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USACE Hosts Dredging Meeting in Winona, Minnesota
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is set to host a public meeting to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material in Winona, Minnesota, on February 21. The meeting is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Winona County History Center, 160 Joh
RMV Riding Park Dredging Project Proposed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for the RMV Riding Park Recurrent Maintenance Dredging project. The proposed project is located within the city of San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, CA. According to the applican
USACE Project Update: Protecting Long Beach, NY
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District is now in the process of increasing resiliency at the Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project along the shore of Long Beach, NY. The project is crucial in strengthening the beach’s resiliency and makes it more sustainable and reduces risks associated
Navingo Career Event 2019
Everyone who is interested or curious about a career in the maritime, offshore and energy sector can register for free as of February 19th to visit the Navingo Career Event on 23 May 2019. At the Navingo Career Event career and development in this innovative sector come together. Visitors meet leadi
VIDEO: Removing Silt Along Waterway Road, Ocean City
Scarborough Properties, a full service real estate development company headquartered in southern New Jersey, has just released this amazing video about the Ocean City dredging program. Scarborough Marine Group, a dredging company from South Jersey, is making a great progress on this dredging scheme
VIDEO: Voices of the Coast with Lauren Averill
Restore the Mississippi River Delta, a coalition of Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, and Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation involved in rebuilding Louisiana’s coastal landscape, has just released their la
Dredging Work Begins on City of Armstrong’s Meighan Creek
The City of Armstrong, located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, said in their latest release that an approval to perform maintenance work on Meighan Creek was granted recently by the Provincial Government. Homes along Meaghan Creek were flooded the last two years,
Hutchinson Island Dissolved Oxygen Injection Plant Complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has completed construction of the Dissolved Oxygen Injection System plant on Hutchinson Island and began testing the plant Feb. 14 to verify proper operation. As part of the testing phase, the Corps released dark-pink colored dye in the Back River
USACE Kicks Off Ocean City Inlet Navigation Improvement Project
USACE, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Worcester County signed a Project Partnership Agreement last week to start work on a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation, or shoaling, within the Ocean City Inlet. “This navigation channel is regularly used by commercial
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 11-17, 2019). NMDC, Ravestein Ink Deal for New Backhoe Dredger National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Ravestein B.V. from the Netherlands have just signed a contract to design, construct, commission
CPRA’s Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Receives Approval
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced yesterday, receipt of approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to Louisiana’s request to include the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project on the Federal Permitting Dashboard. The official request was submitted on January 2
USACE: South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Agreement Inked
USACE’s San Francisco District Commander, LTC Travis Rayfield, signed an agreement with leaders from the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the California State Coastal Conservancy yesterday on a $177 million landmark project to reduce the risk of flooding in a densely populated region of the Sou