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St. Lucie Inlet Agreement Approved
At its October 28 meeting, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve an interlocal agreement with the Town of Jupiter Island relating to the St. Lucie Inlet. With this agreement, the parties will work collaboratively regarding Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Macquarie Capital: New Investment Corporation
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, principal investing and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group yesterday announced an agreement to form Macquarie Development Corporation, an investment corporation that will invest equity in pre-construction infrastructure development projects in Latin Ame
Meeting Held on Cherry Grove Project
About four hundred people filled North Myrtle Beach City Council chambers and the adjacent City Hall atrium November 1 to participate in a public information meeting on the proposed Cherry Grove canals dredging project. The canals in Cherry Grove are manmade and have not been dredged since they were
SOL Engineering Wins Houston Channel Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of around $265.000 to SOL Engineering Service LLC, a small business, for environmental services to include the collection and analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally maintained Houston Ship Channel
Great Lakes Acquires Magnus
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, has acquired the stock of Magnus Pacific Corporation (Magnus). Magnus is expected to generate approximately $118 million of revenue in
US EPA Settles with Stone Energy
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stone Energy Corporation will restore streams damaged by the company’s unauthorized discharge of dredged or fill material in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The alleged violations of the Clean Water Act occurred during construction of two
Meetings on Lake Champlain Cleanup Efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a series of public meetings this November to outline the next steps in Vermont’s efforts to restore water quality in Lake Champlain. The meetings will be moderated by the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and will include both afternoon and eveni
Symposium on Sediment Dynamics Starts Next Month
The International Symposium on Sediment Dynamics: From the Summit to the Sea (December 11-14, 2014) is part of a series of symposia organized under auspices of The International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE), which is one of ten commissions of the International Association of Hydrological
Coastal Sediments 2015 Forum Approaches
The Coastal Sediments 2015 conference will take place on May 11-15, 2015, in San Diego, CA. The Coastal Sediments conference will provide an international forum for exchanging information among coastal engineers, geologists, oceanographers, and others interested in the physical processes of coastal
VIDEO: Great Results for Resaca Restoration Project
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s Resaca Restoration Project is currently underway. This project is necessary because sediment, tires, trash, and other debris has built up over the years, impeding water flow in these waterways. The only way to return the resacas to their original depth is to
McLean Nabs City Marina Dredging Contract
The City of Alexandria has awarded a construction contract to McLean Contracting Company to perform maintenance dredging of the City Marina. The construction work is anticipated to begin later this month and be substantially complete by January 31, 2015. All of the construction activities will take
Vigor to Overhaul Essayons
Vigor Marine LLC, has won a firm-fixed-price contract for the repair, maintenance, and overhaul of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredger Essayons. The contract is for $10 million and runs until November next year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is the contracting act