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Exclusive DredgeWire Press Release On November 19, 2018, Gator Dredging initiated construction on a four-year $18 million lake restoration project for Pinellas County’s Lake Seminole. Lake Seminole, the second largest lake located in Pinellas County, was created in the late 1940s by damming off the estuaries of Long Bayou fed by the tidal flows of… Read More
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a mix of tools and machinery is hard at work in a part of South Carolina known as a place for fun and relaxation: the coastline in and around Myrtle Beach. The area beaches are part of South Carolina’s 60-mi.-long Grand Strand, a series of seaside communities… Read More
ST. PAUL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is gearing up to complete the Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project this year. The Corps’ contractor RTS Shearing LLC, of Jamestown, North Dakota, has temporarily paused construction efforts due to high water levels within the Minnesota River and Marsh Lake area and the… Read More
The plan would carve a 50-foot-wide, 7-foot-deep, 22.5-mile stretch of the river between Fulton Street in Grand Rapids and the Bass River inlet in Eastmanville. WEST OLIVE, Mich. (GRAND HAVEN TRIBUNE) – “Are there any positives?” It was a serious question from Ottawa County Commissioner Francisco Garcia during Tuesday’s public hearing about a proposed dredging… Read More
ORLEANS — The town’s dredge advisory committee reviewed dredging and disposal options for opening up Nauset Estuary April 8, but members started off focusing on what to expect in the way of support from neighboring Eastham. The takeaway from the March 25 meeting of the two towns’ boards, committee chairman Bill Amaru told his colleagues,… Read More
Tisbury selectmen say ferry service causes shoaling in the harbor, but SSA says last survey didn’t show a need to dredge. Tisbury and the Steamship Authority appear to be on a collision course about dredging Vineyard Harbor. At the April 2 Tisbury board of selectmen meeting, chairman Tristan Israel relayed a conversation he had on… Read More
HICKMAN, KY — What happens on the Mississippi River can have reaching impacts, from flood damage to your dinner table. That’s why the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) exists to keep the river running smoothly. While MRC public hearings aren’t unusual, the meeting on Monday was timely after all the flooding we’ve had in 2019. 1200… Read More
SARASOTA COUNTY — Residents on Manasota Key who fear their homes could be washed away by the Gulf of Mexico will finally get the protection they desperately need for their properties. The Sarasota County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a joint beach renourishment project with Charlotte County that would restore roughly 50 feet of sand… Read More
In March, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) board of directors traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate on behalf of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW). The trip included 12 meetings with congressional offices and staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the associations legislative priorities for 2019. The group requested support for… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has released its latest edition of the Journal of Dredging. The journal provides technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers present engineering solutions to dredging and placement problems including dredging techniques, hydrographic surveys, dredge automation, dredge safety, instrumentation, design aspects, dredged material placement, environmental and beneficial… Read More
William P. Doyle, CEO & Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America commented on the milestones reached: This is what it’s all about. Moving mud. Phases I and II of the Boston Harbor deepening projects sail past the mile-markers. A lot of stakeholders are involved with making this massive dredging project a success. Boston… Read More
SACO — The Saco City Council voted unanimously to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate erosion in Camp Ellis, a reversal from a previous decision to cease negotiations until a better solution could be found. Following an executive session during a Monday, April 1 council meeting, Ward 5 Councilor Alan Minthorn reported… Read More
The Naples City Council agreed Wednesday to spend the nearly $26 million it expects to receive from the Collier County sales tax increase on preparing for the next big hurricane and improving safety. Collier voters approved a tax increase of 1 percentage point — from 6% to 7% — in November. It went into effect… Read More
For 190 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah River. Today that task means around-the-clock work to keep massive ships moving in and out of the harbor. In 1829, the Corps of Engineers was assigned to “Savannah Station,” and surveyed a river that was only about 5… Read More
OAKLAND — Garrett County commissioners have approved a budget reallocation for a Deep Creek Lake dredging evaluation study. “As you recall, we received a grant from the Department of Natural Resources Waterway Improvement Fund for just over $1 million,” County Administrator Kevin Null said during the commissioners’ public meeting Monday afternoon. He explained preliminary design… Read More