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Dare County commissioners have joined state Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, in calling for changes to a decades-old document that limits what parts of Hatteras Inlet can be dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At their board meeting on Dec. 7, commissioners adopted a resolution supporting a letter sent by Cook to Col. Kevin… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine‘s office is again challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ proposal to dump sediment from the Cuyahoga River directly into Lake Erie. The Army Corps, which dredges the navigation channel each year to keep the water deep enough for ships to pass through, has again requested permission to dump dredged-up… Read More
TREASURER and acting State Development Minister Curtis Pitt has instructed Ports North to focus on ways to increase the size of ships entering the city’s port. The Government has granted the authority an 18-month extension to an environmental impact statement. While full-scale dredging has been ruled out, Mr Pitt said dredging the mouth or approach… Read More
Environmental groups and lawmakers say the Great Lakes did well in the 2016 federal omnibus spending bill, which includes millions of federal dollars for pollution cleanup, habitat protection, waterway projects and port dredging. The year-end appropriations bill, a $1.1 trillion spending package that funds the federal government through September, includes $1.25 billion for U.S. harbor… Read More
Another potential stumbling block looms for Adani and plans to expand its Abbot Point coal port after conservationists flagged “material deficiencies” in an application for commonwealth approval before the environment minister, Greg Hunt. The North Queensland Conservation Council (NQCC) says it has uncovered secret plans for a tugboat harbour which its legal team indicated could… Read More
Parliament has given the country’s seaports operator, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), the go-ahead to secure a €160 million facility to finance additional civil and dredging works at Takoradi Port. The facility is being sourced by the GPHA from a syndicate of banks with BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA as lead arranger and lender. The repayment… Read More
Inordinate delay by the State Government to undertake dredging of river Jhelum and strengthening of its embankments has evoked resentment among stakeholders and even prompted environmentalists to sound caution about imminent flood threat to the summer capital in coming years. Incessant rains in September last year led to abrupt rise in water levels of Jhelum—… Read More
Oceanfront homes targeted for buyouts in Ocean Bay Park won’t be demolished until at least next fall, thanks to another delay in the federally funded Fire Island dune project, officials said. Suffolk County must acquire the land, and its Department of Economic Development and Planning attributed the delay to “very complex” engineering work in a… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether property owners can challenge the federal government in court when told they need sometimes costly permits required under a national water protection law. The court will hear an appeal brought by the Obama administration, which is contesting a lower court ruling that said Hawkes Co… Read More
The results of a 30-day public comment period will help determine the future of a proposed municipal dock on the Bellevue riverfront. Comments can be submitted Corps’ Rock Island office until Dec. 23. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The review timeline for the Northern Integrated Supply Project has been extended again. It’s the latest in a series of pushbacks for a proposal to build two new reservoirs in Northern Colorado to supply 40,000 acre feet of water each year to 15 participating communities and water districts. The final environmental impact statement for the… Read More
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
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
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
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