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Nevada Irrigation District’s Combie Reservoir sediment and mercury removal project has been selected as the 2018 Small Project of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Sacramento Section, according to a release. The aim of the NID pilot project is to remove sediment from Combie Reservoir while introducing an innovative mercury recovery process…. Read More
STONE HARBOR – It has been three years since Stone Harbor’s back bay dredging project concluded and the litigation continues. The troubled dewatering process during the dredging cost the contractor, Sevenson Environmental, unplanned expenses, which it wants the borough to fund. The case is in federal court. The dredging effort involved removing 100,000 cubic yards… Read More
SACO — People are flocking to the beach in Saco to check out an unusually large amount of driftwood, an unexpected byproduct of a sand replenishment effort. The Army Corps of Engineers embarked on the second phase of a dredging project in the Saco River in January. Sand dredged from the mouth of the river… Read More
Flooding caused a breach in a levee in Valley, Nebraska during historic flooding earlier this month, but repair work is being done. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers and Omaha District are working to repair Union Dike Levee after it was damaged during high waters. The breach has been closed as work continues to build… Read More
Few of us, however, have ever witnessed anything like 2018’s Hurricane Florence. Those of us who live in coastal areas like my hometown of Wilmington, NC are accustomed to weathering hurricanes. We stock up on batteries, board up windows, and make sure we have enough nonperishable food to last a couple of days if the… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — The $20.1 million beach nourishment stalled a bit late last week because of bad weather and sea conditions, but it’s still on track for completion well ahead of schedule. Work should begin in Emerald Isle by about Wednesday, April 3. The contract deadline for completion is Tuesday, April 30. Greg Rudolph, manager… Read More
DULUTH, MN — $300 million dollars are on the way to help restore the Great Lakes. President Trump made the announcement Thursday night in a reversal of sorts. “I support the great lakes, always have. They’re beautiful and deep. record deepness. and I’m going to get full funding of 300 million dollars for the great… Read More
Boaters and town officials have been on pins and needles this week waiting to hear if the main channel into Popponesset Bay would be dredged. As of The Mashpee Enterprise’s deadline yesterday, the dredge had yet to make it to Popponesset. Because of a restriction on dredging starting Monday, April 1, to protect nesting piping… Read More
PLYMOUTH – According to the Department of Environmental Protection, groundwater contamination from the Cedarville landfill discharged into Cape Cod Bay some time ago. “The contaminants detected in the landfill plume in the 1980s and 1990s, volatile organic compounds, are no longer present in groundwater samples collected from downgradient of the landfill and thus the Cedarville… Read More
CHATHAM — Marinas need access to the water to survive. As a relatively new county dredge continues to experience mechanical problems, Outermost Harbor Marine CEO Farrell Kahn decided it was time for his company to take matters into its own hands. Outermost Harbor’s access channel was down to depths of 2½ feet in some spots,… Read More
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross lauded Nassau County’s economic development Friday while at the Port of Fernandina, highlighting the emergence of Wildlight, the growth of Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN) and capital projects planned for the port. The port plans to deepen its shipping channel to 40 feet, add 100,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and… Read More
The total cost of the partnership with Charlotte County is estimated at $35.3 million, with a projected $7.7 coming from Sarasota SARASOTA COUNTY — Property owners whose homes are exposed to Gulf of Mexico waters because of critical erosion on Manasota Key could soon see some relief if the Sarasota County Commission approves a joint… Read More
More than a week after a local emergency was declared for Porpoise Point, the area near Vilano Beach was hammered by a nor’easter on Wednesday, highlighting the need for a long-term fix. It’s something that’s in the works, but that isn’t helping the situation right now. Currently, both St. Johns County Public Works staff and… Read More
A marine educational nonprofit in Redwood City that had been struggling for years for permission to restore a beach so people can get to the water has received the final necessary permit – and more than 600 tons of sand. The Marine Science Institute, which gives kids a chance to learn about the local bay… Read More
‘If we want to fix this problem, we need to work together’ Major ongoing shoaling problems in Humboldt Bay left the Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group casting about for solutions at the citizen group’s meeting today at the Samoa Cookhouse. Parts of the bay are experiencing high levels of shoaling — sediment buildup that shallows… Read More