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What is happening with the lake dredging project at Carolina Beach? As it turns out, not much right now. CAROLINA BEACH — It’s been almost two years since the ill-fated Carolina Beach lake dredging project began and then halted only one-third of the way through. The town’s residents want to know: will the project ever… Read More
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada GIBSONS LANDING, SUNSHINE COAST, BC, April 17, 2019 /CNW/ – Coastal communities across Canada are supported by small craft harbours that bolster local economies and provide the commercial fishing industry with safe and accessible facilities. With approximately 45,000 Canadians employed in this sector, the Government of Canada is making… Read More
The federal and provincial governments have announced $114 million in funding to strengthen and improve 64 km of dikes in the province to protect against rising sea levels and coastal flooding caused by climate change. The work will take place in Kings, Hants, Annapolis, Cumberland and Colchester counties, providing flood protection for tens of thousands… Read More
About 3,000 artifacts have been sifted from tens of thousands of cubic metres of sea-bottom material dredged up from Esquimalt Harbour. The treasures include items such as naval shipboard crests and memorabilia, Royal Marine Light Infantry buttons dating to 1885-1887, torpedo-shaped bottles designed to lie on their sides to keep the cork moist, and a… Read More
WILLIAMS BAY — Plans to dredge a Geneva Lake lagoon to try removing an invasive plant species are being shelved for several months because of higher-than-expected costs. The project was expected to cost about $160,000, but a solicitation drew only one contractor proposal, and the contractor wanted $850,000. The Geneva Lake Environmental Agency has postponed… Read More
On April 10, 2019, President Mr Donald Trump signed an Executive Order seeking to address permitting and policy obstacles preventing the export of coal and other energy resources through West Coast ports. New port facilities and improvements have been halted or delayed by state, local and tribal governments in California, Washington and Oregon. The Executive… Read More
Sandy Harbor residents Soc Gonzalez and Keith Woody stood on the historic bank and looked out at Sandy Creek. The problem was a pile of sand was all there was to look at. “Sandy Creek is over there, behind that,” said Gonzalez, referring to the massive buildup of sand that stretches up and down this… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter meeting took place in Memphis, Tennessee, from March 6 to March 8. About 70 members attended to hear presentations on safety issues, hydrographic surveying innovations and sediment analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Quality Management Program and Corps district offices in the region also provided updates… Read More
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget includes $138 million for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor deepening project, a milestone that provides an opportunity for the project to receive Congressional funding for construction. The Port of Corpus Christi’s Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) was funded at $53 million in the proposed budget. The U.S. Army Corps… Read More
The federal agency that keeps tabs on how taxpayer dollars are spent has sided with the Army Corps of Engineers in a bidding dispute for for a contract to deepen part of Charleston Harbor, but the work could still face delays. The Government Accountability Office said in a March 26 decision that the Army Corps… Read More
The Corps dredge McFarland, based out of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, returned home on March 14 after completing an emergency dredging mission in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, 90 miles south of New Orleans. The McFarland, one of four Corps owned and operated deep-draft dredging vessels, arrived in the Gulf in early February…. Read More
BEND, OR — Bend City Councilors must decide whether the city should chip in money to dredge Mirror Pond. They’ll host a public listening session Monday to get feedback on what the community wants. City Manager Eric King says dealing with silt build-up is a controversial issue made more complicated by the city’s lack of… Read More
The offshore wind industry is on the verge of a boom in coastal states along the Atlantic. Some believe the same boom could have similar implications for the Great Lakes. In 2007 and again in 2010, then-state Rep. John Hornaman proposed placing wind turbines on Lake Erie. Hornaman, an Erie Democrat who represented the 3rd… Read More
OSWEGO — Oswego is hoping the federal government comes through with money to fix its beloved shoreline damaged during flooding in the summer of 2017. Mayor William Barlow Jr. said final figures are still being calculated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but “at this time we expect approximately $5 million in restoration funding to… Read More
HOBART — The city is pursuing a project to help control the sediment on the bed of Lake George without the use of dredging. Mayor Brian Snedecor said the bioaugmentation treatment process has been used in other states, including Michigan, but this will be a first for Hobart. In addition to addressing sediment, a three-year… Read More