The team at Navajo County Public Works, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, has been designated as the USACE South Pacific Division’s Planning Team of the Year for the work being done on the Feasibility Study for flood risk management in the Winslow, Ariz. area. The team is also [...]
Due to wastes and mud buildup, the Opak River is becoming shallower every day, according to beritajakarta.com. RW 01 Tambora residents hope the Opak River could be normalized, so their homes would not be left under water during the flood. Regarding this issue, Tatang (45), a local resident, said: “How would the river accommodate much [...]
![UK: Penclawdd Residents Invited to View Flood Risk Proposals]()
People living and working in Penclawdd, Swansea, are invited to attend a public drop in session to find out more about Environment Agency Wales proposals to reduce flood risk in the area. There are 133 properties in Penclawdd at risk of tidal flooding from the Loughor Estuary. Extreme weather conditions combined with high tides can [...]
![Nigeria: Residents Urge Niger River Dredging]()
Izon Okosu Otu residents have drawn attention to the urgent need for dredging in their area and asked the government to accelerate River Niger dredging, reports allafrica. Dredging could effectively and sustainably reduce flood levels. “We of Izon Okosu Otu think even that environmental remediation of the flood damage is just one aspect. The greater [...]
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is warning residents of coastal communities that excavating the entrances of lakes, lagoons and intermittently opening creeks can have long lasting and severe consequences for fish and fish habitat. DPI Director of Fisheries Compliance, Glenn Tritton, said the warning comes after a channel was recently dug out at the [...]
![Bindhtoli Residents Oppose Ganga Dredging (India)]()
Fearing that the dredging might threaten their existence, the Bindhtoli diara residents have forced the water resource department to stop removing sand deposits in the Ganga river. “We were shocked to find the dozers in our area. If the river changes its course because of the removal of the sand deposits, more than 40,000 people [...]
![Malaysia: Residents Against Sungai Batang Kayan Dredging]()
Kampung Selampit and Kampung Bitokan residents turned down the opportunity to make some money as they preferred to protect Mother Nature, according to Borneo Post. The dredging company has offered them between RM500 and RM5,000 per month as the ‘licence’ to dredge the sand along Sungai Batang Kayan. Despite having the offer declined, the company [...]
![USA: Thousand Oaks Residents Seek Solution for Flooding]()
Residents of the Thousand Oaks subdivision in Trinity complained Tuesday to Pasco County commissioners about flooding Tropical Storm Debby brought to their neighborhood and urged them to find ways to keep their homes dry, reports newportrichey.patch.com. Many residents believe that this could be prevented. Dredging could be one of the possibilities to avoid this situation. [...]
![USA: Seal Beach Residents Call for Beach Replenishment]()
Residents and Seal Beach officials urged a state task force to find a solution to the expensive problem of sand erosion that eats away at the city’s coastline, reports losalamitos.patch.com. At a community meeting Members of the Coastal Sediment Management Work Group presented their plan for dealing with longshore drif. Without replenishment Seal Beach could [...]
![USA: Dock Road Homeowners Oppose Dredging Plan]()
Dock Road homeowners, fighting a planned dredge disposal site, are drawing a parallel to the 12-foot dike that would be built facing their houses, according to app.com. “The critical point is that an appellate New Jersey court has recognized that a government project blocking an ocean view is a serious aesthetic — as well as [...]
