The City of Oak Harbor, WA, and Island County have signed a $1 million grant agreement for the Marina Dredging Project. At its Jan. 2 meeting, the council authorized Mayor Ronnie Wright to sign the Rural County Economic Development Interlocal Agreement for the Oak Harbor Marina dredging project. The
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has just released this amazing video about the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project. Lake Borgne is located southeast of Lake Pontchartrain, separated by The Rigolets and the stretches of I-10 and Highway 90 that connect New Orleans East to
The sediment removal component of the Arrowhead Cove pilot dredging project has been completed. This project removed the accumulated sediment from the lakebed to revitalize the waterbody, provide greater boater access, and preserve the cove’s ecological integrity, said Garrett County Government. As
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District is about to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document on the effects associated with a proposed dredging project for the authorized federal navigation channel on the Big Suamico River. The proposed project would dredge the approxima
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources is accepting applications for coastal storm recovery projects such as ocean beach renourishment or artificial dunes. The coastal storm recovery fund is funded by the N.C. General Assembly through Session Law 2023-13
Martin County, FL, has just announced that renourishment project at Bathtub Reef Beach is scheduled to begin this week. This project takes place every 3 years as part of the County’s ongoing coastal resilience efforts. In 2021, Weeks Marine moved around 200,000 cubic yards of dredged sand onto the s
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has tasked Woolpert with acquiring bathymetric survey data using lidar technologies to support the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI) and its mission to produce a comprehensive, publicly available, high-resolution seafloor surface model of F
Town of Chatham, MA, said that the Robert B. Our Co. will begin dredging associated with planned waterfront improvements for 90 Bridge Street on Mitchell River on January 11. According to the plan, approximately 2,000 cubic yards of material will be mechanically dredged using a barge and crane. Addi
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company has finished pumping sand to the Gulf State Park and is now working in Orange Beach (AL). According to the City, the beach renourishment operation began in Orange Beach on Wednesday. “Heavy equipment is on the beach, and the public is asked to be respectful of wor
NY State Senator Alexis Weik has announced that the dredging of the Brown’s River is finally complete. “The navigational conditions within the Brown’s River federal channel are now safe for the foreseeable future,” Weik said in the announcement. The project provides for a channel 6 feet deep to 250
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) kicked off revetment season on the Mississippi River earlier this week, following a delay to make critical repairs to the mooring barge. “My sincerest gratitude goes out to the entire crew of our Mat Sinking Unit for
The USACE Jacksonville District started maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet earlier this week. The dredger Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 12-day period, sai
