Egmont Bay harbour had the most damage during Hurricane Fiona, said Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for the Federal Riding of Egmont. At the moment, temporary repairs – including a major dredging of the harbour channel prior to the opening of the LFA25 fishing season – are moving forward. “Ren
Trident Marine Piling Company of Longport, NJ, is about to begin an emergency dredging project in Pennsylvania Harbor. According to the Avalon Borough officials, material largely consisting of sand has clogged a portion of the navigation channel which requires the Borough to provide immediate attent
Stone Harbor beach nourishment project is entering the last phase, with just 20 percent of work remaining to be done, according to the city’s officials. The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock started the work in early July by deploying the cutter suction dredge TEXAS to the project site. After
The USACE Chicago District, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, bp, East Chicago Waterway Management District (ECWMD) and the cities of Hammond and East Chicago, Ind. held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the
A second and final season of dredging on Black Hawk Lake has come to an end in Sac County, Iowa. The dredging work completed at Black Hawk Lake will improve overall water quality, fish habitat and recreational opportunities. An area approximately 174 acres in the eastern main basin of the lake was d
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc., has returned to the site to complete the long-delayed dredging of Chedoke Creek in Hamilton, Ontario. The dredging was originally set to start in 2021, but has been repeatedly put on hold due to the Indigenous group concerns about the environmental aspects o
Although the Pacific Chapter Board has received a full program of abstracts, WEDA has decided to listen to the membership and officially extend the abstract deadline to Monday, July 31, 2023, for its Fall Conference to give a few more of you a chance to submit. The Fall Conference will be held acros
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced last week that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipmen
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has received a permit application from Virginia Port Authority regarding the Virginia International Gateway terminal dredging project. The proposed project includes a combination of a new and maintenance dredging works to deepen the port terminal ar
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission has officially approved the Osceola Creek Restoration Project. This significant undertaking will be carried out in partnership with CHC Marine Services, LLC, and will involve an investment of $6.2 million. The Osceola Creek Restoration Project aims to restore and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Project team recently published guidance and tools for modernizing dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The team consisted of researchers from ERDC’s Environmental Lab and Information Technolog
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River’s volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water
