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If there is a lesson from the devastation of Hurricane Ike eight years ago, it is that the Houston-Galveston region is extremely vulnerable to a catastrophic storm surge, and the next hurricane could send the regional economy into a deep tailspin. But plans to protect the region from such a storm surge have lagged as… Read More
The methodology changes allowing Bay of Plenty Regional Council to use a cutter suction dredge and pipeline to remove sediment directly from Kopeopeo Canal to goebags in containment sites has been given the green light with the consent variation approved earlier this month. The original consent granted in November 2014, allowed the project to take… Read More
Barnstable County has placed an order for a second dredge to be used in keeping local harbor channels open for boaters. But the county is also beginning to discuss extending dredging activities into freshwater, including rivers and streams leading to headwaters. “My main goal is to clean up estuary passages because they are not flushing… Read More
Work has started here to dredge the Bocaue River for the next six months to reduce flooding in Bulacan towns lying on natural catch basins of a major Central Luzon river system. The project to clean the Bocaue River was launched on Saturday by Sen. Joel Villanueva, who lives in this town. The silted Meycauayan-Marilao-Obando… Read More
In an industrial area north of downtown Fort Worth, three bridges are under construction that, at least for now, serve little purpose. The bridges are going up over dry land in anticipation that they will someday span a 1.8-mile (3 km) channel off the Trinity River, part of an ambitious 13-year-old plan to transform the… Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 on Wednesday, moving the 52-foot Charleston Harbor deepening project closer to the authorization needed to begin construction. Bill H.5303 passed by a 399-25 vote. The U.S. Senate voted 95-3 to pass the water bill on Sept. 14. A conference committee will now… Read More
Stage two of Port Otago’s “Next Generation” dredging programme is under way to take most of the 13km channel to a final depth of 14m. It is expected to be completed by September next year. Stage one, to widen and deepen the channel to a 13.5m depth, has been completed, and container ship operators immediately… Read More
Dredging was the main issue addressed at the Port of Lake Charles board meeting on Wednesday. Port board members approved a revision to the port’s tariff — a set of regulations governing its daily activities — that will now require incoming vessels to report their lowest draft, which is a measurement in feet for how… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a local forum Oct. 13 regarding General Electric’s recently completed dredging of PCB contamination in the Hudson River and the status of monitoring in the past year. The forum will begin at 4 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt… Read More
The Port Corpus Christi Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District for a project partnership to carry out preliminary work for channel improvement at the port. The project will include sediment testing services associated with dredging the entrance channel and is expected to take about 10… Read More