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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
Efforts to add sand to the beach in San Clemente have been paused, with the contractor leaving the site following “ongoing sand quality issues” with the $14 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers replenishment project, according to city and federal officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to allow the contractor, Manson Construction,… Read More
Friday morning marks this year’s first meeting of The Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee, which county commissioners established in 2016, following voters’ approval of a half-cent sales tax to fund restoration projects for the lagoon. The Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Citizen Oversight Committee voted unanimously Friday to advance proposed… Read More
As part of an Interlocal Agreement between Davidson and Rowan Counties for High Rock Lake Dredging Feasibility Study County Commissioners approved a resolution in support of a feasibility study for dredging of High Rock Lake in early January. According to the National Ocean Service and Atmospheric Service, “dredging “ “is the removal of sediments and… Read More
It is an extraordinary detour: Hundreds of ships are avoiding the Suez Canal and sailing an extra 4,000 miles around Africa, burning fuel, inflating costs and adding 10 days of travel or more in each direction. They are avoiding one of the world’s most important shipping routes, the Red Sea, where for months the Iranian-backed… Read More
Disruptions to shipping from the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea already are more damaging to the supply chain than the early COVID-19 pandemic, maritime advisory firm Sea-Intelligence said this week in an analysis of vessel delays. Supply chain data known in the industry as “vessel capacity” shows the second largest drop in recent years,… Read More