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As communities wrangle with flooding across Schuylkill County, some ask why dredging waterways is not considered a solution to long-term flood abatement. The state Department of Environmental Protection and some environmental leaders say other techniques are preferred. DEP defines dredging as “the removal of sand, gravel, mud or other materials from the beds of regulated… Read More
The waves of Lake Erie are consuming Sturgeon Point Marina boulder by boulder. Without as much as $2 million in repair work, experts say the 31-year-old town-owned marina in Evans could be unnavigable within two years. “The armored stones are breaking and missing and are out of place,” said Jeff Jondle, the president of Erie… Read More
The Pontiac Bay Superfund dredging project is on track to wrap up by early September, according to state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman David Winchell. The $8.5 million project is taking more than 15,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment out of the bay — as well as 6,000 cubic yards from the source location on… Read More
Oceanside’s City Council asked staffers this week for a study of ways the city can lead its own project to get more sand out of its clogged harbor and onto its eroded beaches. The city is growing increasingly concerned over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to dredge the harbor this year, along with… Read More
Stopping the state agency from dumping foul-smelling muck in this community is a perfect chance for Murphy administration to demonstrate its green credentials How would you react if the state Department of Environmental Protection granted permits for construction of a massive, open-air garbage dump for tons of smelly river-bottom muck — called “dredge spoils” —… Read More
Awarded to coastal communities in Massachusetts to support local efforts to proactively plan for and adapt to storm and climate change impacts, including surge, flooding, erosion and sea level rise, the Baker-Polito administration announced Wednesday. The Coastal Resilience grants, provided by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Office of Coastal Zone Management, were… Read More
Expectations are high on the Federal Government, particularly the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to dredge the Calabar Port channel, to diversify available infrastructure and reduce excessive pressure from the ever-busy Lagos ports, while saving huge revenue losses. Dredging the channel has remained a challenge and an uphill task for successive administrations for decades. Although, past… Read More
Rotterdam based company has been contracted to plan for building of 11 ports in the country. Maritime and Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) is offering consultancy services for developing a master plan for the ports. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) announced on its website that MTBS will carry out the project together with Nairobi based Runji… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi established a formal Planning Department and welcomed Jeffrey Pollack as its Director of Planning. Pollack specializes in managing urban and industrial growth in coastal zones and brings significant expertise in land use and multi-modal transportation planning. He is certified through the American Institute of Certified Planners and is an Envision… Read More
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday, July 25, ordered the deployment of dredging machines to desilt and clear Pampanga River to address the flooding problem in low-lying municipalities in the province. Villar said that he has ordered the DPWH Central Luzon regional office (DPWH-3) to deploy two dredging machines… Read More