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Argentinian Port Administrator to Fund 2020 Dredging Project

Argentina

Argentinian Port Administrator Consorcio Portuario Regional de Mar del Plata (CPRM) plans to use its own money to fund an estimated $3 million US dredging project, which is expected for 2020, CPRM’s president, Martín Merlini, told local media Pescare. Merlini said the port administrator expects to release a dredging tender by either the second half… Read More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards contract for Fairport Harbor dredging

OH, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $1.13 million contract for dredging of the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor. The Buffalo District of the Corps of Engineers recently chose Luedtke Engineering Co. of Frankfort, Michigan, as the contract recipient. Terms of the pact call for about 180,000 cubic yards of sediment material… Read More

Buffalo District Awards Two Channel Maintenance Contracts to Ryba Marine

NY, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District awarded a $1.5 million contract to Ryba Marine Construction Company for dredging the federal navigation channel and harbor areas of Oswego Harbor in New York. The contract was awarded March 21, and the contractor anticipates starting work in June 2019. The channel was last dredged in 2016,… Read More

EPA Releases Second Report on Hudson River Superfund Project

NY, United States

On April 11, EPA released its second five-year review report for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site. The report looked to determine if the remedy was successful, as outlined by the 2002 Record of Decision (ROD). For now, EPA will defer its final determination about the protectiveness of the remedy until it can review more… Read More

Will Congress Find the Political Will to Fix Our Federal Flood Insurance System?

United States

Major reforms are needed to the federal program that assesses flood risk, but Congress just punted — for the 11th time — on an opportunity to fix it. It’s been the wettest 12 months on record in the continental United States. Parts of the High Plains and Midwest are still reeling from deadly, destructive and… Read More

Corps of Engineers awards contract for Fairport Harbor dredging

OH, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.131 million contract to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor, located in the City of Fairport, Ohio, during the summer of 2019. The contract was awarded to Luedtke Engineering Co., based in Frankfort, Michigan on April 30, 2019. Under this contract,… Read More

Investing in Water Infrastructure Development: A Conversation with Raul A. Deju, Partner at Brightstar Capital Partners

NY, United States

At Brightstar Capital Partners, we have a sharp focus on investing in and growing the value of middle market companies. A vital element of our value-creation model is the industry expertise that our roster of Partners brings to our investment process and our portfolio companies. One of our Partners, Raul A. Deju, is the Chairman… Read More

Environment Minister launches major Hull flood alleviation scheme

United Kingdom

Construction of one of the biggest flood defence schemes in the country was officially launched by the Environment Minister in Hull yesterday (Thursday 16 May). Dr Thérèse Coffey visited the city to mark the start of work on the Environment Agency’s Humber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence Improvements. The £42 million investment in the city will… Read More

EPA won’t make GE restart Hudson dredging for now

NY, United States

The Environmental Protection Agency fell for now to create General Electric restart dredging in the Hudson River, triggering a wave of condemnation Thursday from New York officials and environmentalists who say amounts from the industrial pollution stay too large. The EPA issued GE with a certificate stating that it has completed its curative action. Critics… Read More

EPA: GE not off the hook for PCB cleanup work

NY, United States

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — General Electric Company’s Hudson River PCB cleanup work is far from done despite spending $1.7 billion on a six-year dredging project, officials say. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that the job was carried out as called for under a court order. But a final “Certification of Completion” won’t be… Read More

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