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West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project breaks ground
Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday joined the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) along with federal, state, and local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system. The project will provide 100-year hurricane and storm surge pr
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Over $5M for local dredging projects in Massachusetts
The Baker-Polito Administration has awarded more than $5 million in grants to nine dredging projects through the Massachusetts Dredging Program, established to promote the strength and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s coastal harbors through support of saltwater dredging. The Dredging Program aw
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Funds secured for Southeast New Brunswick dredge projects
Government of Canada continues to invest in their small craft harbours with more than $8 million set aside to help renew the infrastructure throughout Southeast New Brunswick. The announcement came yesterday from Dominic LeBlanc, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Inte
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First two nominations for the IADC Safety Awards 2021
In the coming weeks, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will announce fifteen nominations that will compete for the Safety Awards 2021. IADC will announce two nominations every week, starting from 19 July, 2021, and the winner will be announced on 16 September 2021. As of 2021, t
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Registration open for 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just announced that registration is open for the 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter annual meeting. The event will take place on November 17-19, 2021 at the Holiday Inn in the downtown historic district of Mobile, AL. The meeting will provide a forum for exchang
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Wedgeport dredging included in the Small Craft Harbours program
Last Friday, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $22 million in the renewal of several harbours in South Western Nova Scotia. The funds will support work to reconstruct the existing breakwater, dredging a
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Ponte Vedra Beach study on display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is beginning preparation of an integrated Feasibility Study and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document to address coastal storm damages and risks along the shores of Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, Fla. To that end the Jacksonv
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Consultations underway on Thames Valley flood scheme
The Environment Agency is consulting on the approaches being considered to manage the risk of flooding across the Thames Valley. A public consultation is now open and runs until 20 August 2021. As well as sharing initial investigative work on different ways of managing flood risk, the consultation w
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Buxton nourishment project up for comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is looking for public comment on a proposed beach nourishment project for the Dare County Village of Buxton. According to the Corps, the Wilmington District, received an application from the Village of Buxton seeking Department of the Army author
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Update on the Leigh expansion scheme
To reduce the risk of flooding for communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough in Kent, England, the Environment Agency is working on a project that will increase the storage capacity of the existing Leigh flood storage area (FSA). Works will also include the construction of an embankment in Hildenbo
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ICE to organise the Southsea Coastal Scheme site visit
This summer, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will organise the ‘Explore Engineering’ Southsea Sea Defences – site visit and walk in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is Britain’s only island city and parts of it are below current high tide levels and will become increasingly at risk with sea-level rise. T
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USACE request for proposals on future Water Resources Development
Each year, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works develops a Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development. Proposals are now being accepted for the 2022 Report to Congress. This is an opportunity for non-Federal interests to identify new feasibility study authorities, modifi
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Report signed for Lower Cache Creek project
Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Chief’s Report to recommend moving forward with the Lower Cache Creek flood risk reduction project on June 21, 2021. Lower Cache Creek has a history of flooding, experi
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WEDA Journal of Dredging Volume 19, Issue 2
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently presented the Journal of Dredging Volume 19 – Issue 2, which provides the dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. Now in its 19th year, the Journal of Dredging is gaining traction. This issue marks the Journa