According to Burnabynow, the Association of Consulting Engineers of B.C. announced Wednesday that the City of Burnaby and its consultant, Associated Engineering, have won an award of merit in the municipal category for its Burnaby Lake dredging project. In the notation about the award, the association stated: “the success of this complex project resulted from [...]
After its arrival at Grand Lake St. Marys, the new dredger Brutus was given the task of removing toxic algae. The dredger will remove the contaminated materials from the bottom of the lake. This will be an enormous step in preventing toxic alge in this area, according to wdtn.com. Dredge Supervisor, Tom Graybow said: [...]
A new 12″ suction dredge arrived Wednesday at the East Bank launch ramp. The new dredge has been named “Brutus” by the Grand Lake St. Marys dredge staff. The dredge was manufactured by Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Maryland at an approximate cost of $670,000. “Brutus” will replace the 1968 “St. Marys” dredge which is also [...]
The dredging of the 100-year-old Victoria Park Lake is nearing the end of the heavy construction phase with approximately 85,000 tons of sediment and native soils being removed and hauled to the Region of Waterloo’s landfill site in Cambridge, exchangemagazine.com reports. Other significant completions include: deepening the lake to three metres in most areas to [...]
The Columbia Association (CA) has received approval for the waiver that will allow dredging activities to occur during the mandatory closure period for work impacting Use I waters as determined by Maryland Department of the Environment. This waiver allows the contractor, JND Thomas Company, Inc., to begin dredging work this spring, ahead of the previously [...]
The long-awaited $451 million Onondaga Lake dredging project is about to begin, according to Syracuse.com. As Honeywell officials have stated, dredging of the contaminated lake bottom will commence this spring or summer. The work is expected to continue over four construction seasons. State Department of Environmental Conservation officials have said the dredging will take place [...]
“As a country emerging from the shadows of terrorism into a bright, prosperous future, Sri Lanka has many challenges to face and many opportunities to exploit“, stated Secretary Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He expressed these views today (March 20), delivering the keynote address as Chief Guest at the inauguration ceremony [...]
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with improvements to a state fishing access area in Addison, Vermont. The applicant proposes to place fill material and perform dredging in Lake [...]
A step toward improving water quality at Grand Lake St. Marys will occur this spring when an alum treatment will be applied to cover the entire lake. This treatment is part of Gov. John Kasich’s approach to improve Grand Lake St. Marys through rough fish removal, dredging, installation of a treatment train, wetland creation, watershed [...]
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a public hearing on Melching Inc.’s application for a Muskegon Lake dredging permit for its property at 2400 Lakeshore in Muskegon. State officials will take comments on the dredging application at 7 p.m. March 29 at Muskegon City Hall in the commission chambers, 933 Terrace. This [...]
