After a lengthy delay, the Schuylkill River dredging project in Philadelphia will finally be completed this year. The news was announced yesterday by U.S. Senator Bob Casey who joined local leaders at Boathouse Row to celebrate the $13 million investment from President Biden’s infrastructure law to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission have signed an agreement to begin aquatic ecosystem restoration design and construction work at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska. The agencies have been working together over the past several years to determine feasibility and d
This year marks 50 years of Terra et Aqua. To mark this milestone, IADC is celebrating with a special edition. Yesterday evening, 16 May, the jubilee issue was unveiled at the start of the WODCONXXIII in Copenhagen, Denmark. “We are extremely proud that we have been able to publish this academic/sci
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has awarded a $6.1 million contract to H. B. Construction Inc. of Platte City, Missouri, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, also k
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is seeking public comments on its draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA), released May 11, for proposed modifications to the Pierce County Islands in Upper Pool 4 of the Mississippi River. USACE officials initiated a feasibility study in
The Crown Estate recently commissioned new detailed survey work to enhance knowledge of the quality and distribution of marine sand and gravel resources in the UK and support the sustainable management of the seabed. The research, which has been undertaken by EGS International Ltd, has captured high
Yesterday morning, Congresswoman Julia Brownley presented the County of Ventura and Ventura County Harbor Department Director Michael Tripp with a ceremonial check for $15 million for the bi-annual maintenance dredging of the Channel Islands Harbor. This critical funding will meet the dredging needs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has awarded a contract for site preparation on a 1.1-mile segment of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. According ot the Corps, this contract will support the construction of about 17.5 mi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District and Jefferson County have signed a design agreement (DA) for the Jefferson County Ecosystem Restoration Project. The project was authorized by Congress in 2020 at an initial total project cost of $60 million, which includes design and construction
The U.S. Army Corps planners and Columbia River sponsor ports will host five virtual information sessions April 26-28 to update the public on their 20-year plan for managing dredged material from the Lower Columbia River. USACE policy requires all federally maintained navigation projects demonstrate
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has just announced the latest update on the Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beach renourishment works. According to DELWP, work has begun on a series of beach renourishments between Blairgowrie and Tootgarook at the souther
In the UK, dredging and desilting have historically been carried out for a broad range of reasons including: to prevent flooding, to drain land, to maintain flows to mills, to abstract sand or gravel for construction or to improve navigation. When used with other flood risk management measures as pa
The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes substantial funding for Texas dredging projects, among which is the Galveston Harbor Channel Extension scheme. According to the Army Corps, the IIJA Appropriations Law will provide an estimated $11 million in Federal funding
When feasible, dredged material can be used as a resource rather than treated as a waste product. Beneficial uses can include habitat creation and restoration, beach nourishment, landfill cover, and land site remediation. “Beneficial use of dredge material provides a sustainable solution to managing
