Dredging
Corps Introduces Susquehanna River Dredging Plan (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced a plan for the maintenance dredging of the Susquehanna River. The proposed work consists of maintenance dredging of one reach of the channel to the authorized dimensions of 200 feet wide and 15 feet mean lower low water (MLLW), plus one foot of allowable o
Pipe Installation for Nanticoke Dredging Scheduled for Next Week (USA)
Construction crews will begin work Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, to install two casing pipes beneath Woodland Road as part of the Nanticoke River dredging project. This project will affect those traveling between Seaford and Woodland throughout the month of December. The temporary pipes are necessary to sh
Meeting of Hudson River PCB Advisory Group Set for December 11 (USA)
The meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, from 1-3:45 in the Gideon Putnam room in the Admin Building at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs. Meeting Agenda 1:00 Welcome, Introductions, Review September Meeting Summary 1:1
Australia: Government Announces Funding for Port Geographe Seagrass Problems
Regarding the seagrass accumulation and beach erosion problems at the Port Geographe in Busselton, more than $28 million in funding has been announced by the State Government to address these issues. The plan includes modifying the shape and length of the western breakwater. This should eliminate tr
Hydrosphere: New Sector Lights for Aberdeen Harbour (UK)
A Vega VLS-46 sector light, supplied to Aberdeen Harbour by Hydrosphere, has played a major part in facilitating the successful completion of the harbour’s £5.2m dredging operation, paving the way for the harbour to play a key role in offshore wind developments. The harbour is already the centre of
USA: Officials Achieve Settlement over Rialto Superfund Site
The United States has entered into two settlements worth more than $50 million to clean up contamination from the B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in San Bernardino County. There are a dozen settling parties including Emhart Industries (Emhart), and Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. (PSI), as well as the Cities o
USA: Series of Public Meetings Scheduled for CEPP
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District will be holding a series of public meetings to present the proposed final array of alternatives for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) and give all interested individuals, groups and agencies an opportunity to comment and as
Geosyntec to Present at Society for Risk Analysis Meeting (USA)
Three senior practitioners from Geosyntec Consultants are set to present at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis in San Francisco December 9-12, 2012. Principal Environmental Scientist Ruth Custance from Geosyntec’s Santa Barbara office will present “Calculating Inhalation Exposu
USA: Army Corps Responds to Significant Shoaling at Rudee Inlet
The Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, N.C., is scheduled to begin dredging the Rudee Inlet Federal Navigation Project for five days beginning Dec. 7, 2012. The dredging is being done as a result of significant shoaling across the entire entrance channel. Weather con
Kiasma Srl Changes Motion of Mixture Inside Discharge Pipes (Italy)
Kiasma Srl Zero Branco, has changed the motion of the mixture inside the discharge pipes for the CSD. Inside the piping in HDPE and Rubber, Kiasma Srl has changed from linear to turbulent motion, with the benefit of requiring less energy to move the mixture inside the piping and then with a conseque
Belgium: Deurganck Lock Construction Moves Forward
Hilde Crevits, Flemish minister of Transport & Public Works, has given the official order to begin actual construction of the Deurganck lock. The initial excavation work has been carried out in the past year, but now work has begun on the physical structure of what will be the largest lock in the wo
Rosmorport’s General Director Participates in Marine Board Session (Russia)
On December, 4 2012 the FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrei Lavrischev participated the Government of Russian Federation Marine Board session. The session took place under the chairmanship of the Head of the Government of Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin. Members discussed issues of realizati
Deltares Estimates Costs and Benefits of Flood Risk Strategies
Deltares contributes considerably to the development of an improved European climate change adaption policy. For this purpose, the European research project BASE (Bottom-up climate Adaptation Strategies for Europe) has recently been set up. Its objective is to enhance the knowledge on the benefits a
USA: Tawas City Council Discusses Dredging Program
The Tawas City Council has discussed the possibilities of the Tawas River dredging program, according to iosconews.com. During the Council’s meeting on Monday, the Tawas River dredging efforts received support from the adjacent Harborside Condos, stated Kaye Chartier, the Tawas City resident and rep