Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed into law Act 93 of 2021 that will allow beneficial re-use of dredged sediments for beach nourishment projects. This legislation, advocated by the City of Two Rivers and co-authored by State Senator Andre Jacque and State Representative Shae Sortwell, clears r
Officials with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with the contractor Norfolk Dredging Company, recently celebrated the completion of Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary restoration project. Norfolk Dredging began placin
HR Wallingford has released an article in which the company talks about how “cutting emissions by refining dredging practices and techniques is one of the most obvious areas for ports and harbours to make carbon savings, and how this can result in significantly lower costs and can sometimes provide
The biggest challenge in the maritime environment for this generation is the energy transition. For centuries the focus of mankind was to sail and operate at sea in the most efficient way possible. All these years Bakker Sliedrecht has improved the vessel design with state-of-the-art-solutions to ma
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting its fourth five-year review of the cleanup plan at the Ley Creek PCB Dredgings Subsite, located in Salina, NY. The review seeks to confirm that the cleanup conducted at the subsite continues to protect human health and the environment. The
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized its cleanup/dredging plan to address waterbodies of the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Site in Gibbsboro, Lindenwold, and Voorhees, New Jersey. According to EPA, the final decision – in the form of a Record of Decision (ROD) – calls
An Environment Agency-led award-winning coastal habitat creation and flood alleviation scheme on the West Sussex coast has successfully piloted a new global standard for nature-based solutions established by the world-leading authority on conservation of nature. The International Union for Conservat
Sandy beaches and dunes are the dominant coastal landform in Texas and the Gulf Coast. They’re home and nesting grounds for hundreds of important wildlife species and provide us with spacious places to live and recreate. Beaches and dunes are also the first-line defense against storms and flooding c
The Environment Agency together with ABPmer and Cefas have recently published a practical guide for beneficial use of dredged sediment for estuarine and coastal habitat restoration. The ecological, societal, and economic benefits of estuarine and coastal habitats, and the threats they face from a ch
Land & Water Group recently presented a video celebrating the completion of the River of Life II scheme. This largest wetland habitat creation project of its kind on the River Thames and River Thame was realised through the partnership between Earth Trust, Church Farm Partnership and The Hurst Water
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is continuing work on the Spirit Lake Sediment Remediation Project in Duluth, Minnesota. This work is being conducted as part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act project agreement between EPA and U.S. Steel. The site is located within the St. Louis River Area of Concern and is s
Boskalis has just won the prestigious prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema award for their role in an innovative Building with Nature project – construction of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer Lake, the Netherlands. This award is given every five years for the best and most innovative hydraulic engineering p
Ecologist Andrew Hannes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District recently gave members of Leadership Buffalo’s Rising Leaders group a tour of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Ecosystem Restoration Project at Unity Island in Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo District completed construc
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will today (October 19th) deliver their next webinar titled “PFAS – Coming Soon to a Sediment Site Near You”. The webinar will try to answer the following questions: What are PFAS; Will contaminated sites re-open for PFAS; What sediment remediation techniques will
