HDR, an Omaha based company involved in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services, has recently added three industry-recognized leaders to the dams, levees and civil works practice. They are Dan Osmun, national technical adviser for dam safety and risk, and Jeff Allen, natio
In its latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, the Town of Hilton Head Island said that the beach area between Tower Beach and Belted Kingfisher Lane is currently restricted for beach renourishment construction. As a result of the progress made to date, the town and its contractor Wee
The Environment Agency (EA) has awarded a contract to VBA, the joint venture comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins, to carry out post flooding recovery works in Cumbria, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. The large scale multi-site contract involves projects spread across the whole of
For decades, North Shore communities have managed their respective shorelines independently, and have suffered the economic and environmental challenges of individual approaches to the protection of a shared resource. Communities and public landowners need to work together as a region to manage the
Several leaders, including Congressman John Katko, Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow along with representatives from Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, gathered yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Oswego Harbor dredging project. After five weeks of work, this nearly $1 million worth dredging project w
Congressman Gus Bilirakis and the entire Greater Tampa Congressional Delegation wrote a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month supporting funding for the Anclote River dredging project. Silt has built up on the riverbed preventing many boat operators from navigating the river and o
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently released a video showing the capabilities of trailing suction hopper dredgers. Trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) can fill their own holds (hoppers) by sucking material from the seabed using a trailing suction head fitted to pipes that trail over the be
Work to repair flood defenses in a Northumberland town, which were damaged during the winter floods, is due to start next week, according to the Environment Agency. Repair work at Haydon Bridge will be carried out by the Environment Agency in two phases and will permanently repair flood defenses. Th
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from August 8-19, 2016. Seven public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with
The City of Pullman updated its program for protecting and maintaining the shorelines of the South Fork Palouse River within city limits. The city submitted it to the Washington Department of Ecology for review and approval. Now Ecology is making the shoreline program available for public review and
Three Birmingham-area waterways will see environmental improvements, thanks to grants from the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program. Turkey and Village creeks in Jefferson County and Shoal Creek in Shelby County will benefit from the grants, which will help reduce erosion and aid water qua
Half of the River Aire at Crown Point Weir has been blocked off this week to allow the installation of a movable weir as part of Phase 1 of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. The Environment Agency has worked with Leeds City Council and other partners to develop Phase 1 which comprises a combination of
In an effort to find out why locals value their coastline, the City of Wanneroo has released a community survey that will help inform decisions on coastal hazard risk management. Mayor Tracey Roberts said that the survey results would help develop a strategy to help protect the City’s coastline. The
The 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’ has begun its first dredging project in the Port of Makhachkala. Recently delivered TSHD Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000m³ TSHDs, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard under the order of FSUE Rosmorport. Delivery of the other tw
