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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will discuss its decision to issue the General Electric Co. a certificate of completion for the $1.7 billion dredging of the Hudson River, and its deferral until later about whether the dredging worked, at an upcoming meeting. The meeting will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m…. Read More
MILTON — At the April 11 commission regular meeting, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners proposed amendments to the initial multi-year implementation plan that was accepted by the U.S. Treasury in May 2017. Amendments to the plan are based on factors including necessary material modifications per federal requirements, price increases and project viability…. Read More
An ambitious wetlands restoration project is underway on Delaware Bay, where scientists are using innovative methods to revive a badly damaged salt marsh. The project could be a model for other places seeking to make coastal wetlands more resilient to rising seas and worsening storms. Standing atop a 10-foot dune at the Prime Hook National… Read More
Oceanside’s beaches are getting a makeover just in time for Memorial Day. When all is said and done, about 280,000 cubic yards of sand will have been added back to the beach. That’s enough to fill two to three football stadiums. The sand may be placed along the near shore which is just outside of… Read More
BALTIMORE – Crews finished the dredging of nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material this April from shipping channels leading to the Port of Baltimore as part of a contract managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. The work is part of the regular maintenance of the multiple channels that go from… Read More
MILTON — At the April 11 commission regular meeting, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners proposed amendments to the initial multi-year implementation plan that was accepted by the U.S. Treasury in May 2017. Amendments to the plan are based on factors including necessary material modifications per federal requirements, price increases and project viability…. Read More
HOUSTON/GALVESTON – Sand dunes, not 70 miles of levees and gates, would flank flood gates at the mouth of Galveston Bay under a new plan the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying to protect the Houston-Galveston region from storm surge. The proposal is the latest version of the Coastal Spine, a $31 billion barrier… Read More
The state budget, which has yet to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, presents a number of wins — and some losses — for local governments and other organizations. Among the possible wins, the budget includes $350,000 for sewer expansion on West 5th Street in West Augustine. City Manager John Regan thanked state Reps. Cyndi… Read More
Residents of the Little Cape Horn community were all smiles Tuesday as they received word that federal authorities are ready to approve the permit needed to allow placement of dredge sand on the eroding shoreline in front of their houses. The final review is over, said Commissioner Dan Cothren, and the permit is going to… Read More
A 300-ton yellow crane started lifting heavy dredging equipment and piping onto a barge off of Nightingale Beach in Lake Linganore at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Activity has increased on the beach since Monday, as workers from Maryland Environmental Service (MES) and Mobile Dredging and Video Pipe Inc. are staging a dredging project, which is… Read More
The pond at Center Springs Park is as much as four feet deeper after a contractor cleared muck and trash that had piled up over two decades. The dredging was part of an ongoing effort to raise the park’s profile and make it more of a destination. Late last year, Missouri-based Energy Resources, Inc. completed… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is accepting comments on the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project in the Thimble Shoals Channel. Proposed work includes dredging, transport, and placement at Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately 8 million cubic yards of material is expected to be removed. The anticipated construction duration is approximately 970… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and City of Wabasha, Minnesota, leadership met on April 19 to discuss the dredged material management plan for Lower Pool 4. The Corps is working in partnership with the city to find a suitable, permanent location for nearly 270,000 cubic yards of material dredged annually from an… Read More
ISLAMORADA — Dredging barges stood ready to begin work to remove Hurricane Irma sediment from a clogged Lower Matecumbe Key canal last week, but were idled by the lack of a federal permit. “It’s a shame. The equipment is here. I can see it from my window,” Robert Moser, president of the Lower Matecumbe Beach… Read More