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We had some very good news this week out of Washington, D.C.: An $8.3 million funding allocation in the federal infrastructure bill to dredge the lower Newport Harbor. It is the final piece of the funding needed to restore the lower harbor to its original channel depths, which will maintain navigational safety, and improve harbor… Read More
Congressional transportation policymakers recently announced plans to kick off consideration of legislation aimed at improving the country’s transportation waterways. An update of the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, would pave the way for the approval of billions of dollars for programs centered on flood protection, port dredging and environmental protection. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.),… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft feasibility report and integrated environmental assessment for the proposed Lower Otter Tail River restoration project in western Minnesota. The proposed project, planned in collaboration with the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and… Read More
By Tom Ewing For dredging company executives, the recently passed $550 billion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) sits like the proverbial Horn-o’-Plenty, ready to disgorge billions of federal dollars for maritime, port, harbor, coastal, inland waterways and flood projects, many of which will require dredging. This is a really big deal because this… Read More
The Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority Board of Directors and staff are celebrating the re-election of two of its commissioners. CEO Jim Kuntz swore in Chelan County District #3 Commissioner Rory Turner to his second term, while Douglas County District #2 Commissioner Alan Loebsack became his county’s longest-serving commissioner in its history. “This will be the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acknowledged that it had the money to remove about 65,000 cubic yards of dredge material the Crescent City Harbor District has stored for nearly 10 years, Harbormaster Tim Petrick reported Tuesday. In a 1 p.m. email, the Army Corps of Engineers indicated that once the Harbor District receives a… Read More
WILMINGTON — The Port of Wilmington can handle the largest container ships that call on the East Coast, but only if those ships aren’t full. That’s because the shipping channel in the Cape Fear River is not deep enough. The channel, which runs 26 miles from the docks to the ocean, is 42 feet deep… Read More
Setting the stage for the start of investments in key port and infrastructure developments, Equinor and BP have finalized Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), for the Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 offshore wind projects. The milestone agreement was announced at an event… Read More
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of permitting 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the release of its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the potential impacts from future commercial leasing and related site characterization and assessment activities within the Humboldt Wind Energy Area… Read More
It’s obvious to anyone who’s smelled its algal stench in the summer: Upper Klamath Lake needs a good clean-up. Not only do widespread cyanobacteria blooms turn the shallow lake into unsightly pea soup, they also tank water quality and contribute to mass die-offs of baby C’waam and Koptu (Lost River and shortnose suckers), hurtling the… Read More