Ohio EPA has issued a water quality certification to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizing the dredging of Toledo Harbor this summer. The certification allows the Corps to dispose of 1.1 million cubic yards of dredged sediment in open waters in Lake Erie. Toledo Harbor is the shallowest and most heavily dredged port in [...]
Ohio EPA will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013, to accept comments on a proposal to dredge the Sandusky Harbor federal navigational channel. The meeting will be held at Sandusky City Council Chambers, 222 Meigs St. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Buffalo, N.Y., has applied for a [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced a plan for the Lease of Dredge, Attendant Plant, and On-Shore Disposal Equipment for Channel Maintenance Dredging, Ohio River and Ohio River Pooled Tributaries and Upper Mississippi River RM 0.0-185.00. This solicitation is to furnish, transport and operate one cutterhead pipeline dredge with attendant plant for maintenance [...]
Ohio EPA will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to accept comments on a proposal for the annual dredging of the Toledo Harbor federal navigational channel. The meeting will be held at Toledo City Council Chambers, One Government Center, 640 Jackson St. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in [...]
The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing construction services consisting of dredging and disposal of an estimated 1,200,000 cubic yards per year of sediment material from the federal navigation channels on the Ohio River (RM 0 – 981.0) and the pooled areas of tributaries; and the Upper Mississippi River RM 0.0 – [...]
The transportation bill passed by Congress on Friday includes a provision important to Cleveland, Toledo and Ohio Great Lakes ports urging that funds collected through the Harbor Maintenance Tax should be used to maintain and improve the nation’s harbors and ports. “This is a commonsense measure and is an important first step toward ensuring that [...]
For the second consecutive time, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has selected Ellicott to supply a new dredge for its lake restoration program. The recently launched Model 460S, named “Brutus”, is being used on Grand Lake St. Marys. Bob Cumbow, Deputy Chief of Ohio State Parks, had an opportunity to visit Ellicott’s factory while [...]
![U.S. and State of Ohio Reach USD 5.5 Million Settlement over Ashtabula River]()
The Department of Justice and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by past releases and discharges of hazardous substances into the lower Ashtabula River and Harbor in northeast Ohio. The consent decree, valued at approximately $5.5 million, was filed today in the United States District [...]
![Ohio EPA Reviews Public Comments on Lorain Harbor Dredging (USA)]()
Ohio EPA is reviewing an application submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform maintenance dredging of the Lorain Harbor federal navigation channel. The applicant is requesting to dredge up to 500,000 cubic yards of sand, silt and clay from the Lorain Outer Harbor and Black River. This material would be placed below [...]
![USA: Dredging on Ohio River Near Follansbee Almost Complete]()
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that dredging on the Ohio River is nearing completion… (wtrf) Source: wtrf, November 2, 2011;
