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Red River Infrastructure Development Focus Of Study

United States

A portion of the Red River in southwest Arkansas is being studied for potential development as a navigable waterway. The US Army Corps of Engineers is looking at the potential construction of three locks and dams that would allow commercial barges to carry heavy materials like steel and rock on the Red River. The project… Read More

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Legislators Propose Tapping Sales Tax to Remove Muck

United States

Florida republican legislators Thad Altman and Debbie Mayfield will sponsor a bill next year to allow counties to use local-option sales tax money for muck dredging to help clean up the Indian River Lagoon. “It’s not a tax increase,” Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, told the Indian River Lagoon Council Friday during their regular monthly meeting. “It’s… Read More

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Traders Want Rivers to be Dredged Despite EU Rules

United States

Flood-hit traders have pleaded with the Government to adopt a British-style approach to flood control and sanction major dredging of rivers, irrespective of EU regulations. Traders in Bandon, Co Cork, claim that if more widespread dredging was allowed, the scale of flooding would have been significantly reduced. Dredging of rivers is strictly controlled because of… Read More

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Present Water Study

United States

A study identifying potential long-term, water resource projects to solve a host of flood control, ecosystem and water supply problems in the Sacramento Valley will be presented next week by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting will go from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Yuba County Government Center, 915 Eighth St., Marysville…. Read More

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Port of Wilmington Approved for $16 Million Dredging Project

United States

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission unanimously approved a variance Tuesday enabling the N.C. Ports Authority to go ahead with a $16 million dredging project to enlarge existing ships’ turning basin to accommodate larger container vessels, according to CRC Chair Frank Gorham. According to the variance materials, the present 1,200-foot turning basin at the Port of… Read More

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“Seawall” Considered for OCP

United States

By building the equivalent of a seawall along the channel, there is hope the district may be able to build a better case to have the channel dredged. At its Nov. 25 committee of the whole meeting, Sicamous council discussed a concept of the channel devised by Coun. Jeff Mallmes. It includes the east side… Read More

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Vietnamese Province Asks to Stop Dredging Sea Passage on Phu Quoc Island

United States

Officials in Kien Giang Province have proposed a stop to the dredging of sea passages and to the export of sand at a military harbor on Phu Quoc Island, saying it causes erosion at a nearby beach. According to a report by Phu Quoc authorities, the sand dredging has ‘eaten away’ a kilometer of beach… Read More

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Leak in Geotube Incites Neighbors, As Dredge Material Drains at Marina

United States

Stone Harbor has begun its much anticipated dredging of the back bay but the borough’s decision to use the municipal marina land at 80th Street as the dewatering site has neighbors in the area up in arms. Borough Administrator Jill Gougher said that the borough engineer considered other possible sites for the dewatering facility but… Read More

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Over Mayor’s Objections, Port Richey Council Moves Forward with Restore Act Plan

United States

Mayor Dale Massad’s bid to halt the collection of BP oil spill dollars for waterfront improvements in Port Richey has failed. Massad, who won his seat in an October special election, made it a priority upon taking office to question the legality of parts of a plan that garnered an award of $667,000 in federal… Read More

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Bandon Traders Threaten Rate Strike

United States

Bandon businessman Aidan Holland said 27 businesses had signed a petition committing to withholding rates if the Office of Public Works (OPW) does not have the scheme started by June 30th. “We only started this on Tuesday and so far 27 businesses have signed up, pledging to withhold over €550,000 in rates if the work… Read More

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Flooding Cause that the Government Would Rather Keep to Itself

United States

Amid all the devastation and recrimination over the floods in Cumbria hardly anybody mentions one factor that may not be the sole cause, but certainly hasn’t helped. That is the almost complete cessation of dredging of our rivers since we were required to accept the European Water Framework Directive (EWF) into UK law in 2000…. Read More

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Port of Jacksonville Preps for Super-Sized Cargo Ships

United States

The Port of Jacksonville in Florida plans to spend $684 million for dredging to create a deeper port in anticipation of more and larger cargo ships. The Port of Jacksonville in Florida plans to spend $684 million for dredging to create a deeper port in anticipation of more and larger cargo ships, reports The Florida… Read More

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MPT Plans to Construct Multi-cargo Terminal

United States

The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is planning to go ahead with its multi-cargo terminal project worth Rs 1,150 crore with a state-of-the-art design for which a tender will be floated to invite bidders to undertake the project. The proposed multi-cargo terminal of the MPT is expected to handle 25 metric tonnes of bulk and project… Read More

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Community to Army Corps: Give Us More Facts About Proposed Port Expansion

United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs to finish its homework before ending the public’s chance to comment on a study that assesses the environmental impact of another proposed port expansion, community advocates said at a hearing Tuesday night. The corps held the hearing as part of its public-comment period, which runs through Monday, on… Read More

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Comments Extended for Cheltenham Flood Study

United States

The public comment period for a study on Cheltenham flood mitigation has been extended until Jan. 22. The draft report by the Army Corps of Engineers recommends building six dry detention basins in Cheltenham and three in Abington to reduce the amount of downstream water flows around Tookany Creek and its tributaries. Before the $9.2… Read More

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