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Sea level rise and intensifying storms are speeding up erosion of Rhode Island’s coast. Homes, businesses and residents are at risk in unprecedented ways. Communities are wrestling with a daunting question: when is it time to retreat from the sea. In South Kingstown, that’s a question that threatens the core identity of the town. (Note:… Read More
Global design firm Stantec has been selected to lead the environmental permitting and assessment for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project in New York. A joint venture of Ørsted and the U.S. Eversource Energy is developing the project approximately 30 miles east of Montauk Point, off Long Island. “This is an exciting project that, when… Read More
PORTLAND — The City Council last week approved a $20 million federal grant application to fund a long-awaited dredging of sections of Portland Harbor. The $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant would pay for roughly two-thirds of the $30 million project, which will “provide safe and full tide access to berthing, loading… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input this afternoon on whether to continue allowing commercial dredging along the Missouri River. Commercial dredging is a process companies use to collect sand and gravel from rivers and then use those materials for concrete, asphalt and masonry products. Six companies, including Holliday Sand & Gravel… Read More
By Dan Ginolfi On this episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard & Dan talk about the Corps’ recent internal announcement to account for all NED, RED and OSE in benefit cost analyses, an update from Congress and insight on the next hurricane season. Source: WaterLog Podcast
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding is aimed at helping modernize America’s small shipyards, making them more efficient in constructing commercial vessels by investing in emerging technologies and highly-skilled workforce. Projects under the… Read More
The National Park Service has published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for sediment management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The purpose of the EIS is to develop a streamlined framework for implementing sediment management at the Seashore, including the method, location, and frequency for sediment management actions… Read More
Elizabethtown has taken its first steps toward restoring flood storage capacity at Buffalo Lake. As part of the Buffalo Lake Restoration Project, the city also will improve habitat, create more recreational opportunities and renovate the outlet works of the dam. Amy Inman, public relations for the city, said Buffalo Lake was developed years ago to… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, recently signed the “New Jersey Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River Feasibility Study” Chief’s Report. The study was developed in response to damages along the Delaware Bay shoreline caused by erosion, wave attack, and inundation. The report… Read More
Last year, Sierra Club and partner organizations submitted a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers strongly warning against efforts to dredge a deeper shipping channel through San Francisco Bay. The SF Bay to Stockton Navigation Project would dredge along 13 miles from the San Francisco Bay through the Carquinez Strait past Martinez to… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — Even if they can’t gather in groups, two local environmental groups are still pursuing their missions of environmental protection. The N.C. Coastal Fedearation and the Crystal Coast Waterkeeper Office are still working to protect and restore the environment, in spite of the difficulties created by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The NCCF, with… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — After a delay of a couple days for refueling and waiting out stormy weather and high seas, the hopper dredge Ellis Island got to work Thursday morning on the home stretch of the $28.2 million Bogue Banks beach nourishment project. Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said the vessel did… Read More
CPRA’s largest restoration project to date, the 13-mile Caminada Headlands project restored a vital barrier between Port Fourchon and the Gulf of Mexico, providing storm surge protection for the nation’s leading energy port. The project restored 1,060 acres using 8.84 million cubic yards of dredged sand from the Gulf of Mexico. This is another great… Read More
A heavily sediment-layered portion of Humboldt Bay is being dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, marking a victory for harbor officials amid huge economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic. The harbor’s Eureka Channel is supposed to be 27 feet deep but shoaling, or sediment buildup, has rendered it as shallow as 10 feet… Read More
All major work within the Grand River has been completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District of the Harpersfield Dam Sea Lamprey Barrier project located on the Grand River, in the town of Geneva, Ohio, with funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the non-federal partners, April 17, 2020. In partnership… Read More