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CRESTVIEW — While Okaloosa County’s $3.5 million East Pass dredging/beach restoration project still might begin in early March, it will involve less beach sand than what was originally projected. Last November, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey determined that about 240,000 cubic yards of sand could be dredged from the East Pass. Plans call… Read More
Georgetown (Source: Live 5 News) GEORGETOWN, SC (WCSC) – Georgetown officials have come together with Coastal Carolina University scientists to see if there is a way to avoid silting after dredging. Last week, Georgetown county and city officials announced they want to dredge the Port of Georgetown. Officials hope to carve a path for industry… Read More
A Dane County Technical committee released its findings on future flood mitigation Friday. Last fall, flooding caused more than $154 million in damages county-wide. Image By: Sydney Widell Contrary to earlier proposals, lowering lake levels may not in fact be the best way to lessen the impacts of future flooding, according to a new report…. Read More
CHARLESTOWN — Confronted with a shortfall on the Quonochontaug Pond Marsh Restoration Project, members of the Salt Ponds Coalition quickly raised $347,500 to complete the work. Coalition President Art Ganz presented a check Thursday to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, the agency leading the initiative. CRMC Policy Analyst Caitlin Chaffee, who accepted the… Read More
Courtesy Photo | Dredging to remove shoals from the Plymouth Harbor federal navigation project is underway. Vessels wanting to enter Plymouth waters, as dredging to remove shoals from the Plymouth Harbor federal navigation project in Massachusetts is currently underway and on schedule. The New England District and its contractor, Burnham Associates, of Salem, Massachusetts, are… Read More
SARASOTA, Fla. (FOX 13) – White sands and crystal-clear water: that’s what first brought Bill Gilroy of Ohio to Lido Beach. “When we first came there, the beach was out to the rocks,” he said. That was during his wedding nearly 7 years ago. He and his wife come back every year and have seen… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND – An additional $15,000 is expected to help a Fenwick Island committee further its efforts to secure a dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay. Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council agreed to establish a $15,000 budget for the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee to complete soil testing, pay for consulting services and… Read More
(Photo: John Tunney) Downtown George Meservey, director of planning and community development and Tom Daley, director of public works and natural resources will review upcoming Village Center projects on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 8:30 a.m. at the Old Firehouse Gallery, 44 Main St. Daley will talk about plans by the state to continue working on… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — After completing a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Mayor Donna Holaday said she feels officials are on the right track toward securing a project to provide much-needed nourishment for Plum Island’s dunes. Holaday was joined by Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and members of the Plum Island Foundation on the trip, which included a… Read More
BRANSON, Mo. – The city of Branson has received hundred federal reimbursements for the 2015 flood. The city received $306,403.20 from the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 66% of what the City of Branson paid for Dredging the Meadows Water Treatment Plant from the December 2015 floods…. Read More
The Port Authority of the Port of Port St. Joe has submitted a pre-application to Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. seeking $15 million for the first phase of dredging the federally-authorized shipping channel. The pre-application, submitted this week, must be reviewed by staff for adherence to Triumph guidelines for disbursing some $1.5 billion in BP fine… Read More
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Members of the Raleigh County Commission are scheduled to meet with legislative leaders this week to discuss a proposal to transfer ownership of Little Beaver State Park to the county. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources currently operates the 600-acre park, which includes an 18-acre lake. Raleigh County Commission President David… Read More
OCEAN CITY— For T.J. Heist, owner of the inflatable Totally Tubular Aqua Park, his first year in business last summer brought an unforeseen challenge: low tide paired with built-up silt in the bay meant water was sometimes too shallow for swimming. He’d be forced close shop for a few hours. Last week, workers finished clearing… Read More
Pipe is being positioned on Indian River County beaches just south of Sebastian Inlet to carry sand dredged from the inlet’s sand trap for the Sebastian Inlet District’s ongoing dredging and beach renourishment project. (Photo: SEBASTIAN INLET DISTRICT PHOTO) Florida Sen. Debbie Mayfield has introduced a bill that would overhaul how state funding for beach… Read More
The Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project (Phase V) began on December 6, 2018. Touted as the largest sand bypass project in Port Canaveral in more than 20 years, work will entail removal of approximately 1.34 million cubic yards of sand and placement onto 3.5 miles of beach. Locally sponsored by the Canaveral Port Authority,… Read More