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Dutra Completes Emergency Repair Work on Tyler Island Levee
Dutra Group of San Rafael (CA) has completed emergency repairs to the Tyler Island levee in South Sacramento County. For the last couple of days, the company was working around the clock to patch the breech and rebuild and strengthen the levee. The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Service on Mo
Shark River Dredging Scheme Wrapped Up
After facing years of setbacks and obstacles, the long-awaited dredging project at Shark River has been completed, Monmouth County’s Department of Public Information & Tourism just announced. Equipment from the project, which included removing sediment and reopening the navigation channels in the Sh
Meeting on Dredged Material Disposal Takes Place in Waterford
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting to discuss the proposal by the Waterford Waterway Management District to dispose of dredged materials from the Waterford Dam Impoundment and Tichigan Lake. The meeting is set for Thursday, February 23, beginning at 5 p.m. at th
USACE Reissuing Nationwide Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reissuing Nationwide Permits (NWPs), authorizing work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. According to the Corps, the new NWPs take effect March 1
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 13-19, 2017). Heavy Equipment for the Willoughby Spit Project Arrives on Wednesday Heavy equipment that will be used for the Willoughby Spit and Vicinity Storm Damage Reduction Project is set to arrive th
Nature Conservancy: Ideal Location for New Reef Identified
The waters off Gallops Island were identified as the ideal location for a proposed reef that would be built out of rock material dredged from Boston Harbor during a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers harbor deepening project slated for 2018, the Nature Conservancy just announced. Along with Northeastern U
Comments Sought on Haddrell Street Dock Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is evaluating a permit application for the Haddrell Street Dock dredging project. The proposed work consists of modifying an existing dock and dredging in Charleston Harbor at the mouth of Shem Creek. In detail, the work involves removing an exi
VIDEO: Repairing USACE’s TSHDs Essayons and Yaquina
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has just released a video about their TSHDs Essayons and Yaquina, named ‘Drydock: Repairing the Massive Ships that Dredge the Columbia River’. These Portland District’s hopper dredgers work to ensure a safe ‘highway’ for container ships and other
GLDD to Dredge Upper Chesapeake Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced yesterday its plans to dredge a section of the Upper Chesapeake Bay in late February of 2017. According to USACE, this maintenance dredging project will be completed by the end of March 2017. The project area extends from the Sassafra
Santa Ana River Marsh Sediment Removal Project on Display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, is inviting public comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Santa Ana River Marsh Sediment Removal Project at Newport Beach, California. USACE proposes to remove approximately 10,000 cubic yards of clean, sandy
Mindowaskin Pond Dredging Progresses
Mindowaskin Park Pond Restoration project is approaching its latter stages as the contractor, T.R. Weniger, continues to forge ahead with the removal of tons of sedimentary material, reports the Town of Westfield, NJ. According to the release, so far, nearly three-quarters of the sediment has been d
Portion of Assawoman Canal Trail Closed for Dredging
Due to the Assawoman Canal maintenance dredging project, which is currently underway, a portion of the Division of Parks & Recreation’s adjacent Assawoman Canal Trail has been closed until early spring, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). “The