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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
The city has spent nearly $2 million for permits and engineering, but can’t fund dredging for 27 residential canals. PORT RICHEY — While former Port Richey Mayor Dale Massad sat in jail Tuesday night, the City Council determined that continuing the city’s long embattled dredging project — Massad’s biggest pet project over the years —… Read More
Reconfiguring the city of Ketchikan’s downtown cruise dock to accommodate larger ships could cost an estimated $95 million, not including design costs and uplands infrastructure work. Add in those other costs, and the city would be facing a bill of up to $150 million. But improvements aren’t optional if Ketchikan wants to remain a premier… Read More
The beach will be replenished after the storms. POINT PLEASANT BEACH — U.S. Rep. Chris Smith announced this week that progress has been made on restoring the beaches in Point Pleasant Beach, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signaling it is planning to return to address recent erosion caused by severe weather over the… Read More
After a two-year-long dredging project was completed this week, Central Florida residents are enjoying cleaner waterways. The St. Johns River Water Management District collaborated with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to remove more than 1.5 million cubic feet of muck from the Indian River Lagoon. This black mayonnaise-like substance is a result of untreated… Read More
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — General Electric Company’s Hudson River PCB cleanup work is far from done despite spending $1.7 billion on a six-year dredging project, officials say. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that the job was carried out as called for under a court order. But a final “Certification of Completion” won’t be… Read More
MONROE COUNTY — Residents along Upper and Middle Keys canals clogged by Hurricane Irma sediment hailed the arrival of barge workers last week. “They’re making a difference already,” said Robert Moser, president of the Lower Matecumbe Beach Property Owners Association. “With every scoop that comes out of the water, I’m ecstatic.” Work is being performed… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Worcester County, will host a public meeting to discuss two concurrent efforts: a project to address sediment accumulation in the Ocean City Inlet, as well as a study on the scour hole near Homer Gudelsky Park. The meeting will… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – The Isle of Palms dredge disposal area looks more prominent as you cross the Isle of Palms connector. It’s been there for decades but only lately has the Army Corps of Engineers excavated the area to make room for more dredge material. Sean McBride with the Army Corps of Engineers said… Read More
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged there could still be a lot of PCB cleanup around the Hudson River, and possibly in it, to do. Its case-building process for additional action frustrated local residents and groups, who want their land and water to be safe sooner rather than later. That was particularly… Read More
A dredging project at Canyon Lake has been postponed again, this time to the fall. The project was planned to begin this spring. John Carreiro, of the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks, said city officials requested a postponement to avoid conflicts with city water-quality testing at the lake and with weddings and… Read More
In March, Trump proposed slashed spending by the Army Corps of Engineers and failed to include money for an Everglades reservoir to reduce polluted water from being flushed from Lake Okeechobee to coastal estuaries. After receiving letters and prodding by Florida’s state and federal lawmakers, President Donald Trump changed course Monday, announcing his support of… Read More