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Beach nourishment at Indian Beach/Salter Path and at the east end of Emerald Isle wrapped up before the sea turtle nesting season began May 1st. Now, a local contractor is planting 300,000 native grass plants to help stabilize the sand. “We’ve been doing the planting for almost a decade before and after [a hurricane], and… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency fell for now to create General Electric restart dredging in the Hudson River, triggering a wave of condemnation Thursday from New York officials and environmentalists who say amounts from the industrial pollution stay too large. The EPA issued GE with a certificate stating that it has completed its curative action. Critics… Read More
Work to replenish the beach is expected to reach the Nags Head town line at the Cape Hatteras National seashore in two to three days, when pipes will be relocated to start heading north toward the Outer Banks Fishing Pier. Crews will move the pipes running south from a submerged line near Limus Street and… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Back in December, the couple behind the mysterious sand bar covered with dozens of flags came forward. It had been around since last Spring, but recent heavy rainfall caused the Arkansas River to swallow up the sand bar. “I’m feeling different things. We almost lasted a year with it,” Johnny… Read More
Plans to maximize traffic in the Houston Ship Channel could dovetail with a Rice University proposal to protect the region’s coastal communities from future storm surges. At a community meeting Wednesday night, representatives from Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education & Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center detailed their proposal for a 25-foot-high wall across the… Read More
In the wake of hurricanes like Florence, the U.S. government pays to dump truckloads of sand onto eroding beaches, in a cycle that is said to harm ecosystems and disproportionately benefit the rich. As lawmakers consider disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Florence, projects to rebuild North Carolina’s shrunken shorelines are likely to get… Read More
OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA – The Region lost out on $800,000 in sorely needed funding for an Army Corps of Engineers study on beach erosion, Executive Director of Indiana Dunes Tourism Lorelei Weimer told the Tourism Board at its meeting yesterday. The Region lost out on $800,000 in sorely needed funding for an Army Corps of… Read More
Florida – For decades, an extensive canal system dug to make way for development and farms in Collier County has altered historical water flows through the region’s two major watersheds and into its estuaries and bays. Now, Collier officials are looking toward an ambitious plan to help restore some of the natural flowways through the… Read More
As chairman of the Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation, I know how vital the Jones Act is when it comes to supporting the nation’s waterways. That’s why I was disappointed to read the Cato Institute’s recent attack on the Jones Act, which appeared as an op-ed in The Inquirer: “The Jones Act is protecting US shipyards… Read More
On May 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) extended the deadline for a grant to remove sediment lodged in Keys Canals by Hurricane Irma. The county now has through Aug. 18 to complete the sediment removal work. “We got it in the nick of time,” said Monroe County’s Rhonda Haag,… Read More
Florida state Senator Debbie Mayfield weighs in on water resources investment The Florida Legislature passed record funding for projects aimed at restoring our estuaries, the Florida Everglades and Lake Okeechobee. In a $682 million comprehensive package of water quality and restoration initiatives, we made huge strides that will dramatically improve our waterways and greatly reduce… Read More
South Carolina – Officials in the Town of Pawleys Island say the latest beach renourishment project is on track and that crews should begin placing sand on the beach this fall. Property easements are being secured so the dredging contractor that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hire can have needed access to do… Read More
Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA – Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) and its partners are restoring the historic kelp bed in Goleta Bay, California. The “sand dwelling” kelp bed in Goleta Bay was completely destroyed in the 1982-1983 El Nino storms. Thousands of acres of sand-dwelling kelp beds, along the… Read More
The Board of County Commissioners during a special meeting last week approved a request from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to partner under the county’s beach restoration permits. The DEP portion of the restoration project will be filling in the breach, known as Michael’s Cut, at Eagle Harbor in T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph… Read More
NEW YORK — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Mayor de Blasio announced the maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet is expected to be completed soon. USACE contractor, Weeks Marine, Cranford, N.J. has been performing maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet since April 2019 and using the dredged sand to re-nourish and restore… Read More