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Wallingford Seeks Permit for Padens Brook Project
Wallingford Group, LLC is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, for impacts to waters of the U.S. in conjunction with constructing a box culvert in Wallingford, Connecticut. The work is in Padens Brook, at 59 and 65 North Plains Highway in Wallingford. Padens
Picture of the Day: Dodge Island at Work
The USACE’s Philadelphia District, has just posted on its official facebook page the latest photo from the Long Beach Island sand replenishment scheme. The Corps and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging and beachfill operations in early May in the borough of Ship Bottom. G
Fawn Island Project up for Comment
A draft supplemental environmental assessment for repairs to the Fawn Island chute in Harrison County, Iowa is currently available for public review. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing damages that occurred to the chute during the 2011 Missouri River flood. These repairs are nee
Amherst Event Approaches
The 31st Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy will take place on October 19-22, 2015, at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The conference attracts 600-800 attendees annually which includes a wide variety of representatives from state and federal agencies, military, indus
Second Round of Grants for Delaware River
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2.1 million in grant awards from the Delaware River Restoration Fund, the second round of grants made from the fund to improve waters that contribute to the overall health of the Delaware River. The grants announced today are part of
Next Phase of Buffalo River Recovery
As the 10-year effort to remove toxic sediment from the Buffalo River nears completion this summer, the focus now shifts to shoreline access and habitat restoration along this once-dead river. After nearly five years of planning and design work, construction is beginning at RiverBend and seven other
Arcadis Part of Dutch-Colombian Consortium
A Dutch-Colombian consortium, led by consultancy firm Arcadis, will advise the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) in Colombia on the development of a master plan for the protection of the country’s coast. The consortium will closely work with Colombian stakeholders to reach a
Wartsila to Equip Giant
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
HDCC Starts Maalaea Project
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) has begun works on a $2.8 million project to remove and replace a badly deteriorated pier adjacent to the Maalaea Small Boat Harbor new ferry terminal building. When completed it will provide a new pier for the Lana‘i ferry and other vessels to load and
WEDA Announces the Gulf Coast Chapter
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) – representing Alabama, Florida (West Coast), Georgia (Western), Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – will host its annual meeting on November 18-19, 2015 at Marriott’s AC Hotel New Orleans. The meeting will provide a forum for the exch
Douglas Workshop on Land Reclamation
A workshop explaining the soil, water and vegetation components and the monitoring requirements of a reclamation plan will be offered Wednesday, July 22, at the Douglas campus of Eastern Wyoming College. Presentations are relevant to public and private land, organizers said. “We’ve had great respons
Characterization of Dredged Sediment
The Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System is a highly populated coastal zone in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is home to the Port of Santos, Latin America’s largest port. To increase infrastructure that can receive ships with liquid cargo, COPAPE decided to expand its terminal on Ilha Barnabé (B