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BOEM partners with St. Johns County to restore and protect coastal area
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and St. Johns County, Florida, have signed another agreement under which the county will use up to 2.2 million cubic yards of sand from federal waters for beach and dune restoration along almost 9 miles of Ponte Vedra Beach. This is the second agreement B
Oak Island Town Council hosts meeting on beach nourishment
The Oak Island Town Council will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 9:00 AM in the Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the Town Hall at 4601 E Oak Island Drive. The purpose of this meeting will be for consideration and awarding of the bid, and approving the contract [&
Portsmouth and Piscataqua dredging deal awarded
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won a $25.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River maintenance dredging project. Bids for this work were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announceme
PHOTO: Fountain Lake dredge update
After 4 years of dredging, over 1.26 million cubic yards of sediment has been removed from Fountain Lake, Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD) said. “The Brookside boat landing will be closed the night of October 3rd and all day October 4th and 5th as J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. removes the ba
International Guidelines on NNBF for Flood Risk Management
Dr Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature initiative at the US Army Corps of Engineers recently chaired the launch event of the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) for Flood Risk Management. The virtual launch event was held Thursday, 16 September
GLDD bags $11.3M South Hutchinson Island contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won an $11.3 million contract to construct a coastal storm risk management beach on South Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida. Funding for the project will be provided approximately 35 percent by the federal government and approximately 65 percent
SCHOTTEL thrusters for America’s largest hopper dredge
German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has just announced that the largest U.S.-flagged, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup will be equipped with its rudder propellers type SRP 510 L FP. The dredger, currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS Shipyard in Brownsvil
$15.2M for two environmental projects in St. Bernard Parish, LA
The Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group (TIG), overseeing funds resulting from the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, is providing funding for environmental projects across the five Gulf of Mexico states affected by the spill. Louisiana will receive $15.16 million for the enginee
Lansing Village dredging delayed until October 1
Lansing Village Creek boat channel dredging – scheduled to begin September 15 – has been delayed to October 1, and is expected to continue through November 1, Iowa DNR said. The boat ramp will remain open, but space will be limited, according to the latest update. The navigation channel from the boa
C.R. McCaskill completes Longboat Key beachfill
After months of work, Weeks Marine Dredging Division has safely and successfully completed over four miles of beach replenishment in Longboat Key, Florida. The town’s $35 million beach renourishment project that began mid-March will provide further storm surge protection and improve wildlife habitat
USACE: Lockwood Folly Inlet is no longer dangerously shallow
The Lockwood Folly Inlet between Oak Island and Holden Beach is no longer dangerously shallow, WWAY-TV3 said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveyed the inlet yesterday morning to follow up on a dredging project that was completed on September 5. According to USACE, the project was successful and
Nags Head dredging plan on the table
The Town of Nags Head, NC, is asking for federal approval to dredge three offshore sites for 975,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand to place along a 4.5-mile section of oceanfront shoreline. The town submitted an application to USACE’s Wilmington District, seeking Department of the Army authoriza