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Augusta,Ga (WJBF) – Corp of Engineer officials were giving the Savannah the once over gauging the impacts of the draw down, in the end saying there were no surprises. “We’re seeing about exactly what we expected to see our models predicted there would be shallow areas and in those areas they are shallow, and in… Read More
Boats lie in silt during low tide at Sturdivant’s Wharf along Portland Harbor. Numerous public and private wharves have lost valuable berthing spaces as silt carried down the Fore River and from occasional sewer and stormwater runoff has built up around them. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer After years of work, a plan is taking shape to… Read More
The 2013-14 beach renourishment project on Anna Maria Island had a heavy impact on beachgoers. – Cindy Lane | Sun ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Island beaches are scheduled to get new sand, beginning with a minor repair to Coquina Beach this year, followed by a major project on Coquina Beach and Holmes Beach next year…. Read More
A judge has determined an argument from Siesta Key residents meets legal requirements, ordering the city to respond to the project’s opponents. After twice dismissing a Siesta Key organization’s effort to challenge the planned dredging of Big Pass, a circuit court judge determined the group’s latest case is worthy of further consideration. Twelfth Judicial Circuit… Read More
The latest hurdle to finishing Wahkiakum County’s permit applications to deposit dredge spoils on eroding beaches isn’t very big, but it could delay any beach nourishment to next fall. A biological assessment of one of the county’s four flood control erosion zones has found streaked horn larks use it as a nesting area. Because they’re… Read More
Looking south at the Patchogue River jetty work from Sandspit Marina. (Credit: Lon Cohen) A $1 million project to rehabilitate the east jetty at the breakwaters of Patchogue River is in full swing, with work needed to be completed by April. The project is essential to preserving access through the inlet after dredging of the… Read More
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Spoils from the dredging have been used to help shore up the land that storms have eroded. Highway Department workers have done some initial work on the northern most pile of sand at Reel Point, spreading sand along the spine and raising the elevation, according to Councilman Jim Colligan. The other pile… Read More
The process was repeated countless times during the dredging with the same results – except one time. PLYMOUTH – Time and time again, the clamshell bucket splashed into the water. Each time, the massive iron jaws brought up a small mountain of sand, then dropped the load in a waiting scow. The process was repeated… Read More
Photo by: Jarleene Almenas City Manager Joyce Shanahan said construction ran into a type of coquina under the water, though crews were able to drive the pilings through it. The city of Ormond Beach may soon finish one of its last hurricane repair projects, as the Cassen Park pier is scheduled to open in early… Read More
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. – Cleanup efforts in hard hit areas are still in full swing post Hurricane Michael. Several weeks ago, vehicles, roofs, and even houses could be found in the water ways of Mexico Beach but now it’s a different sight. 75 percent of the area was destroyed after the storm. Now four months… Read More
The latest round of dredging in Hatteras Inlet, which included dredge work at Rollison Channel to the breakwater in Hatteras village as well as the South Ferry Channel, has resulted in a clear path for mariners, per an update at the February 11 meeting of the Dare County Waterways Commission. Steve Shriver, team leader of… Read More
Dredges are once again scooping up enormous swaths of the Tampa Bay seafloor, as part of a $63-million project to deepen and widen Tampa’s Big Bend channel. This operation is the most expensive dredging project in Tampa history. But it is far from the first. The bay bottom just off Port Tampa City, located on… Read More
Silting blamed The Kalmar Nyckel will not return to Lewes in 2019. For nearly two decades, Lewes was an annual summer destination for Kalmar Nyckel, “The Tall Ship of Delaware.” It was a highlight of the sailing season for the ship’s crew and local fans. The ship is unable to visit Lewes in 2019 due… Read More
About 600 acres of salt marsh were restored in the Oyster Bayou area of Cameron Parish. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) The state has rebuilt 600 acres of salt marsh along the rapidly eroding coast in southwest Louisiana. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority spent about $31 million restoring the Oyster Bayou marsh near the… Read More
Oregon’s suction dredge miners, recently banned from gold mining in salmon-bearing streams, are taking a new tack. They’ve formed a nonprofit, called StreamSavers, and are asking the Legislature to fund stream cleanup projects using their dredge equipment. The miners say that, in addition to bringing up gold and other valuable minerals from stream bottoms, their… Read More