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Last week, Jenna Tews, who lives at Buttersville Beach, was walking her dog when she observed multiple piles of black plastic protruding from under the sand. Tews recognized the debris as left-over materials from a dredging operation. Family was in that line of work, she said. “I thought it could be dredging fuse,” Tews told… Read More
Another sign of spring along the Lakeshore is the annual dredging of Lake Michigan harbors. This is the first full week of the 2024 Detroit District season to clear commercial pathways onto the big lake, with Holland-based King Company once again handling the chores for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Crews began last Friday… Read More
Branch County Drain Commissioner Mike Hard told Branch County Commissioners during their work session last Thursday they have received one bid for the dredging of the mouth of the Coldwater River, with a second bid expected to come in sometime this week. He said it was found out two years ago maintaining that section of… Read More
As a part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $450 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Investments made under the PIDP focus on modernizing the Nation’s coastal and inland waterway… Read More
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has heard from Community Development Director Dan Fette about the need for dredging in the St. Joseph River. Speaking to the board Thursday, Fette said he’s been contacted by marinas about excessive sand that’s threatening the recreational boating season in the area. “We have been told that there are… Read More
Not for the first time, the west end of Oak Island needs sand. Hurricane Isaias, which raked the Brunswick County shoreline nearly four years ago, chewed away a lot of the beach. Storms, king tides and gradual sea-level rise has since then added to the pain. But there isn’t enough available beach-compatible material near shore,… Read More
The Logan Ranger District closed Second Dam Day Use Area including all parking areas and the entire pond to all pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle, and any type of motorized vehicle traffic. The closure was done for public safety while Logan City dredges sediment from the Second Dam. Logan City has hired a company to dredge the… Read More
As the Sanibel Beach renourishment project continues, Contractors have begun work on the last two sections of sand placement to complete the project before the turtle nesting season in April. The Lighthouse Beach Bayside parking lot has been reopened at this time. The Trost Parking Lot and Tarpon Bay Beach Access will be temporarily closed beginning Monday,… Read More
Rising sea levels due to climate change threaten our coastal communities. The City of Encinitas says it’s fighting back by building a beach along the coast and bringing in sand – 340 thousand cubic yards of sand, to be exact. The Encinitas Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project is now known as the The San Diego… Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand replenishment project has finished in Solana Beach and is gearing up to start widening the shoreline in Encinitas. Equipment is being assembled at Moonlight Beach, and sand distribution there will begin this weekend, said Daniel Heyenbruch, a civil engineer with the agency. Completion will take four to six… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Thursday, February 29, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its monthly meeting. Chairman Ric Campo began by expressing his gratitude for Commissioner Cheryl Creuzot’s exceptional contributions to the commission and outstanding four years of service. Creuzot was participating in her final capacity as a member of the Port… Read More
Frustration boiled over during public comments at a March 6 Environmental Review Commission meeting (ERC) described as a Presentation to the Dredging Process and Permitting. The meeting was held at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. Permitting to dredge Oregon Inlet continues to be plagued by conflicting rules and regulations that some speakers felt… Read More
Multiple areas along the St Joseph River leading out to Lake Michigan are too shallow. Marina owners say the river needs dredging now, and a more long-term maintenance plan for later. Marina owners are feeling the pinch and if you can’t use the ramps, you can’t access the marinas, and boat traffic is not able… Read More
The Mississippi river flows past New Orleans, Louisiana, at an average rate of about 17,000 cubic metres per second, carrying more than a hundred million tonnes of sediment from the middle of the US into the Gulf of Mexico each year. Standing along its shore on land made of such sediment, I watch the silt… Read More
Coastal communities are looking for ways to restore their beaches and make them more resilient after two January storms eroded shorelines and demolished seawalls and piers. Dunes up and down Maine’s coast lost anywhere from 15-to-30 feet to erosion, Peter Slovinksy, a marine geologist for the state’s Geological Survey said Friday. Coastal municipalities should consider… Read More