Americas
Snye Dredging About to Begin (Canada)
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has received the necessary approvals from Federal and Provincial authorities for Snye dredging. The operation, which will involve dredging the mouth of the Snye at the Clearwater River, will begin the week of August 26 and last approximately two weeks. Snye
VIDEO: Mackinac Island Dredging Program (USA)
Mackinac Island State Harbor is one of 58 waterways around the state which received muchneeded emergency funding to dredge its marinas. Ronald Olson, Chief of DNR Parks and Recreation, stated that the state included the Island and other harbors when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources learn
USA: Officials Prepare Next Steps for Fountain Lake Restoration
The Shell Rock River Watershed District took steps recently to lay the groundwork for the 2014 Legislative Session. The District submitted the Fountain Lake Restoration Project to Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) to be considered for Governor Mark Dayton’s 2014 bonding bill. The District is ask
Decoding Texas Coast: Inside TxSed Geodatabase Project (VIDEO)
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District staff partnered with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and scientists at Texas research universities to populate a centralized repository of information along the Texas coast called the Texas Coastal Sediment Geodatabase (TxSed). In 2009, the GL
USA: EPA to Hold Public Meeting on Linden Cleanup Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to address contaminated soil and ground water at the LCP Chemicals, Inc. Superfund site in Linden, New Jersey. The soil, ground water and sediment from a stream on the site were contaminated with mercury and other pollutants from previous
Tulsa District Assesses Impacts of Streambank Stabilization (USA)
The Tulsa District has assessed the environmental impacts of stabilizing a total of approximately 3,000 to 3,500 linear feet of streambank, most of which is along the left bank of the North Canadian River adjacent to the west side of Luther Road in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Stabilizing the left str
Governor Scott: Letter to Brigadier General Donald E. Jackson (USA)
Governor Rick Scott sent the below letter to Brigadier General Donald E. Jackson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division regarding the Lake Okeechobee Herbert Hoover Dike System and the lack of federal investment for regional restoration projects. Governor Scott stated: “I am wr
Deltares: “Rebuild by Design” Announced in New York (USA)
Rebuild by Design has announced in New York which ten teams have been selected to go ahead with the development of their proposals for making the East Coast of the United States climate-resilient. The selected teams include a strikingly high number of Dutch participants. The Dutch research centre De
VIDEO: Long Beach Island Replenishment Project (USA)
With funds from the Sandy Relief Act signed into law, the US Army Corps of Engineers is restoring and will complete an existing dune and berm project put in place before Hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey coast. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to [
USA: Great News for Menominee Marina Boaters
The Menominee Marina dredging project is scheduled to commence in mid-October, according to uppermichiganssource.com. Record low water levels and the sediment on the marina bottom cause major problems for the boaters in this area. To avoid these issues, the State of Michigan recently awarded the cit
Corps to Invite Bids for Santa Barbara Harbor Dredging (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, plans to invite bids for the Santa Barbara Harbor maintenance dredging program. The project consists of six cycles of maintenance dredging in the federal navigation channels in Santa Barbara, California, over a three year period. All dredged materi
USA: Corps Unveils Buttermilk Bay Dredging Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has introduced a plan for the Buttermilk Bay maintenance dredging program. During this development project, located in Bourne MA, the contractor will remove approximately 20,000 cubic yards of predominantly sandy sediment by mechanical dredge f