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It’s long been one of the city’s most untapped resources. Now Syracuse’s inner harbor will serve as a gateway to the rest of the world thanks to a $10 million project that made it all possible. Two feet — that was the depth of the Inner Harbor, barely deep enough for a canoe. “But first… Read More
CHATHAM — A Minister’s Point property owner whose land is threatened by erosion is keeping up the legal fight against dredging in Chatham Harbor. Essentially denying an earlier appeal by property owner Gerald Milden, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued a superseding order of conditions late last month that would have allowed dredging to… Read More
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An Environmental Protection Agency advisory group will host three meetings to discuss the cleanup of a Superfund sites along the Kalamazoo River. The EPA formed a Kalamazoo River community advisory group to act as a public forum for anyone interested in learning about the site cleanup, talk about community needs and concerns,… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The renourishment project for the Virginia Beach Oceanfront starts Thursday, kicking off a $14.71 million initiative. The federal investment includes an enhanced design to Oceanfront beaches through construction and administrative purposes. This project consists of beach berm renourishment along the Oceanfront to provide for a minimum elevation of 9 feet above… Read More
ORLEANS — Orleans officials still hope Eastham will see the light, as they see it, and permit dredging behind the northern tip of the Nauset barrier beach, enabling ships to once again sail unfettered into the Atlantic. With that hope in their hearts the selectmen are proceeding with a greatly reduced dredging plan for Nauset… Read More
FERNDALE, Wash. — Starting Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin repairing three levees along the Nooksack River. The Ferndale, Hannegan and Sande-Williams levees will be restored to their protection levels they had before 2017 flood damage. In total, the projects will cost nearly $900,000 and more than half will go to the… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $19 Million in Grants for U.S. Small Shipyards WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 million in grants to support capital improvements at 28 U.S. small shipyards as a part of its Small Shipyard Grant program. Provided through MARAD’s Small Shipyards… Read More
CRATER ISLAND, Wis. — There’s a 1.5-million-ton pile of sand in Wisconsin that should be in Louisiana. Instead of flowing through the Mississippi River and splaying across the delta, rebuilding Louisiana land lost to storms and erosion, this Wisconsin sand was trapped by a dam and then dug up and tossed into a heap known… Read More
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dave Francksen and Bill Chelmowski are getting a good look at the Mississippi River, from the bottom up. The pair is running a survey boat for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it works to clear dredge material out of the 9-foot navigation channel in Lower Pool 4 between the mouth… Read More
Beachfront stabilization at Pawleys Island will get a boost from groin maintenance that was completed in recent months. And so will the Town’s coffers. During the June 10 regular meeting of Pawleys Island Town Council, members approved a grant agreement for just under $130,000 from the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. The island’s… Read More
Project will repair damage done by gold dredging A project begun last year to restore nearly a mile of the Yankee Fork River from the impacts of dredge mining has resumed and is planned to continue through the summer. Among other benefits, the project will improve the ability of the Yankee Fork to support Chinook… Read More
Because this year’s floods have brought millions of extra tons of silt to the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has begun dredging operations earlier than usual. It currently has three dredge operations working in the Mississippi River: the Dredge Goetz crew at Crats Island, near Wabasha, Minn.; a contracted mechanical dredging crew… Read More
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it couldn’t wait for spring floods to recede before starting to dredge the Mississippi River because of the volume of sand that needs to be removed. Dan Cottrell is the Corps dredging manager for the St. Paul district, which stretches from Minnesota’s capital… Read More
Beach renourishment is almost complete in the Historic District area, with only a few odds and ends to tie up for a few days. Work on the south end is scheduled to begin this weekend. Our source at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville, Public Affairs Specialist Jim Yocum, explained it more thoroughly…. Read More
The town of Pawleys Island will seek to change state law in order to raise money for beach renourishment through a property tax. Town Council this week hired a law firm to draft the measure. It will have to decide whether it wants to champion a bill itself or hire a lobbyist. The town hopes… Read More