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Engineering With Nature by USACE
Regardless of their size, islands play a critical role in providing valuable habitat, recreation opportunities, and coastal protection by reducing erosion and wave energy to nearby shorelines. Islands often consist of multiple habitats spanning different elevations, like beaches, dunes, and marshes.
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Stage two of Apollo Bay work underway
Stage two of the Apollo Bay Foreshore Protection Project is now underway with approximately 650 metres of new rock revetment being built along the foreshore north of Milford Street. New groynes will also be constructed followed by sand renourishment to fill the space next to the structures and preve
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Narrabeen Lagoon dredging VIDEO
Soil Conservation Service today released a very interesting video about the Narrabeen Lagoon dredging project. Although carried out in one form or another over the last 40 plus years, 2021 was the first to use an amphibious excavator with a dredge head. “This means work is safer with less impact to
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Napier Port celebrates important milestone
Napier Port’s 6 Wharf project recently reached another important milestone with the completion of all 400 piles. These piles – each driven up to 35 metres into the underlying sandstone rock – form the basis of the foundation support for the new wharf. “Our 6 Wharf contractor – HEB Construction, firs
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Coastal hazards in Akaroa Harbour area VIDEO
Christchurch City Council yesterday released a video on coastal hazards in the Akaroa Harbour area. In this video, Coastal scientist Derek Todd talks about how coastal hazards could impact this area in the coming decades. Communities in low-lying inland and coastal areas around New Zealand and the w
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Southsea sea walls shaping up
Last week, Southsea Coastal Scheme officials celebrated a huge achievement – laying of the first pre-cast unit at Long Curtain Moat. As reported, a 220t crane has installed the first limestone and granite units that will form a sea wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat. “We laid the firs
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Managing sediment accumulation in lakes and reservoirs
CEMS Webinar – Managing Sediment Accumulation in Lakes and Reservoirs: Challenges and Solutions for Colorado and Across the U.S. – is set to take place on November 9, 2021. Reservoirs are essential for maintaining a reliable system of water supply, while providing additional benefits such as hydropo
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USACE VIDEO: Depoe Bay dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has just released this very interesting video named Dams et al Episode 51 – Depoe Bay Dredging. Regular dredging, which happens every eight to 10 years depending on funding, keeps the boat basin clear (the boat basin catches sediment coming down th
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Dredging progresses at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately seven months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 6 and 8 East. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. Three tugboats, three hopper barges and one survey boat will provide assistance, th
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Final caisson arrives at Aberdeen Expansion site
The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project has reached another milestone with the arrival and placement of the final concrete caisson. All 22 caissons are in place at the expansion site, forming the basis of the closed quay section of the North Quay, the East Quay and South East Pier.
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Broken glass poses safety risk at Yanchep Lagoon beach
Yanchep Lagoon and Quinns Beach have been closed after sand contaminated with glass shards was placed on the shore. The beaches are now closed while the City of Wanneroo works with their contractor to remove the contaminated sand and replace it with clean sand. “Earlier this morning I was alerted by
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Figueira da Foz nourishment
Over the course of the summer, Rohde Nielsen A/S performed a beach nourishment contract in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Winter storms had caused severe erosion along the coast, but 160.000m3 delivered by the hopper dredger Idun R, has made the beach look brand new again. The shallow draught and the po
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Gold Coast strategy focuses on sustainable management of waterways
The Gold Coast Waterways Strategy 2021-2030 has been released. With the communities’ vision of A Waterways City, the strategy focuses on access, connections and destinations through innovative planning and management. The Strategy will ensure the ongoing, sustainable management of this important nat
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Meeting on Bal Harbour renourishment next week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), in coordination with Miami Dade County and Bal Harbour Village, will host a virtual public meeting October 12, 2021. This meeting starts at 6:00p.m. and will provide an opportunity to address the scope of work for the Bal Harbour beach