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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of commercial dredging of sand and gravel from the Kansas River in the State of Kansas. The proposed dredging will occur within portions of the river between the mouth of the Kansas River… Read More
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has concluded plans to bring about the development of the nation’s inland waterways transport just as it has pledged the full implementation of the national transport code. NIWA’s Acting Managing Director, Barr. Danladi Ibrahim recently unfolded his plans towards a total transformation of the services currently being rendered, highlighting… Read More
A NEW ports bill restricting capital dredging has drawn some criticism from green groups and the state’s peak resources organisation. While both sides support most of the Sustainable Ports Development Bill that Mines MinisterAnthony Lynham introduced to Queensland Parliament in June, they are pushing for changes to the proposed legislation. The Queensland Resources Council has… Read More
A rock wall that has protected the Cape Fear River channel from shoaling for more than a century could be removed if a bill sponsored by state Sen. Michael Lee passes the General Assembly. Senate Bill 160 contains a variety of provisions to fund maintenance and dredging of inlets and navigation channels, but it also… Read More
Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday he will urge a panel of top U.S. Army Corps of Engineersofficials in Washington, D.C., this week to advance a $1.3 billion project to restore natural elements to an 11-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River. Garcetti told City News Service he will make a “final pitch” on Thursday to… Read More
From a new boat ramp in Somerset County to citywide harbor upgrades in Annapolis, 59 public water access projects in 19 Maryland counties will receive a total of $6 million in state Waterway Improvement Fund grants for fiscal year 2016. This total, the largest amount Maryland has received since 2009, includes $2.2 million for dredging… Read More
Dredging of the Hudson River for the new Tappan Zee Bridge will resume next month near Westchester. Bridge builder Tappan Zee Constructors will remove nearly 200,000 cubic yards of sand and silt south of the existing bridge to create a flotation channel for the largest crane on the bridge replacement project beginning on or about… Read More
The push to rebuild dunes ?? whether at the hands at the Army Corps of Engineers project or through emergency temporary ones ?? continues with local advocacy groups, local council-members and federal elected officials weighing in. As the third anniversary for Superstorm Sandy approaches this October, the federal beach widening and dune replenishment project is mired… Read More
Officials expect the Liberty Island to be back in New Jersey and pumping sand onto Ocean City beaches by Friday, July 31, according to an Army Corps of Engineers spokesman. The ongoing beach replenishment project for the south end of Ocean City was halted for a second time this week, after a mechanical problem was… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a contract for $473,116 to URS Cooperation and Baird Inc., July 6 to conduct a beneficial use of dredged material tracer study at Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to trace how sediment naturally moves in the system, to determine… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a small business contract in the amount of $1,857,410, to Affolter Contracting Company Inc. for dewatering of the Mid Bay Dredged Material Placement Area in Chambers County, Texas. “Dewatering allows for the outflow of excess water which helps to consolidate material within the site and increase… Read More
GE might leave behind some of the infrastructure it built at the Fort Edward dredging facility, in response to requests from local officials. Local leaders hope to market the once-vacant site to businesses. It would be cheaper and easier for new commercial development to move in if the roads, utility hookups and railroad track remained…. Read More
Local politicians are split on whether to push General Electric to continue dredging beyond its agreed-upon goal, which it will reach this year. Republican Sen. Betty Little of Queensbury says GE has done enough. On the other hand, Assembly members Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, and Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, joined 141 state assembly members and 25… Read More
Fishermen in a small harbour on the south shore of P.E.I. say they’re worried about their boats getting damaged and possibly even running aground. Giles Clinton has been fishing at Nine Mile Creek for more than 13 years. He says there is a big problem with congestion in the area. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The council wants an urgent meeting with the State Government to discuss the future development of the Port of Hastings if a long-term lease of Port of Melbourne was offered and fears the impact of dredging on the local environment. Mayor Bev Colomb said the council was concerned about the social and economic impact on… Read More