on a backlog of dredging takes time, but the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) says progress is being made. In 2016, the backlog for dredging along the waterway was $126 million. Now, it is an estimated $74.59 million, said Brad Pickel, the association’s executive director. “Since 2016, we have bought down over $50… Read More
A $550 million class-action settlement announced Wednesday between Monsanto Co. and 13 governmental entities across the country includes money to clean up chemical contamination in the Patapsco and Back rivers and Lake Roland, in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Lawyers for Baltimore City and Baltimore County were among those who argued Monsanto and related companies Pharmacia… Read More
New Delhi, June 24 (PTI) The government on Wednesday asked Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibility of recycling dredged material. The move aims at sustainable development by turning ‘waste into wealth’. “Shipping Minister Mansukh Lal Mandaviya directed Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibilities of recycling of dredging material on coastline as… Read More
Almost five years after king tides and heavy rains began a long period of Hunting Island State Park’s beaches being torn away, a massive facelift has been completed. State officials and local tourism representatives celebrated the $17-million beach restoration work during a ceremony Monday. State Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, and state Representatives Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort,… Read More
With dredged material now viewed as a marketable commodity, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies are seeking public input on a new 20-year dredging plan for Cleveland Harbor. For nearly 50 years, dredged material has been stored in confined disposal facilities, isolating what was dredged from adjacent waterways. “Some of the projects… Read More