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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company completed a dredging and habitat creation project near Stone Harbor in December 2018. Work involved dredging a portion of the federal channel of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and beneficially using the material to create habitat on marshland owned by the state… Read More
At one time, the Navy leased part of the site and dumped waste there, including debris from the sand blasting of naval equipment resulting in contamination with heavy metals such as copper, lead, zinc and arsenic. The Navy also disposed of sludge from the production of acetylene in a wetland on the border of the… Read More
The sand replenishment project in Sandbridge has been delayed until November because of the government shutdown earlier this year. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — People living in Sandbridge are upset after a project to replenish the beach is delayed. The project was pushed from this winter to next fall. “You can definitely see the difference in… Read More
Borough Administrator Jenny Gleghorn told a contingent of waterfront homeowners that Tuckerton will bond for the dredging of Thompson Creek and the lagoons in Paradise Cove and Tuckerton Beach through the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, instead of levying a special assessment on the waterfront dwellers. Her comment came during the Monday, March 4 borough council… Read More
Under an $11.7 million contract, Marinex Construction Company of Charleston, South Carolina, began dredging in mid-January for a project on Bald Head Island in North Carolina. The company is moving sand from Jaybird Shoals to shore to both protect a rock groin and to add material to South Beach. Using its 250-foot long, 24-inch cutter… Read More
Image via Youtube ISLAMORADA — A Lower Matecumbe Key neighborhood received what could be positive news on a long-sought dredging project, but deadlines loom. Hurricane Irma in September 2017 dumped massive amounts of sand in the oceanside dog-leg canal near mile marker 74, making it nearly impassable for many boats. “The amount of dredging needed,… Read More
Dunes in North Topsail Beach were washed over and the sand was transported landward during Hurricane Florence in 2018, covering the road and driveways. Photo: U.S. Geological Survey RALEIGH – For coastal North Carolina, where many communities are still reeling from the effects of last year’s storms, the top local requests for help from the… Read More
The Barnstable County dredge off Fox Hill. FILE PHOTO A preliminary study of Chatham’s east-facing waterways, from Pleasant Bay to Nantucket Sound, together with anecdotal evidence from commercial fishermen, makes it abundantly clear that dredging near the North Cut will be necessary to facilitate navigation in the months ahead. The problem is that the town’s… Read More
Dredging of the New Bourbon Port harbor and placing rip-rap on the Riverside Levee are both moving along, Chris Koehler of Koehler Engineering reported during the February 27 New Bourbon Regional Port Authority board meeting. Magruder Construction was about ready to tackle the dredging, Koehler said. “They have the pieces of the dredge back and… Read More
An aerial view of Rye Harbor. Credit marinas.com The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District announced plans to perform maintenance dredging of the Rye Harbor Federal navigation project (FNP) in Rye, New Hampshire. A comment period for the project runs through March 27. The FNP consists of a channel that is 100 feet… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Worcester County signed a Project Partnership Agreement to start work on a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation, within the Ocean City Inlet. The Corps dredges the inlet two or more times per year to maintain the channel’s authorized… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is partnering with The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) to work cooperatively developing a report on beneficial use of dredged material. PIANC’s Environmental Commission (EnviCom) formed Working Group 214 (WG214), focused on developing this report. Three WEDA-members, Victor Magar, Don Hayes and Burton Suedel, are members of this… Read More
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed rules that would require a standard state hydraulics permit to use a suction dredge to prospect for gold or other minerals in or near state waters. The rule would require applicants to submit an annual report on their activities. To help… Read More
Residents heard an update on the county’s 1-cent sales tax during a forum at Bethel AME Church on Feb. 28. The tax was approved by voters in 2014 and expires on May 1. To date, more than $41 million has been raised by the tax, according to Georgetown County Administrator Sel Hemingway. Officials had initially… Read More
The city closed a section of Rockaway Beach last swimming season because the sand eroded enough to make the area unsafe. Photo Credit: Lisa Colangelo A popular strip of beach in Rockaway, closed last year because of erosion, is set to get an infusion of sand this year, officials announced Monday. About 300,000 cubic yards… Read More