Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 28, 2019
Raritan Canal Receives Much-Needed Dredge
Dredging has resumed in the Delaware and Raritan Canal, with the current season expected to run through the end of October. As of May 1, the canal was closed to boaters between the Walking Bridge and Griggstown Lock, to accommodate work in Reach 3....
Associated Press - Tue January 22, 2019
Army Corps of Engineers Pursues Lake Pepin Island Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a proposal to build islands near the head of Lake Pepin by using sand and sediment removed from the Mississippi River. Minnesota Public Radio News reported that the federal agency is proposing the project to restore backwater fish and wildlife habitat....
Associated Press - Wed August 22, 2018
Dredging of Mississippi River Gets Critical Endorsement
BATON ROUGE, LA. - A plan to deepen the main channel of the Mississippi River to 50 ft. from a Louisiana city to the Gulf of Mexico has won a critical endorsement from the Army Corps of Engineers. James Dalton, the corp's civil works director, concluded the increase from Baton Rouge to the Gulf will result in annual benefits of upward of $100 million to the nation's economy, compared to average annual costs of $17.7 million....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 16, 2018
$123M Boston Harbor Dredging Project Deepens Channel for Larger Ships
Work on a $123 million dredging project in New England's largest seaport is under way, with plans to continue for about three years to deepen the project to its newly authorized depths. The dredging project in the Boston Harbor is designed to accommodate large container ships that are calling on the United States' east coast now that the Panama Canal improvements are completed, according to the U.S....
NJDOT - Tue May 29, 2018
Channel to Barnegat Bay Inlet Reopens After Dredging
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced State navigation channels in the Barnegat Bay Inlet area have been restored to navigable depths for the first time since Superstorm Sandy following the completion of a dredging project in Ocean County....
Thu April 19, 2018
Army Corps of Engineers Receives Proposals for Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials Pilot Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it received 94 proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material....
Tue March 13, 2018
Park Closes for Dredging
As of Feb. 20, 2018, Utah Lake State Park remained closed due to ongoing construction activities associated with dredging the marina. The park is currently scheduled to reopen to the public in May. Marina dredging is an important part of ongoing park maintenance and is a rather large undertaking....
Russ Bynum – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 12, 2018
Savannah Harbor Deepening Nears Halfway Point
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) A dredging ship on the Savannah River emptied another load of sand and mud capable of filling roughly 170 dump trucks as officials overseeing the $973 million deepening of the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah declared the project had nearly reached its halfway point....
John Seewer – Associated Press - Tue March 06, 2018
Ohio Has New Uses for Sediment From Lake Erie's Harbors
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) The federal agency that keeps open shipping channels along Lake Erie has settled a long dispute with Ohio over what to do with sand, soil and mud scooped out of Cleveland's harbor....
Wed December 13, 2017
Task Force Seeks Stamp, Sand Solution in Mich.
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) An Environmental Protection Agency task force is working to address stamp sand erosion along Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The sands are leftover waste from a stamp mill in Gay, The Daily Mining Gazette reported ....
