The USACE Chicago District, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, bp, East Chicago Waterway Management District (ECWMD) and the cities of Hammond and East Chicago, Ind. held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the
A second and final season of dredging on Black Hawk Lake has come to an end in Sac County, Iowa. The dredging work completed at Black Hawk Lake will improve overall water quality, fish habitat and recreational opportunities. An area approximately 174 acres in the eastern main basin of the lake was d
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc., has returned to the site to complete the long-delayed dredging of Chedoke Creek in Hamilton, Ontario. The dredging was originally set to start in 2021, but has been repeatedly put on hold due to the Indigenous group concerns about the environmental aspects o
Although the Pacific Chapter Board has received a full program of abstracts, WEDA has decided to listen to the membership and officially extend the abstract deadline to Monday, July 31, 2023, for its Fall Conference to give a few more of you a chance to submit. The Fall Conference will be held acros
Jonathan D. Tan, the Chairman and Administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, attended the blessing of the newly acquired Watermaster Classic V amphibious multipurpose dredger today. This piece of equipment will be used to clear the waterways of the Subic bay Freeport Zone and to prevent
Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has appealed to the Federal Government for the speedy dredging of the Calabar Port. Speaking in Government House, Calabar, when he received the Calabar Port Manager, Mr. Festus Ikechi Olumati, and his team, the governor explained that transformi
During CEDA’s Dredging Management Commission (DMC) recent meeting, Maurice de Kok, Manager Engineering Department, took over as chairperson from Koos van der Geer, Project Director, both working at Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors. “I look forward to partner and co-operate with all DMC’s sta
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced last week that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipmen
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has received a permit application from Virginia Port Authority regarding the Virginia International Gateway terminal dredging project. The proposed project includes a combination of a new and maintenance dredging works to deepen the port terminal ar
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission has officially approved the Osceola Creek Restoration Project. This significant undertaking will be carried out in partnership with CHC Marine Services, LLC, and will involve an investment of $6.2 million. The Osceola Creek Restoration Project aims to restore and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Project team recently published guidance and tools for modernizing dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The team consisted of researchers from ERDC’s Environmental Lab and Information Technolog
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River’s volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water
The USACE Detroit District is pausing dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan, in response to Ottawa County Health Department’s “no-contact order” for North Park Beach after preliminary testing found E.coli concentrations in the area. Dredging will be paused in the area until testing results show the E.co
Boskalis has been active Down Under for many years in keeping a number of Australia’s ports accessible for the world’s largest vessels. In 2008 and 2009, for example, their mega trailing suction hopper dredger Queen of the Netherlands deepened the access channel to the Port of Melbourne, which is th
