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CT Port Authority to File Amicus Brief Against New York State
The Connecticut Port Authority and seven other Connecticut parties have filed a motion stating their intent to join together in a friend of the court brief (amicus) to support a decision by EPA to designate a 1.3 square nautical mile area south of New London, CT, as the approved site for the disposa
Bush Announces $1.74 Million for Coastal Protection Projects
Land Commissioner, George P. Bush, last week announced the selection of 21 projects to be funded through the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) Cycle 23, awarding a total of approximately $1.74 million in federal funds to improve the management of the state’s coastal resources and ensure its lon
IHC Robbins Continues Partnership with Titanium Corporation
IHC Robbins has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the first commercial scale Mineral Separation Plant at an oil sands operator by their client Titanium Corporation Inc. based in Calgary, AB, Canada. Commenting this, Matt Robbins, Senior Project Manager for the CVW™ MSP Project
Project Update: Wrapping Up Dredging Work in Sailfish Channel
Martin County said in their latest update on the Bathtub Reef Beach/Sailfish Point renourishment project that dredge crews are wrapping up operations in the Sailfish Navigation channel and are in the process of moving all of the pipeline out of the channel. Pipeline has been placed on the impoundmen
Corps Island Dredged Material Plans on Display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on plans to unload 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from Corps Island, near river mile 799 of the Upper Mississippi River. The project would involve unloading dredged material from Corps Island, a temporary placem
Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project on the Way
Dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project will start mid-April, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The project will place 385,000 cubic yards of sand on just under one mile of eroded beach in St. Lucie County. Sand placement will start im
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 2 – April 8, 2018). Ocean Isle Dredging Project Nears End Work continues in Brunswick County on the Ocean Isle Coastal Storm Risk Management project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District in
Pamlico Sound Ferry Routes Return to Normal Schedule
After a month-long dredging effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the North Carolina Ferry System has returned to its regular published schedule on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry routes, the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) informs. All vehicle size and weig
Kelowna Dredging Works About to Begin
More work is getting underway this week to prepare for the spring snowpack melt that flows into the streams and creeks that run through the City of Kelowna. According to the city announcement, the Mill Creek dredging works will begin this Saturday. “Residents living along the creek will notice equip
Eastern LIS Dredging: Connecticut Coalition to Fight Back
Congressman Joe Courtney was joined yesterday by a broad range of stakeholders from Connecticut’s maritime economy for a press conference to respond to New York State’s legal challenge of the final EPA dredging rule for the eastern Long Island Sound (LIS). During the press conference at New London’s
Pompton Lake Dredging Project Wrapped Up
Hydraulic dredging of the 36-acre portion of the Pompton Lake, known as the Acid Brook Delta (ABD), has been completed, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The work was performed by the Chemours Company FC, LLC., through its contractor, Sevenson Environmental
VIDEO: Flower Mound Ponds Dredging Wrapped Up
A major dredging project to reduce odor and restore the natural bottom of three Flower Mound park ponds is now complete and the fish have been restocked, The Town of Flower Mound, Texas, said in its latest announcement. Under this cleanup scheme, the dredging works were conducted at Cortadera, Wilke