Four environmental groups backing the approved 50-year community water supply plan for Charlottesville and urban Albemarle County say new… More info: cvilletomorrow By Brian Wheeler [mappress] Source: cvilletomorrow, July 20, 2011;
The state is moving ahead with plans that would nearly double its cargo handling capacity at Honolulu Harbor… By Kathy Muneno (khon2) [mappress] Source: khon2, July 20, 2011;
If weather conditions are favourable, Sventoji Port which was covered in sand may again serve yachts in a couple of weeks, even though there… By Danuta Pavilenene (baltic-course) [mappress] Source: baltic-course, July 20, 2011;
In early July the State Bond Commission finally approved $750,000 in state bonding “to provide a grant-in-aid to the Town of Westbrook to… By Becky Coffey (theday) [mappress] Source: theday, July 20, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging operations on July 10 at the North Carolina State Port Docks, the Radio Island Barge Docks… (thetriton) [mappress] Source: thetriton, July 20, 2011;
The Port Qasim Authority (PQA), which handles more than 38 percent of the sea borne trade of the country, has recently completed some of its… By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, July 20, 2011;
The town will seek a federal grant to help dredge silt from the boat channel linking Cove Park with the Connecticut River… By BILL LEUKHARDT (courant) [mappress] Source: courant, July 20, 2011;
R.J. Peterson handed Myra Knoblauch a small sponge on a stick to help her seal the 3,000 envelopes volunteers were mailing last week ahead… More info: chicagonewscoop By KARI LYDERSEN [mappress] Source: chicagonewscoop, July 20, 2011;
Fishing clubs on the Northern Rivers are “fed up” with the condition of the Ballina Bar and are calling for it to be dredged. By Rebecca Lollback (northernstar) [mappress] Source: northernstar, July 20, 2011;
The current water level on Cross Lake in Shreveport is close to a historic low. The current water level is 169.70 feet above sea level, … (crosslakeshreveport) [mappress] Source: crosslakeshreveport, July 20, 2011;
Erosion has again eaten away at the Cotton Tree Holiday Park, exposing the roots of a giant Norfolk pine and undermining a fence… By Patrick Williams (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, July 20, 2011;
Congressman Jon Runyan voted to support H.R. 2354, the fiscal year 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, which among other things, restores the funding level for the Army Corps of Engineers Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) account to $27 million for fiscal year 2012. In
Mason Creek residents are blaming the City of Norfolk’s bridge work for the wetland’s bad condition. Shallow, bare mud flats that smell of… By Andy Fox (wavy) [mappress] Source: wavy, July 20, 2011;
Legislation that would create a special tax district to pay for dredging Sea Pines’ creeks and marinas is dead in the water, according to a… By TOM BARTON (islandpacket) [mappress] Source: islandpacket, July 20, 2011;
