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Dredging
Dredging: - Removal of mud from the bottom of water bodies. This can disturb the ecosystem and causes silting that kills aquatic life. Dredging of contaminated muds can expose biota to heavy metals and other toxics. Dredging activities may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Dredging:: |
New Orleans CityBusiness,Mississippi River dredging was halted last Monday near the Southwest Pass after a dredge disturbed oil originating from the July 23 spill in New Orleans.
Gulfport dredging is first step - 04 Aug 2008
SunHerald.com,The two-phase, harbor-dredging project should last well into the new year. Meantime, the new Gulfport Development Commission, a five-member panel assembled
Bay dredging breach defended - 04 Aug 2008
Mornington Peninsula Leader,THE Port of Melbourne Corporation has defended its handling of the first environmental breach involving the channel- deepening project.
Jaisu Shipping wins dredging contract at Kochi Port - 04 Aug 2008
Dredging News Online,Kandla, India-based Jaisu Shipping has won a combined contract for maintenance dredging and capital dredging at Kochi Port in Kerala.
Dredge foes and fans appointed - 04 Aug 2008
The Hook,...by Hawes Spencer Exactly six weeks after the waterworks voted to conduct a dredging study, and five weeks after the local water bosses decreed that a new
Ribbon Cut on Charlotte Pier Improvements - 04 Aug 2008
WXXI,Slaughter secured $1.46 million for the dredging, and to make repairs to the walkway and cable railing system. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, she said it was
Cowlitz flood risk growing, study reveals - 04 Aug 2008
Longview Daily News,This week, the corps will start dredging a mile-long stretch of the river upriver of Gerhart Gardens Park in Longview. Under a $1.97 million contract,
Runners step up to 'Circle the Bay' challenge - 04 Aug 2008
KCBY.com 11,By Azenith Smith COOS BAY - With scenic views of Coos Bay and the rural countryside as their backdrop, about 150 runners embark on yet another remarkable
No U-turn, says Cong; BJP warns against Setu demolition option - 04 Aug 2008
IndiaPost.com,..."We demand that the government should announce that no dredging work will take place till the report comes out," he added. Warning the government not to
Haldia port closure threat to hit industries and chemical hub - 04 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),KoPT's Director of Marine Department, AK Bagchi in his letter to the Chairman and Managing Director of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has expressed the
Port Philip Bay dredging breach discussed - Jul 31, 2008
ABC Online,The Port has admitted it did not sufficiently clear dredging material from 9000 square metres of the most sensitive area of Port Philip Bay.
Dredging breached environment rules - Jul 31, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,THE controversial $1 billion dredging project to deepen Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay has failed a key environmental test. An investigation is underway after
Long Beach Plans Clean-Up Dredging At Former Navy Basin - Aug 2, 2008
Cunningham Report,The dredging work would take a little longer than two months, according to the port's environmental department. In addition to relocating the sediments,
Columbia ports agree on dredging mitigation plan - Jul 31, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerLower Columbia River ports plan to create 128 acres of wetlands on Cottonwood Island to compensate for ecological damage caused by dredging.
New team to assess impacts of dredging Jakarta rivers - Jul 30, 2008
Jakarta Post,The Jakarta administration will establish a team to assess the potential social and environmental impacts of dredging the city's 13 rivers, city secretary
Don’t risk contaminating Luscher Farm area with dredging spoils - Aug 1, 2008
Oregon City News,The city is proposing the storage of 19000 cubic yards of untested, potentially contaminated dredging spoils on the Firlane/Lang property, which abuts the
Dredging work causes a stink - Aug 1, 2008
Staines News,Dredging is being blamed for the murky water and sewage-like stink which has soiled the famous Virginia Water waterfall in recent days.
IWC OKs lake dredging - Aug 1, 2008
Kent Good Times Dispatch,Joseph Yasgur proposed dredging a portion of North Spectacle Lake at 59 Davis Road. The application had appeared before in several versions and the owners
Dredging to start in Farms - Aug 1, 2008
C&G Newspapers,By K. Michelle Moran GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Having just gotten approval from the US Army Corps of Engineers, dredging in an area just south of Pier Park is
Dredging project completed on Wicomico River - Aug 1, 2008
Examiner.comThe dredging will allow barges to carry larger loads and industrial businesses can ship and receive more at one time. The 10000 truckloads of silt removed
See what sand dredging has caused - Jul 28, 2008
The Punch,Since the Lagos State Government banned sand dredging in Ajah, attention has been turned to Ibeshe, with over 200 trailers and tippers making at least two
Corps May Resume Dredging Today at SW Pass - Aug 1, 2008
The New 995FM.com,The Army Corps of Engineers may be able to resume dredging at the mouth of the Mississippi River as early as today. Dredging was stopped Tuesday because oil
Grovers Mill Pond welcomes the dredge - Aug 2, 2008
Princeton Packet,The Army Corps of Engineers and associated contractors have floated a dredging boat on the pond equipped with a vacuum-like apparatus that has begun the
EPA won’t pay for water during dredging - Jul 30, 2008
Water Technology Online,Dredging is scheduled to begin in 2009, according to the article. US Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, who represents the region, said in a statement, “The problem
Dredging Fear for Beaches - Jul 31, 2008
RedOrbit,ENVIRONMENTAL concerns about dredging should be given "a fair hearing" before plans for dredging more sand in the Bristol Channel go ahead, Plaid Cymru AM
First in-river work begins for dredging project - Jul 30, 2008
Glens Falls Post-Star,The posts are the first in-river work for the upcoming dredging project, which will separate chemically-tainted sediments from the water.
Is dredging really an ‘emergency’? - Jul 31, 2008
Daily Pilot,But emergency dredging? I’ll have to think about that for a second. OK, maybe if one of the big dump barges accidentally dropped its load in the middle of
SL dredging season 'a long, tough journey' - Jul 31, 2008
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune,It's been a "long, tough journey" says Storm Lake Infrastructure Superintendent Pat Kelly about this year's dredging season so far. Due to some transmission
Dredging 'causing erosion' claim - Jul 26, 2008
BBC News,..."And we think, just like smoking, nuclear power and mobile phones, that eventually, we shall probably win and they will see that this dredging is having a
Dredging Corporation, BEML talk manufacturing alliance - Jul 23, 2008
Sify,Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) are in talks for an alliance to manufacture dredgers indigenously.
Nz First: Nbr Dredging Up Their Old Dirt With No Credibility - Jul 31, 2008
Voxy,MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Dredging Corp. of India Ltd. said on Friday its net profit for the April-June quarter fell nearly 55 percent to 244.5 million
India's Dredging Corp. Apr-June net down 55 percent on flat sales - Jul 25, 2008
Forbes,MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Dredging Corp. of India Ltd. said on Friday its net profit for the April-June quarter fell nearly 55 percent to 244.5 million
Calls for halt to Lough Swilly mussel dredging - Jul 22, 2008
Irish Times,COASTWATCH HAS called for an immediate halt to mussel dredging in Lough Swilly, Co Donegal, due to the impact on some of the last native oyster beds in
Dredging up memories - Jul 30, 2008
Delta-Optimist,The issue of the effects of a lack of dredging in Ladner Harbour has been around for more than a century. A new exhibit at the Delta Museum and Archives
Blue Wedges lose final stand against Port Philip bay dredging - Jul 15, 2008
NEWS.com.au,THE Blue Wedges protest group lost its final court battle against the dredging of Port Phillip Bay yesterday. The protest group was was ordered to pay the
Dredging contractor digs into rich market - Jul 29, 2008
Sunshine Coast Daily,Sunshine Coast dredging contractor Hall Contracting Pty Ltd is playing a key role in the expansion of the new iron-ore port facility being established by
Dredging Finally Starts At Gulfport Harbor - Jul 28, 2008
WLOX,By Brad Kessie - bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Gulfport's mayor calls dredging work at his city's small craft harbor part of the "healing process.
EPA says dead fish are victims of Yarra dredging - Jul 18, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,DREDGING has been ruled out as a factor in the deaths of fish found floating in the Yarra River earlier this month. The Environment Protection Authority
Dredging Cedar River not likely - Jul 28, 2008
Gazette Online,..."Why can't we start dredging these rivers?" Wieneke asked. "It's a definite mitigation factor." Dredging is not an eligible project under the state's hazard
Des Moines Marina dredging first major master plan step - Jul 28, 2008
Federal Way News,Bids for a marina maintenance dredging project have been requested by the City of Des Moines. The deadline for contractors to submit their bids is Aug.
Pond dredging could hold key to cleaner water - Jul 27, 2008
Fall River Herald News,Dredging would also restore herring breeding grounds, the two planners say. The Head Dam and Trout ponds are small — approximately 20 acres and five acres,
Garrett to pursue costs from anti-dredging group - Jul 16, 2008
The Australian,ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed he will pursue costs against the Blue Wedges protest group over its failed legal challenge to the dredging
Gillibrand takes PCB concerns to the next level - Aug 1, 2008
Community News Weekly,No quick solutions were offered to ensure access to safe drinking water should the EPA's largest dredging project stir up PCBs to dangerous levels.
Fish species on the decline - Aug 2, 2008
Lower Hudson Journal news,In some places, dredging of the river's navigation channel has wiped out needed shallow areas. More than 30 years after the Clean Water Act, many agree that
Firms buy more dredgers to keep up with port deepening activity - Jul 31, 2008
Livemint,...“We are liberalizing the qualification criteria for dredging firms by formulating competition-friendly guidelines for undertaking dredging works at major
Burger Boat to benefit from $2.9M harbor project - Jul 31, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The funds will pay for the bulk of a $2.9 million project that involves dock rehabilitation, dredging and paving of the boatyard to provide safe access to a
One fisherman killed as dredging ship collides with boat - Jul 11, 2008
Hindu,Rameswaram (TN) (PTI): One fisherman was killed and two others injured when a dredging ship, engaged in the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project work,
Ministry gets $40M pontoon for dredging - Jul 29, 2008
Stabroek News,A $40M pontoon which will be used to dredge blocked outfall channels along the Coast was on Sunday handed over to the Agriculture ministry.
Corps announces dredging to begin - Jul 25, 2008
The Daily Astorian,WARRENTON - Annual maintenance dredging at the mouth of the Columbia River will begin early next week, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday.
Dredging the depths for fish - Jul 25, 2008
Morning Sentinel,I wouldn't admit this claim to just anyone, mind you, but I have a theory that Maine fly fishers invented bottom-dredging. Granted, this wild statement is
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