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The Popponesset approach channel, the main channel into Popponesset Bay, has a dim hope of being dredged for the coming boating season. The Barnstable County Commissioners met on Wednesday, March 27, and received a brief update on the channel. Assistant county administrator Stephen Tebo provided the three commissioners an update and said that he tried… Read More
EASTHAM — Before the scooping, there must be scoping. The selectmen of Eastham and Orleans agreed March 25 that two potential plans for dredging Nauset Estuary have merit. One would dredge the system from Town Cove through the main channel and behind the barrier beach to Nauset Inlet with spurs to the Priscilla and Hemenway… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — The $20.1 million beach nourishment stalled a bit late last week because of bad weather and sea conditions, but it’s still on track for completion well ahead of schedule. Work should begin in Emerald Isle by about Wednesday, April 3. The contract deadline for completion is Tuesday, April 30. Greg Rudolph, manager… Read More
Beach communities that rely on dredging to replenish protective dunes object to expanded federal protections A Trump administration proposal to vastly expand federal conservation land along the East Coast is facing protests from states and communities that say the plan will damage tourism industries that are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The dispute… Read More
CITY HALL — As the threat of “storm of the century” looms, the Army Corps of Engineers is trying to figure out how to get the New York and New Jersey region ready, but some of those ideas could potentially cause more water to actually hit Staten Island. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
It’s become a yearly problem at Kelowna’s Cook Road boat launch. Silt and debris from the mouth of Mission Creek has drifted north, covering the boat launch, and making it virtually unusable, forcing the city to again dredge the area. Parks and building planning manager Robert Parlane says the city is in the process of… Read More
BOWERS BEACH — There has been a parade rolling through Bowers Beach over the past week. It wasn’t in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day or the arrival of spring, rather, it has a constant stream of dump trucks delivering loads of sand for a beach replenishment project that is taking place in the town just… Read More
On Thursday night the Coos Bay Planning Commission decided to continue its discussion as to whether or not it will recommend an application by Jordan Cove to dredge a section of the bay. People who would like submit comment for or against the dredging recommendation can do so in writing until April 25. After April… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Crews have removed equipment used during a recent dredging project and Freeman Park in Carolina is back open. Town of Carolina Beach says foot and car traffic is allowed in Zones 1-8. However, due to extreme high tides, areas north of Zone 9 are still closed, and overnight camping is… Read More
U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw shocked many residents when he said the City of Houston has not yet submitted a permit application to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers for the dredging of the notorious Kingwood mouth bar near the San Jacinto River. If approved, the application would allow the city to receive federal funding to… Read More
Head to Houston’s Willow Waterhole and you’ll find picturesque marshes dotted with brown reeds and green plants, leaves raised to the sun. Try a little bird-watching, stroll along a trail or enjoy a picnic on the wide expanses of grass. But the 279-acre area is more than just a park. Officially the Willow Waterhole Stormwater… Read More
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Mexico Beach is making strides toward recovery. The canals have been cleaned significantly since Hurricane Michael and the city plans to have the canal opened from the boat ramp to the second sand bar by April 1. The city is also working on dredging the waterways. But the work isn’t… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, speaks with Anthony Ciorra, Steve Couch and Frank Verga about New York District’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy. Source: youtube.com
With dissolving the Lake Board on the agenda, and anticipating a large turnout of Shamrock Lake property owners at Monday’s meeting, the Clare City Commission met in the conference room of the Pere Marquette District Library. However only a few attended the meeting and after a public hearing, the Commission approved dissolving the board. The… Read More
OCEAN CITY – The Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District this week announced it was receiving an additional $68 million in federal funding for critical navigation projects across the region including a boost in funding for the continued maintenance dredging of the Ocean City Inlet. The funding is being provided to the Army Corps of… Read More