The project will restore 109 acres of marshland and improve habitats for endangered shorebirds. LACEY, NJ — A project to restore salt marsh at Stouts Creek is set to begin this month, township officials said. Lacey is partnering with NJDOT and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the project in the Edwin B. Forsythe… Read More
“Montauk’s fishing families depend on this inlet. Their livelihoods should not be jeopardized by broken promises.” EAST HAMPTON, NY — Officials have taken steps to ensure that dredging of Montauk Inlet moves forward despite a lack of promised federal funds, according to East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez. Burke-Gonzalez said Tuesday that the town had… Read More
Sand is apparently a four-letter word in a dispute between the Town of Riverhead and a community of bayfront homeowners in Aquebogue. The issue is dredging Case’s Creek, known locally as Dreamer’s Cove. Everyone agrees it should happen, but the question is — What happens to the sand? The town says it’s too expensive to… Read More
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has initiated discussions with an Australian company to explore deep-dredging operations at the Bhakra Dam reservoir, which has lost nearly 25 percent of its storage capacity due to silt and debris inflow. BBMB Chairman Manoj Tripathi confirmed that the firm will visit the site next week to assess whether… Read More
Public entities in Sarasota County are now eligible to apply for $87 million in infrastructure funding, as part of the Resilient SRQ program reestablished to disburse federal hurricane recovery dollars. The funds now available through the open application window will be used for two programs: $57 million for infrastructure and public facilities and $30 million for dredging of… Read More
