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A sand mine along U.S. 421 got the green light from New Hanover County leaders on Monday to expand its footprint onto another 144 acres. The expansion is planned on land that’s adjacent to the existing operations of 421 Sand Mine LLC. Located just south of the border between New Hanover and Pender counties, the… Read More
Workers are cleaning up the major runoff from 2023’s spring flooding and implementing new changes to help contain sediment and prevent future flooding. Russ Akina, Logan’s director of Parks and Recreation, said the city’s current two sediment ponds were created as part of plans after flooding in 2011. He said the Natural Resources Conservation Service also finished rerouting… Read More
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners is moving ahead with an effort to dredge the St. Joseph River this spring. The board has been told previously there are parts of the river that may prove unnavigable if sand isn’t removed. The county sought bids to do engineering work and prepare permit applications. Peterson and Vandenberg… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delayed the start of a beach renourishment project in St. Johns County, pushing back the start of scheduled beach closures, in order to wait for the necessary equipment to arrive. Nine miles of beaches in St. Johns County will be beefed up with additional sand as part of… Read More
A long-anticipated dredging project in Unalaska is expected to commence in September despite a temporary delay in signing the project agreement earlier this week. The Unalaska City Council unanimously approved the final phase of the multi-year project during a special meeting on Monday, but city officials ultimately decided to hold off on transferring funds to… Read More
HILO, Hawai‘i — Lawmakers and boaters hope for smooth sailing at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo, as a long-awaited dredging project inches closer toward beginning. The harbor, one of East Hawai‘i’s last functioning boat launches after the closure of the Pohoiki Boat Ramp during the 2018 eruption, has gone undredged for more than… Read More
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of boaters faster than a sinking boat (or the thought of one). But have you ever wondered why boats sink? Did you know that your bilge pump is unlikely to help keep your boat from sinking if you have a burst hose or you hit something? If you find… Read More
Messrs. Grabow and Lincicome’s criticism of the Jones Act and America’s maritime industry includes one important truth: America needs a more robust commercial shipping and shipbuilding industry to compete with China. Serious work is being done to develop policy solutions. Changes recommended in a recent report include tripling the size of the U.S.-flag commercial fleet, leveraging that… Read More
USACE Jacksonville has temporarily paused the start of its St. Augustine Beach shore protection renourishment project by three to four weeks to allow for the mobilization of additional equipment. This rescheduling of the sand placement will maximize the effectiveness of beach construction in sync with the expected nesting and blossoming activity of coastal fauna and… Read More
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is on standby to conduct the first deep clean of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s seawater intake cove in nearly 40 years. “We frequently survey the area and haven’t needed to dredge in the past,” PG&E spokesperson Suzanne Hosn told New Times. “Maintenance of the intake system is performed as… Read More
A dredging crew contracted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is expected to remove about 130,000 cubic yards of sediment from Kahului Harbor as part of a $5 million project that is currently underway. The crew from Camenzind Dutra JV, LLC. is using a barge-mounted crane equipped with a clamshell dredger to scoop… Read More
A restoration project at Talbert Marsh got the go-ahead Thursday after the state Coastal Commission approved a coastal permit application submitted by the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy as part of its consent calendar. The roughly 25 acres of Talbert Marsh stretch between Brookhurst Street to the Santa Ana River Trail and make up one of four… Read More
The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City’s identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea. But there is a little too much Atlantic in Atlantic City this… Read More
The construction work will put a pause on the popular beach during Spring Break. Source
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) has been misinforming everyone. And when anything goes terribly wrong, they claim it’s “as planned.” The 15-million cubic yards of remaining toxic lake bottom sediments pose a very real and significant threat to the ongoing health and recovery of the Klamath River. Genuine advocates for River restoration might actually… Read More