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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER.NET PHOTO/CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines — On Senator Panfilo Lacson’s motion, Congress has agreed to remove the funding for dredging, dubbed as the “rich source of corruption” in the national budget. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the agreement was reached during Monday’s bicameral conference committee meeting on the 2019… Read More
He will also initiate the development of the 300 km long river route from Hajipur to Triveni GhatUnion Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for seven road and river projects in Bihar, entailing ?871.61 crore investment, on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by… Read More
Footprint: The proposed Bobs Farm sand mine. Ammos Resource Management wants to extract 750,000 tonnes of sand per year over 15 years. More than 3500 people have signed on online petition opposing the mine. A $5 million eco-cabin project at Bobs Farm has been put on hold until the fate of a sand mining proposal… Read More
Spring Lake, a polluted body of water between 68th and 70th streets in Holmes Beach, was determined to be brackish by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. City officials will decide next how to clean and aerate the lake. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Questions about Spring Lake have been answered. And action will be… Read More
Google Maps and the Office of the U.S. Coast Survey The $12.7 million dredging project scheduled for Daufuskie Island this year will vacuum up underwater material on west side of the island and relocate it out to sea in an effort to maintain the Intracoastal Waterway, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in… Read More
An aerial view of the Barnegat Inlet. (Photo: Civil Air Patrol courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) State and federal agencies are partnering on a pilot program to utilize dredged material from a notoriously turbulent New Jersey inlet for “beneficial use.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Barnegat Inlet, which it… Read More
DUBLIN, Ireland – The Irish government on Sunday announced it is committing a €35.7 million Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned harbour network. The Annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme provides funding for safety, maintenance and new development works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth, Dunmore… Read More
Photo Courtesy: Town of Plymouth There is a multi-pronged answer to the question of why the town is considering depositing sludge from the harbor dredging project in the Cedarville landfill.PLYMOUTH – There is a multi-pronged answer to the question of why the town is considering depositing sludge from the harbor dredging project in the Cedarville… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND, Del.- The town of Fenwick Island is moving forward with plans to dredge the Little Assawoman Bay. At Friday’s town council meeting, those with the Dredging Committee requested funding for a pre-dredging study for the north side of the bay. “[The] same company is going to do the north end, then we are… Read More
OCEAN CITY — A bill introduced in the General Assembly last week could revert ownership of islands in the coastal bays watershed to the state for conservation purposes. House Bill 54 was introduced last week at the request of the chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee. If approved, the bill would transfer authority… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District will host a public meeting January 31 in Winona, Minn., to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material. The meeting is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Winona County History Center, 160 Johnson St. The meeting will focus on commercial and recreational navigation trends,… Read More
The Town of Carolina Beach ran into trouble with MOTSU for depositing spoils from the lake dredging project on its property (Port City Daily photo/FILE)CAROLINA BEACH — It’s fair to say the relationship between the Town of Carolina Beach and the federal government has been strained over the past several years thanks to several issues… Read More
Crystalbrook Collection will not commit to when development of the $200m Port Douglas Marina would start despite reports it could be as early as September this year. “It really is too tough to say at this point,” a spokeswoman for Crystalbrook told Newsport today. “It all depends on how everything comes together and there is… Read More
The islands, built using dredged river sediment, would restore wildlife habitat and act as a barrier to future erosion The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed a pilot project to use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build several islands near the head of Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minn. The project will… Read More
The completion of beach replenishment in Seaside Heights, Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo: Daniel Nee)Beach replenishment is complete in Seaside Heights, in time for the upcoming polar plunge and with literally months to spare before the summer season kicks off. Now that the sand has been pumped, crews are working rapidly to build beach access points… Read More