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REPORTER FILE PHOTO Spoils from the dredging have been used to help shore up the land that storms have eroded. Highway Department workers have done some initial work on the northern most pile of sand at Reel Point, spreading sand along the spine and raising the elevation, according to Councilman Jim Colligan. The other pile… Read More
The process was repeated countless times during the dredging with the same results – except one time. PLYMOUTH – Time and time again, the clamshell bucket splashed into the water. Each time, the massive iron jaws brought up a small mountain of sand, then dropped the load in a waiting scow. The process was repeated… Read More
Photo by: Jarleene Almenas City Manager Joyce Shanahan said construction ran into a type of coquina under the water, though crews were able to drive the pilings through it. The city of Ormond Beach may soon finish one of its last hurricane repair projects, as the Cassen Park pier is scheduled to open in early… Read More
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. – Cleanup efforts in hard hit areas are still in full swing post Hurricane Michael. Several weeks ago, vehicles, roofs, and even houses could be found in the water ways of Mexico Beach but now it’s a different sight. 75 percent of the area was destroyed after the storm. Now four months… Read More
The latest round of dredging in Hatteras Inlet, which included dredge work at Rollison Channel to the breakwater in Hatteras village as well as the South Ferry Channel, has resulted in a clear path for mariners, per an update at the February 11 meeting of the Dare County Waterways Commission. Steve Shriver, team leader of… Read More
Dredges are once again scooping up enormous swaths of the Tampa Bay seafloor, as part of a $63-million project to deepen and widen Tampa’s Big Bend channel. This operation is the most expensive dredging project in Tampa history. But it is far from the first. The bay bottom just off Port Tampa City, located on… Read More
Silting blamed The Kalmar Nyckel will not return to Lewes in 2019. For nearly two decades, Lewes was an annual summer destination for Kalmar Nyckel, “The Tall Ship of Delaware.” It was a highlight of the sailing season for the ship’s crew and local fans. The ship is unable to visit Lewes in 2019 due… Read More
About 600 acres of salt marsh were restored in the Oyster Bayou area of Cameron Parish. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) The state has rebuilt 600 acres of salt marsh along the rapidly eroding coast in southwest Louisiana. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority spent about $31 million restoring the Oyster Bayou marsh near the… Read More
Oregon’s suction dredge miners, recently banned from gold mining in salmon-bearing streams, are taking a new tack. They’ve formed a nonprofit, called StreamSavers, and are asking the Legislature to fund stream cleanup projects using their dredge equipment. The miners say that, in addition to bringing up gold and other valuable minerals from stream bottoms, their… Read More
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A task force is developing recommendations on how a southern Wisconsin county should prevent future flooding after torrential rains last summer caused lakes to spill over, prompting evacuations. A study released this month identified strategies for Dane County to lower flood levels in the Yahara chain of lakes, which include Lakes… Read More
State legislation could ban the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from dredging the Chesapeake Bay’s Man O’ War Shoal for shells destined to become homes for new baby oysters elsewhere. (Courtesy Photo) State legislation could ban the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from dredging the Chesapeake Bay’s Man O’ War Shoal for shells destined to… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority says it has built or renewed 600 acres of marsh in Cameron Parish, and has nearly completed a slightly smaller project. The authority announced Friday that the Oyster Bayou Marsh Creation and Terracing project is complete. The $31 million project used dredged sediment… Read More
Forty volunteers with a Thibodaux-based group planted 3,300 trees and grass patches to help preserve a newly completed coastal-restoration project near Venice. The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program used a grant from Shell Oil Co. to pay for the work. They bolster the so-called Tiger Pass Project, which used sediment from the Mississippi River to build… Read More
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) – A dredging project is underway at Perdido Pass in Orange Beach. The sand is being pumped onto Robinson Island. The dredging will be going on for several weeks, so boaters are asked to stay a safe distance away from the equipment. The city is also asking people on the beach… Read More
A PCB dredging operation is seen on the Hudson River in Stillwater in August of 2014.Photographer: Gazette File Photo CAPITAL REGION — New York’s two U.S. senators are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to declare that General Electric’s cleanup of PCB contamination in the Hudson River is complete. U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer… Read More