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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District began maintenance dredging of the Bennett’s Creek Federal Navigation channel on December 7 and wrapped up January 3. Labor and equipment assets, along with support work such as surveys, engineering and design, was solely provided by the Corps for the duration of the project. This was an… Read More
The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) kicked off a salt marsh restoration and elevation enhancement project at Quonochotaug Pond in Rhode Island, where dredging removed sand from the bottom of the pond and is being used to restore and enhance the adjacent marshland as well as create a public beach. The dredging was… Read More
Manson Construction began dredging Oceanside Harbor in California on October 15 and wrapped up work the second week of November. The dredging, which is typically done on an annual basis, was delayed last May by the U.S. Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District because the previous water quality certification had expired and a new Section… Read More
An emergency renourishment project at Lido Beach, Florida, began on November 5 and is expected to be completed by February 12 despite a series of weather delays. Five separate cold fronts have moved into Florida causing wave action that put a stop to dredging each time. So far 14 days of work have been lost,… Read More
A $20-million-plus effort to restore protective berms along Flagler County’s coastline, one of the longest and most multifaceted projects in the county’s history, entered its home stretch this month. Work crews have mounted a steady march south along the shoreline for the past year, dumping more than 750,000 tons of sand to patch up Flagler’s… Read More
Province says yes, after two years of work by city, to dredge creek for flood mitigation Two years of applications, letters, reports, phone calls and general red tape discussions have proven fruitful for the City of Armstrong. The city, last week, received approval from the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural… Read More
OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian has received word from the state Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) that the season for dredging activity in the bay has been extended from Feb. 28 to March 31. According to a release, the extension provides Ocean City residents an additional month to arrange for dredging their private slips…. Read More
ALAPPUZHA: Resentment is brewing among residents of Purakkad gram panchayat against the move of major irrigation department (MID) to sell mineral sand from Thottappally ‘pozhi’ (estuary) to either Indian Rare Earths (IRE) Limited or Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML). The gram panchayat authorities and fishermen have warned that they would launch an indefinite agitation… Read More
Canal boats will be allowed access through the canal for the first time in ninety years (Image: Handout) Grantham canal has begun dredging work which will allow boats to pass through for the first time in ninety years. Long haul excavators will begin hauling out mud and silt from the bottom of the canal at… Read More
The sand from the $3.9 million dredge is being used to renourish nearby Lido Beach. Work on the $3.9 million dredging of New Pass and nourishment of Lido Beach is nearly halfway done, Sarasota city officials said. When the project is complete, nearly 185,000 cubic yards of sand will have been taken from New Pass,… Read More
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER.NET PHOTO/CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines — On Senator Panfilo Lacson’s motion, Congress has agreed to remove the funding for dredging, dubbed as the “rich source of corruption” in the national budget. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the agreement was reached during Monday’s bicameral conference committee meeting on the 2019… Read More
He will also initiate the development of the 300 km long river route from Hajipur to Triveni GhatUnion Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for seven road and river projects in Bihar, entailing ?871.61 crore investment, on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by… Read More
Footprint: The proposed Bobs Farm sand mine. Ammos Resource Management wants to extract 750,000 tonnes of sand per year over 15 years. More than 3500 people have signed on online petition opposing the mine. A $5 million eco-cabin project at Bobs Farm has been put on hold until the fate of a sand mining proposal… Read More
Spring Lake, a polluted body of water between 68th and 70th streets in Holmes Beach, was determined to be brackish by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. City officials will decide next how to clean and aerate the lake. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Questions about Spring Lake have been answered. And action will be… Read More
Google Maps and the Office of the U.S. Coast Survey The $12.7 million dredging project scheduled for Daufuskie Island this year will vacuum up underwater material on west side of the island and relocate it out to sea in an effort to maintain the Intracoastal Waterway, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in… Read More