Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris has asked city staff to begin writing a request for proposals for companies interested in dredging the … By Sean Tubbs (dailyprogress) [mappress] Source: dailyprogress, August 18, 2010;
The federal Environmental Protection Agency faces a major decision next month: whether and how to proceed with the controversial Upper … By Sharon Ruggi (nypost) [mappress] Source: nypost, August 18, 2010;
Uruguay is cobbling together a regional partnership around its planned deep sea port as part of President Jose Mujica’s strategy to raise… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, August 18, 2010;
Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner says equipment to start dredging the country’s waterways will arrive in two weeks… By Alicia Llanos (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 18, 2010;
Just leave it alone. If you tinker too much, it could trigger a radioactive disaster. Senator BJ Cruz says scraping the coral off the … By Jeff Marchesseault (guamnewswatch) [mappress] Source: guamnewswatch, August 18, 2010;
The federal government plans to spend $30 million to help restore a barrier headland that helps protect Port Fourchon, a major oil and … (kalb) [mappress] Source: kalb, August 18, 2010;
Members of the Mississippi River Commission listened to testimony Monday against the recent decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to… By Erin Easton Ragan (semissourian) [mappress] Source: semissourian, August 18, 2010;
Officials at the Port of Harlingen may need to dredge part of the waterway after floodwaters washed silt into the channel, Director Butch… By Fernando Del Valle (brownsvilleherald) [mappress] Source: brownsvilleherald, August 18, 2010;
Five buoy-mounted automatic water quality monitors (AWQMs) have been installed by YSI Hydrodata engineers at the new Tyne Tunnel project to ensure that construction operations do not significantly affect river water quality. Unusually, the contractors have not taken ownership of the instrumentation,
Bangladesh and the Netherlands are set to build a five-year strategic cooperation in the area of water security under which a range of … (nation) [mappress] Source: nation, August 17, 2010
The Dutch dredging firm that completed the $721 million deepening of Port Phillip Bay’s shipping channels spilled 900 litres of hydraulic… (theage) [mappress] Source: theage, August 17, 2010;
The dredging of the Rewa River is expected to start tomorrow following the project launch by the Primary Industries Minister Joketani … (radiofiji) [mappress] Source: radiofiji, August 17, 2010;
GE applauds the work of the seven independent scientists who evaluated the first phase of the Hudson River dredging project. We agree with the unanimous conclusion in their draft report that the performance standards established by EPA to govern the dredging project could not be met in Phase 1 and c
“Comparable, if not better, with the Bohol river cruise!” This was the pronouncement of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., on board a motorized… (balitapangasinan) [mappress] Source: balitapangasinan, August 17, 2010;