The results of the latest water quality tests in Port Curtis show no evidence that dredging is having any impact on water quality, nor any link between water quality and fish health. The Department of Environment and Resource Management today released a report on water quality sampling carried out in November and December. Director-General Jim [...]
The Irrigation and Flood Control Department yesterday put in to service a recently procured, sophisticated and a powerful dredging machine, the Water Master. This dredger was already used for Dal Lake restoration project. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din said: “Costing Rs 6 crore, the Water Master does the de-siliting and other [...]
Biosecurity Queensland will begin testing for mercury on fish captured during Gladstone Harbour’s fish disease scare last year. The decision… By David Sparkes (gladstoneobserver) Source: gladstoneobserver, January 16, 2012; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
The Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP), the project which was to be completed in 2012, has been delayed due to technical reasons … By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) Source: thenews, January 15, 2012; Image: kpt.gov.pk
A decision by a state environmental board will be a death knell for plant and marine life in the Savannah River and could jeopardize a … By TOM BARTON (islandpacket) Source: islandpacket, January 13, 2012;
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced federal funding to fight flooding, promote economic development, and preserve vital natural resources throughout Northwest Indiana. The Little Calumet River Flood Control and Recreational Project is receiving $7,100,000, which will be used to continue construction components of this project, including hiking and biking trails and wetland restoration. In 2011, nearly 2,600 [...]
The Office of Policy and Management – working with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and local officials – announced that it has selected leading global port and harbor advisor Moffat & Nichol to complete a comprehensive strategy study of the state’s three [...]
The Queensland Greens say a team of experts reviewing water quality and seagrass health in and around Gladstone Harbor is too close to… (ninemsn) Source: ninemsn, December 15, 2011; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
The city marina’s excessive sedimentation problems may be resolved by a low-cost dredging alternative known as water injection dredging. “Some Europeans call it natural dredging. It returns sediment back to the estuary with a minimum of energy costs” said Robert Semmes of Applied Technology & Management. According to this dredging method sediments near the river [...]
Henk van Schaik, a senior water expert from the Netherlands, met Changhua County Magistrate Cho Po-yuan Nov. 17 to discuss and exchange … (focustaiwan) Source: focustaiwan, November 25, 2011;
