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Wellfleet Harbor in Need of Dredging
The town of Wellfleet has formed a task force to assess the Wellfleet Harbor silting issues. The area was last dredged in 2001, and now officials are worried that the silt problem will cause safety hazards if it is not dredged soon, informs CapeCod.com. Task force member and Wellfleet Shellfish Prom
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Libyan Air Force Sinks Dredger A helicopter of the Libyan air force attacked and sunk a dredger off Benghazi coast yesterday, said General Saqr Al-Jroshi, Commander of the Libyan Air Force. IJmuiden to Get New Sea Lock Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch Highways and Waterways Agency) intends to […]
Presque Isle Bay Study on the Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District awarded recently URS Cooperation and Baird Inc. with a contract to conduct a beneficial use of dredged material tracer study at Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to trace how sediment naturally moves in the sys
Investments in Five Fathom Hole Harbor
Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of the Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced yesterday an investment to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at Five Fathom Hole harbor in New Brunswick. The project involves the installation of new floatin
Sandy Point Bend Draft up for Comment
A draft supplemental environmental assessment for adaptive management to the Sandy Point Bend chute complex in Harrison County, Iowa is currently available for public review. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of adaptive management measures to maintain shallow water habitat quality within t
Affolter Nets Mid Bay Dewatering Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $1.8 million to Affolter Contracting Company for dewatering of the Mid Bay Dredged Material Placement Area in Chambers County, Texas. “Dewatering allows for the outflow of excess water which helps to consolidate
Sacramento Levee Works in Full Swing
Brigadier General (P) Donald E. Jackson, Jr., deputy commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil and Emergency Operations, visited levee work in north Sacramento, CA yesterday. During the visit, he was briefed on key projects in the District including Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway
Riverprize – First Finalists Revealed
Finalists have recently been announced in two Riverprize categories for 2015 – the Morgan Foundation New Zealand Riverprize and the Thiess International Riverprize. Riverprize is the world’s most prestigious river award giving recognition to those who have developed and implemented outstanding, visi
Repairs Begin on Fairport East Breakwater
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District has begun restoring the Fairport Harbor East Breakwater, Lake County, Ohio to repair the $5.5 million worth of damages caused by Superstorm Sandy, October 2012. “The Fairport Harbor East Breakwater experienced extensive damage during Sandy be
Dredge Liberty Island Out of Service Again
After only one day spent on the site, hopper dredge “Liberty Island” will go back to Virginia for more repairs. For the last two moths, the Liberty Island was in Norfolk where the vessel’s starboard engine was replaced. The Liberty Island had returned to Ocean City’s south end on Monday to resume a
Positive Future for Port of Virginia
Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that the Port of Virginia’s preliminary reports for fiscal year 2015 indicate that it will post its first yearly operating profit since 2008. The Port is forecast to turn a $16.1 million profit, which is a $31.5 million improvement in operating income compared
GE Responds to Legislators
Last week, GE’s Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety Ann R. Klee responded to state legislators who wrote to the company about the Hudson River Dredging Project. In the letter, she explained the continuing work on the dredging project, reporting about the progress being made and the approp