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USA: Bad Weather Slows Lake Decatur Dredging Project
Bad weather has slowed the progress of the $89 million Lake Decatur dredging project, reports Herald-Review. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, which is in charge of the project implementation, has won the contract from the City of Decatur to provide dredging services to increase the lake capaci
Fox River Dredging Starts (USA)
The Fox River dredging operations for the 2014 season resumed last week. Work to remove shipwreck debris behind 1611 State St. in Green Bay, WI, is expected to be underway soon, and capping and covering operations will start in May. The Fox River Cleanup Project, designed to reduce risk to human hea
Highline Lake State Park Dredging Completed (USA)
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that the dredging work at Highline Lake State Park has been completed. The dredging operation removed years of silt buildup that will significantly enhance water recreation at the popular park, located northwest of Fruita. “We thank the public for their patience
Picture of the Day: White River Bank Stabilization Work (USA)
Construction started last year to stabilize a portion of the east bank of the White River in Augusta, Ark. Bank erosion has been occurring, threatening to wash away Augusta’s historic American Legion Hut, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a city road, and a portion of the
USA: CPG Concerned Over Passaic Cleanup Plan
The Lower Passaic River Study Area Cooperating Parties Group (CPG) announced that they are disappointed because the EPA has released its Focused Feasibility Study (FFS) and Proposed Plan, a massive, impractical, and disruptive bank-to-bank remedy for the lower eight miles of the River. EPA’s proposa
Corps Proposes Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Restoration (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released a draft study report recommending restoration of 90 acres of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to its natural tidal marsh state. The proposed project would fill the sunken interior of areas near Antioch, using existing dredge materia
USA: Plan to Reduce Truckee River Flood Risk Moves Ahead
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Truckee River Flood Management Authority are closer to moving forward with a $280.8 million plan to reduce flood risk along the Truckee River after Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick signed off on the project April 11 at Corps headquarters in Was
USA: Lower Passaic River Cleanup Plan Unveiled
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Administration’s preferred remedy as its proposed remediation plan for the Lower Passaic River, a plan that could kick-start a long-overdue cleanup of a contaminated eight-mile section of this vital w
Avalon Officials Discuss Dredging Project (USA)
The Avalon Land and Home Owners Association held its annual “Community Connections” event on Saturday, April 12th inside Avalon Community Hall. More than 100 people attended the event to meet with Borough officials and to hear discussions about some of the most important projects i
USA: Goodloe Marine to Dredge Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $6,318,000 to Goodloe Marine Inc. to perform maintenance dredging within the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, between Turnstake Island and Live Oak Point, in Calhoun, Aransas and San Patricio counties, Texas. The co
Top News – April 7 to 13, 2014
Dredge Yard Delivers Large Dredge Valves to Van Oord Several numbers of big sized dredge valves have been successfully handed over to Van Oord, a leading contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects. Nautilus Minerals: First of Three SPTs Assembled (Canada) Nautilus Minerals In
Guam Port Expansion Moves Ahead
Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Facility Expansion at Port Guam is planned for April 14th, reports pacificnewscenter. The Ceremony will be hosted by the Port Authority of Guam. Funded, in a large part, by a $50 million grant from the Department of Defense and administered in tandem with the U.S. De