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Ocean City has an ambitious dredging program for the back bays and lagoons to maintain the waterways so that sediment-choked channels remain a thing of the past. Under the city administration’s multiyear, multimillion-dollar dredging program, waterways are cleared of silt and mud when needed, so that boaters, swimmers and homeowners alike can enjoy the bay…. Read More
The Biden administration has announced a huge plan to tackle issues plaguing the U.S. supply chain that covers several cross-government partnerships. In announcing the plan Monday, White House officials said the strategy of using both domestic tools and international partnerships can help diversify and strengthen the U.S. supply chain. Citing supply chain disruptions from COVID,… Read More
By Peter Bowe, Publisher, DredgeWire Just over three months ago I co-authored a piece about how avoidable bureaucratic delays and policy choices by the Biden administration are slowing new infrastructure spending despite massive new funding commitments including the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure law. (See https://dredgewire.com/dredgewire-exclusive-current-challenges-with-project-delays-in-the-u-s-dredge-industry/) Now a recent article by the respected newspaper The Economist has highlighted the same issues including… Read More
As the holiday season begins, we invite you to join Noozhawk on #GivingTuesday and wrap up the year by giving back to your favorite organizations featured in our Giving Guide. Whether you’re passionate about supporting local charities, environmental initiatives, or causes that hold a special place in your heart, your generosity can have a meaningful impact. Participating in #GivingTuesday is… Read More
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County Commissioners approved a plan to study and drain Ascarate Lake. The renovation to Ascarate Park is part of a “Park Master Plan” of renovations and improvements toward parks within El Paso. The master plan was crafted by the county in 2021 for county-owned parks and sports facilities. The… Read More
Pipeline dredging in the Hatteras Ferry Channel is not expected to happen this winter while agencies continue to seek solutions to funding shortfalls and dredge material disposal complications, a state ferry division official recently informed the Dare County Waterways Commission. “We’re told it’s on hold until we can figure things out,” Catherine Peele, planning and… Read More
As Lake Contrary fills with weeds from shore to shore, this once-proud recreation area might need something more than an off-the-shelf herbicide to rekindle its past glory. It might need what Scott Nelson, the presiding commissioner of Buchanan County, calls a “highfalutin Superman chemical.” Unlike the cheaper weed control the county approves on a regular… Read More
By Dawn Kitterman MANATEE COUNTY — Former Manatee County Commissioner and TBT publisher Joseph McClash has filed a petition with the Division of Administrative Hearings challenging the county commission’s October vote to amend the county’s Comprehensive Plan reducing local wetland buffer protections to state minimums. First reported by the Herald-Tribune, the request for a formal administrative hearing on… Read More
The plot seemed to have vanished. Though the GPS indicated the site was within feet, there was no sign of it, and the team worried they had mistaken it for another area already collected, one long march through the tall reeds ago. Then, Sarah Hilderbrand, a senior restoration specialist with the Maryland Department of Natural… Read More
FEMA uses funds from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Announce $300 Million in New Swift Current Grant Funds WASHINGTON — Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the availability of another $300 million in Swift Current funding to help property owners across the nation become more resilient to flooding. This funding opportunity is the second time… Read More
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro held the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore on Thursday. The GSC aims to enhance the nation’s shipbuilding and maintenance capabilities by addressing common challenges in ship acquisition and maintenance, maximizing government savings, sharing best practices, and supporting strategic… Read More
In the next few weeks, the county expects to begin trucking in approximately 275,000 cubic yards of beach-compatible sand and over 725,000 native salt-tolerant plants to shore up the dunes behind island beaches stretching from just north of John’s Island to just north of Windsor. The county has not yet nailed down its sand source… Read More
Wichita Falls city councilors on Tuesday may take a first small step toward getting the feds to help dredge part of Lake Wichita. They will consider submitting a request letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the “Section 1135 Continuing Authorities Program,” or CAP. It’s a 75/25 cost share program with the Corps… Read More
A new report claims that the PCB pollution in the Hudson River from GE’s dumping of the chemical is worse than has been anticipated by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in its evaluation of the effectiveness of the dredging program it approved to get the PCB’s out. PCBs are polychlorinated biphenyls, chemicals that were banned… Read More
Officials from the cities of Dana Point and San Clemente met with other city leaders from North San Diego County last month to discuss issues related to coastal erosion and sand nourishment. The Coastal/California 7 Summit, or C7 Summit, was attended by the mayors of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside and Solana Beach, in addition… Read More