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Drone video of flooding in Davenport, Iowa, on April 30, 2019, after the rising Mississippi River caused a flood barrier to fail. QC Drone via Storyful, Wochit Davenport abruptly joined the ranks of Iowa regions ravaged by muddy floodwaters this spring when the Mississippi River rushed into the downtown of the state’s third-largest city Tuesday… Read More
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt announced that the Department will disburse nearly $215 million in FY 2018 energy revenues to the four Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS) – an increase of 14.3 percent over the prior year. WASHINGTON… Read More
Pawleys Island property owners stopped short of debating how to pay for future beach renourishment at an Easter weekend meeting because the fate of a project planned for this year remains uncertain. The town is 25 to 30 easements short of the 113 it needs from property owners on the island’s south end to allow… Read More
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Heavy rain has led to flooding of Crosstown Parkway and surrounding areas in the past several years. The flooding stems from Axtell Creek and the ponds along Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo. In November, Kalamazoo County Commissioners approved a $1.08 million plan to dredge the Crosstown ponds and nearby Axtell Creek. “We have… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The Carolina Beach Inlet dredging project should wrap up this week. Since the second week of April, a dredge from the US Army Corps of Engineers has been working in the inlet. Once it’s finished, the United States Coast Guard will be able to get in there and move buoys… Read More
On April 30, 1798, President John Adams signed a congressional act establishing the Department of the Navy. On this 221st anniversary the U.S-flag Jones Act dredging industry stands with the Navy as proud stewards of our nation’s strategic ports and remains committed to maintaining their channels and points of access at all times. Strategic ports… Read More
The mouth bar will soon be history as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received the go-ahead from FEMA to dredge it, per a press release from Councilman Dave Martin’s office sent out Friday. The decision represented the latest movement on the notorious feature, located in the San Jacinto River, that Hurricane Harvey built…. Read More
After holding up nearly four years longer than expected, Nags Head’s rebuilt beach will get another shot of sand, with offshore dredging scheduled to start Wednesday. Work will get under way near Pelican Street in South Nags Head at milepost 20.5 and move south about a mile and a half to the National Park Service… Read More
MALPEQUE, P.E.I. — When P.E.I.’s lobster fleet heads out for setting day on Monday, their fellow captains in Malpeque Harbour might be left watching from the wharf. An unprecedented amount of sand has moved in over the winter to choke off the narrow channel that gives the small harbour on P.E.I.’s north shore access to… Read More
SYDNEY, N.S. — Crews dredge Sydney harbour in front of the Portside Restaurant, on April 22. The dredging started up this week and Cape Breton Regional Municipality engineering department says they are currently focusing on finishing this area, south of the existing dock, before moving on to the location of the new one. The pipe… Read More
The remaining work is being rebid by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources after a cold and snowy winter stalled its progress. DANVILLE — The Lake Geode Watershed Project hit a significant snag last year in its effort to clean up the polluted water, pushing back construction’s expected completion date to spring of 2020. The… Read More
Local officials and activists have voiced resistance due to the potential for environmental consequences. GRAND HAVEN, Michigan — (Grand Haven Tribune) A Grand River dredging project that has drawn widespread concern from downriver communities has been halted in Lansing. State Rep. Rachel Hood, D-Grand Rapids, spoke in Spring Lake on Wednesday about her decision —… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District reached the milestone on April 5, 2019 of removing 4 million cu. yds. of dredge material as part of Phase II of the three-phased Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Boston, Mass. Approximately 7.7 million cu. yds. of dredge material and weathered rock, and 200,000 to… Read More
QUONOCHONTAUG — It took a legion of partners and a lot of money to complete Phase One of the Quonnie salt pond dredging project, and most of the partners were on hand at the state boat launch on Wednesday morning for the official celebration. Salt ponds benefit coastal communities in many ways, serving as habitat… Read More
NEW BEDFORD — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to build access roads and staging areas this year in preparation for removing toxic waste from New Bedford Harbor’s northernmost shoreline. Actual removal will begin over the winter of 2019-2020 on the east side, below Slocum Street, according to the EPA. Work was delayed from late… Read More