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Western Marine’s dredging operations in South Harbor are expected to reach completion this week. Access for harbor users has been partially blocked as crews push through the winter weather to dig the final shoreline areas. The next step will be a survey of the most recently dredged areas, and if all looks good Petersburg Harbormaster… Read More
MATTAPOISETT – Dredging of the Mattapoisett harbor will soon conclude, said Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board Chair Carlos DeSousa at a Jan. 25 meeting. DeSousa said that according to Mattapoisett Town Administrator Mike Lorenco, though the dredging project between Holmes Wharf and Long Wharf was still in progress, it is hoped that the sediment will be… Read More
The Berkeley County Government is giving an update on the dredging project underway at Bushy Park Landing near the Naval Weapons Station in Goose Creek. Sharing new pictures of the work on Facebook, the county said the project is in full swing and dredging is expected to be completed in two to three weeks. The… Read More
Federal officials could use sand from new North County site to restart Orange County project Del Mar may have the solution to San Clemente’s sand problem. A spot in the ocean less than a mile offshore from Del Mar is producing clean, rock-free sand that’s being used to widen a narrow, eroded beach at nearby… Read More
KANKAKEE — The dredging on the Aroma Park boat launch remains on schedule as the necessary permits are going through a review process by two regulatory agencies. At Thursday’s Kankakee County Board’s Highways and Waterways committee meeting, Charlie Dewes, project engineer for Burke Engineering of Indianapolis, Ind., said both the Illinois EPA and the U.S…. Read More
Fairfax County supervisors moved Tuesday toward preserving a smaller version of Lake Accotink, a compromise over the cherished recreational outlet whose existence has been in jeopardy because of sediment entering from surrounding roadways and streams. In a unanimous vote, the supervisors directed the county to conduct a feasibility study into allowing the 55-acre lake to become one that… Read More
The Georgia Board of Natural Resources put its stamp of approval Tuesday on funding for 13 land conservation, restoration and parks projects across the state. More than $21.4 million to pay for the projects will come from the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund, raised from a sales tax on sporting goods the state’s voters overwhelmingly approved… Read More
FUNDING to dredge the Myall River-Estuary was announced by Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington during a visit to Tea Gardens on Sunday 21 January. “The NSW State Government is committed to dredging the (Corrie) channel and getting it done ASAP,” Ms Washington said. “The NSW Government will work with MidCoast Council to expedite a… Read More
Solana Beach and Encinitas have begun the process of growing their shorelines. Crews are now working on the Coastal Storm Damage and Reduction & Beach Replenishment project, a 50-year, $32 million initiative that will increase the size of the shoreline in partnership with US Army Corps of Engineers and California State Parks. The project aims to address decades… Read More
U.S. Navy programs have made recent headlines for falling behind schedule. Now, Coast Guard officials say their service, too, fears several of its acquisition programs are at risk of delays, as four separate shipbuilders vie for limited workers along the Gulf Coast. Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby, the assistant commandant of the Coast Guard for acquisition, said this… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has changed its policy, regarding sand dredged from the Cape Cod Canal. The routine dredge work saw the Corps dispose of the sand in Cape Cod Bay. Now the Corps will deposit the sand on Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. Town Manager Bud Dunham says the sand will be used… Read More
According to officials from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, if nothing changes in the revenue-collection method for beach replenishment projects across the state, the fund supporting those projects will run out of money in five years. The bottom line, said Jesse Hayden, DNREC Shoreline and Waterway Management Section administrator, is that the… Read More
Crews along Wrightsville Beach continue with a beach nourishment project on Jan. 23, 2024. Sand has been dredged from Masonboro Inlet to nourish its beach every few years since the 1960s. The project will likely finish by March or April. Source
A decades-long battle to restore navigable access on the Currituck Sound off Corolla appears to have taken a more upbeat tone at a recent meeting between representatives from Currituck County and Army Corps of Engineers staff. County Manager Ike McRee and state Sen. Bobby Hanig, R-Currituck, met with Corps officials Jan. 12 in Wilmington to… Read More
The city of Wabasha announced Monday it is partnering with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to manage the Mississippi River’s dredged sand. The moment the partnership became public, trucks began to move piles of dredged materials to a sand pit owned by Kohner Materials, a Wabasha-based company. Wabasha Port Authority President John Friedmeyer… Read More