AquaBlok, Ltd. is excited to announce the application of their materials in the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project, acknowledged as one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) California’s Best Projects of 2018. The manufacturing company’s namesake, bentonite-based sealing material was used to sequester contaminated sediment at the historic Los Angeles lake. AquaBlok was selected for this project,… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is accepting ideas for inclusion in its updated $50 billion, 50-year Coastal Comprehensive Master Plan. Proposals can be submitted through March 1, 2019, to the authority, which is in the preliminary stages of preparing the plan’s next five-year update in 2023. The CPRA’s call for ideas comes as a… Read More
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has awarded two Lake Erie Protection Fund Grants of $50,000 each, which are geared toward the beneficial use of dredged material. The following grants have been awarded: • Megan Rua at Wright State University for “Improving soil health to increase plant production and quality on dredged material.” Rua will study… Read More
I thought we were dead with all that [oil] on there,” Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said of the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. “Visitors and locals couldn’t go fishing, you couldn’t go in the water, you were afraid to eat the fish and you didn’t want to walk on the beach because… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this year has released a draft report on dredging planned for Petersburg’s South Harbor. The environmental review considers the need for the project, estimated cost and plans for disposing of the dredge spoils. Project planners are looking at dumping the sand and clay dredged from the South Harbor basin… Read More
The 2,000 unionized dockworkers at the port have ratified new, six-year local contracts with the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, according to the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333, the largest of the three locals. The vote on local contracts Thursday followed last month’s ratification of a six-year master contract covering the handling… Read More
After covering (and living) Louisiana’s coastal crisis for decades, the most common question I get these days is this one: When will we know if state’s coastal master plan will succeed? Well, a solid answer can finally be given: In 10 years. That deadline is based on these two developing factors: Last week the Intergovernmental… Read More
In the exact spot where Hurricane Katrina demolished the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, a new $105 million jail now hovers 19 feet above the marsh, perched atop towering concrete pillars. Described by a state official as the “Taj Mahal” of Louisiana corrections, it has so much space that one of every 27 parish residents could… Read More
I would advance the proposition that Vermonters can clean Lake Champlain to crystal-clear standards, permanently abate the cyanobacteria blooms that now devastate polluted areas, help out the planet by restoring degraded landscape, and do all this without having to spend one thin dime. It has been argued that the actual costs of Vermont accomplishing the… Read More
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led Tuesday the groundbreaking of a flood mitigation project worth P4.776 billion in her home province of Pampanga. The Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (IDRR-CCA) Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay aims to improve drainage efficiency of the river channel network in the province through excavation and… Read More
Mr Ladein Omiebi, Chairman, Flood Management Committee, Patani Local Government Area, Delta State has called on the Federal Government to carry out a proper dredging of the River Niger to prevent recurring flood disasters. Omiebi made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Patani, Delta State. According… Read More
Pontoons get heavy from the waves, which by their nature are characterized by 4 parameters : Height – Period – Direction and length of the wave. The fourth and most fundamental parameter is the “wave length” which in addition to depending on the first 3, also depends on the depth of the seabed. All the… Read More
Critical water infrastructure projects will improve our Nation’s ports, harbors, and waterways, create good-paying American jobs, and incentivize businesses to buy and use American products Today, the Senate voted 99-1 in favor of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018/Water Resources Development Act otherwise known as WRDA 2018. The Bill passed in the US House by… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qtt-Vbej3I Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc (Arc) and Dredging & Marine Consultants, LLC (DMC) have formed ArcDMC, LLC, a company dedicated to providing the marine community with state-of-the-art geophysical surveys and engineering. For more information visit www.arcsurveyors.com Geophysical Surveying. Email jsawyer@arcsurveyors.com and/or spatel@dmces.com Source: Arc Surveying & Mapping Inc
Michigan Technological University in Houghton will receive nearly $253,000 in funding from the U.S. Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. The grant is part of more than $10 million awarded to 46 states, the Navajo Nation, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands to support safety and health courses and other programs…. Read More