Continuing in his efforts to bring relief from the massive discharges of nutrient-laden water from Lake Okeechobee, Congressman Curt Clawson yesterday introduced his bipartisan legislation to expedite repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD). Clawson’s legislation would set aside $800 million and re
Three Dutch-related companies, BAM Nutall, Team Van Oord and VBA, have been awarded by the Environment Agency for their excellent work undertaken in flood scheme projects. On the occasion of the Flood & Coast 2016 conference the awards were handed out during a gala dinner in Telford on 24 February.
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) has announced that their seminar ‘Reclamation and Other Uses of Marine Aggregate’ will take place on April 22, 2016, in Gdansk, Poland. This EMSAGG seminar will examine the role of marine aggregate for reclamation works, coastal renourishment projec
A year after Dutch and Indonesian partners began the restoration of the severely eroding coast in Demak and Semarang in Northern Java, the project is showing its first results. Based on the principle of through Building with Nature, a sediment-permeable dam has been constructed and mangrove trees ha
Throughout the month of March, the EPA will continue hosting community information sessions on the Portland Harbor Cleanup Proposed Plan, as the Agency prepares to deliver key cleanup documents for public comment in April. When the Proposed Plan is released, the public will have an opportunity to re
McLaughlin & Harvey, in partnership with Constructionline, is about to hold a Supplier Engagement Event to inform potential suppliers about the opportunities available on the £14 million Water of Leith project. The event, set for 23rd March 2016, will provide potential suppliers with the chance to l
The USACE, Baltimore District, and the National Park Service (NPS), George Washington Memorial Parkway, are working on a project to restore up to 100 acres of freshwater tidal marsh within the 485-acre Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia. Dyke Marsh is one of the best studied we
Aquatec Group has just announced the introduction of an SSC converter for their popular AQUAlogger 210TY turbidity logger. Now included as standard in the AQUAtalk software package, users will be able to convert their turbidity readings to suspended sediment concentration (SSC) with ease. The conver
The Irish Government’s Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine has just announced a tender for the Rossaveel Small Craft Harbor capital dredging works. The dredging operations associated with the small craft harbor will require the removal of approximately 78,000 m³ of material to create a mano
Work has been completed on a major dredging program to deepen Largs Yacht Haven, reported on Monday the Yacht Haven. The contract was performed by Land and Water Services in conjunction with Dutch dredging company, Vandoorn. The project, which began in mid-January, involved removal of the high spots
DEME, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, and VITO spin-off Laser Cladding Venture (LCV) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to strengthen the cutter incisors used to dredge hard soils. The cooperation follows a successful pilot project on laser cladding in 2
A 3.5 million GBP coastal protection scheme at Lowestoft’s South Beach is approaching completion, with the promenade and majority of the beach due to reopen to the public. The second part of the two-phase project began early last year and provides protection to the Children’s Corner area of the beac
The Environment Agency has just released new update on the Perry Barr and Witton flood risk management scheme. The scheme is 1 of 6 separate projects that take forward the recommendations of the River Tame flood risk management strategy. In order to reduce the delay to the Perry Barr and Witton sche
Napier Port released today a draft proposal to add a new berth within its existing boundary for public consultation. The berth, which would require dredging and the construction of a new wharf, would be located at the northern end of the container terminal. Napier Port chief executive, Garth Cowie,
