Americas
USA: Officials Seek Comments on JAXPORT Deepening
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has released a draft report regarding the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study, which kicks off an official comment period. The District is conducting a study to increase the depth of the existing federal channel from 40-feet to a maximum depth
Army Corps: Tampa Harbor DMPF Plan Announced (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has introduced a plan for the Tampa Harbor dredged material placement facility 3-D dike raising. The works included in this contract are the decommissioning of six existing weirs, excavating unsuitable material in the dike footprint, raising 1
USA: Allegheny River Dredging Reduces Fish Numbers, Shows Research
Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel extraction took place, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The researchers investigated navigation pools
USA: Officials Assess Cleanup Projects in Orange and Dutchess Counties
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney visited three Superfund sites in Orange and Dutchess Counties to review and assess progress on the cleanup of contamination at these hazardous waste sites. Their first stop was the She
Ecology OKs Update on Steilacoom Shoreline Program (USA)
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has approved the town of Steilacoom’s comprehensively updated shoreline master program. Steilacoom’s shoreline program will govern the protection, use and development of 2.6 miles of marine shoreline and 1.1 miles of stream shores in the town. Steilacoo
Lake Stevens Shoreline Program Approved (USA)
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has approved the city of Lake Stevens’ updated shoreline master program. The city’s shoreline program will result in significant improvements in the protection, use, development and restoration of 9.2 miles of shorelines and the water quality of lake, s
Montserrat Port Project Moves Forward
Plans for Montserrat’s new port in Carr’s Bay have reached the critical 90% design stage. This week, representatives from the consulting firm Halcrow gave presentations to both government officials and other stakeholders on the developing plans for the port. In 2012, the government approved a new de
USA: California Moves to Close Suction Dredge Mining Loophole
In response to an emergency request from a coalition of tribal, environmental and fisheries groups, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife proposed emergency rules to crack down on an upsurge of unregulated suction dredge mining in the state. The environmentally harmful mining process has be
Jamaica: Officials to Unveil Caymanas Economic Zone Development Plan
Details of the developer to undertake work on the Caymanas Economic Zone and other facilities in St. Catherine associated with the Global Logistics Hub initiative, are expected to be announced within the next few weeks. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, whose Ministry
USA: Corps Announces Pascagoula Harbor Dredging Plan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Pascagoula Harbor dredging program. This development project consists of maintenance dredging of the Pascagoula Harbor Bar Channel, and requires the disposal of dredge material in the Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site (ODMDS), located west
WODCON XX: Land Reclamation by Using Mixture of Dredged Soil and Converter Slag
A lot of dredged material removal has occurred in recent years for maintaining the depth of channels and anchorages. Also, a lack of the land for the disposal of dredged soil has become a problem. At the same time, converter slag that has properties such as wear resistance or hydraulic properties ha
WODCON XX: Usage of Engineered Sediments
After the 1953 and 1976 North Sea floods a flood defence plan was conceived to protect the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary against future storm surges, called the Sigma Plan. It is governed by Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (W&Z), a Flemish government agency, and since aims 2005 to combine flood def