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Montauk Point coastal scheme completed
Governor Kathy Hochul, the Army Corps New York District, Montauk Historical Society, and other partners yesterday celebrated the completion of the Montauk Point Coastal Resiliency Project. The officials also celebrated the reopening of the newly restored Montauk Point Lighthouse – the landmark locat
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USACE to increase beneficial use of dredged sediment to 70% by 2030
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regularly performs maintenance dredging of federal shipping channels throughout the nation to provide ease of navigation and safe passage to larger vessels that utilize the waterways carrying products vital to the economy. Over 200 million cubic yards of material is
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Two St. Louis River Remediation Projects win WEDA awards
Each year at its annual WEDA Dredging Summit & Expo, Western Dredging Association presents Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects/programs. In 2023 the categories for the awards were reimagined and two Environmental Excellence Awards were given. An award in the category “Partnership
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USACE to hold two meetings on Tampa Harbor Navigation Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will this week hold two public hearings on the recently published Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study. The study investigated alternatives to provide efficient and safe navigation and maritime commerce in Tampa Harbor such as deepening an
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All set for Canal del Dique dredging operations
Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has just announced the start of maintenance dredging project named “Restoration of the Degraded Ecosystems of the Canal del Dique” being conducted in order to maintain navigability in the Canal. According to ANI, the contractor Dragados Hidráulicos SA
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WEDA’s Strategic Plan webinar next week
The Western Dredging Association underwent a strategic planning process in 2017, with the results from that process enabling WEDA to define the objectives for the organization, make informed decisions on programs, allocate resources effectively, and create a foundation for WEDA to adapt to the unfor
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Wallis Lake dredging to be completed before Christmas
Tanya Thompson, Member for Myall Lakes, held a crucial meeting recently with Minister for Transport, Jo Haylen, at NSW Parliament House to address the pressing concern of sand shoaling in the Wallis Lake estuary. During the meeting, it was confirmed that NSW Maritime, is working with the Mid Coast C
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New chapter in bay restoration
EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz recently joined Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays. The governor ushered in a new phase of Chesapeake and coastal bay restoration
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USACE nearing completion of the Miami Beach project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is near completion of its Miami Beach project with last sand placement to take place on or about July 29. The present renourishment project is being conducted along four critically eroded sections of the shoreline through a $40.4 million contra
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Agencies join hands to dredge the Port of Iberia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have entered into a joint agreement to complete the Port of Iberia AGMAC Channel Dredging Project’s Validation Study. It was announced in March of this year that $1,200,000 in federal funding was succe
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Spotlight on Black River dredged material beneficial reuse facility
The Ohio State legislature passed a bill to prohibit the open water disposal of dredged sediment after July 2020 and recommended to find alternative beneficial uses of the dredged sediment. With open water disposal no longer an option and confined disposal facilities nearing full capacity, innovativ
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Coastal management in the Tweed
Tweed Shire Council (NSW) is developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) as a part of their ongoing commitment to the preservation and protection of the coast and estuaries. The program will be developed over the coming months from research and consultation with experts, stakeholders, and communit
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Newt Marine wins Mississippi River improvement project
Newt Marine Service, out of Dubuque, Iowa, has won a $8.7 million USACE contract for a Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP project) located on the Wisconsin side of the Upper Mississippi River in Upper Pool 4, near Bay City, Wisconsin. The project, known as the Navigation Systemic
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Wabasha to manage the Corps’ dredged river sand
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District and the City of Wabasha (MN) are about to sign a historic river sand management document. The signing ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle Center Amphitheater, 50 Pembroke Ave. S. in Wabasha. According to USACE, this document will a