The Environmental Panel at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) conference in Puerto Rico was presented on June 8 by four dredging professionals who have dealt with environmental issues in their careers. Chaired by Craig Vogt formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency and now heading his own consulting company Craig Vogt Inc. the panel included Dr. Robert Engler Senior Environmenal Scientist at Moffatt & Nichol; Paul Quinn vice president of Ellicott Dredging Inc. and president of WEDA; Tom Wang senior partner Anchor Environmental QEA and Norman R. Francingues Senior Project Engineer OA Systems Corporation. The following are synopses of the talks. Read More

The unexpected happened in November 2009 when Rockaway Beach in Queens New York was hit hard with a series of noreasters that caused erosion and severe damage to the beach. What started out as a maintenance project for the Corps of Engineers New York District quickly turned into an emergency restoration project. Read More

McElroy has introduced a pipe-fusion-focused Apple iTunes application for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch. The McCalc Fusion Pressure Calculator is a free application that helps a fusion machine operator to find the correct fusion pressure calculations for a job. Read More

The Environmental Panel at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) conference in Puerto Rico was presented on June 8 by four dredging professionals who have dealt with environmental issues in their careers. Chaired by Craig Vogt formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency and now heading his own consulting company Craig Vogt Inc. the panel included Dr. Robert Engler Senior Environmenal Scientist at Moffatt & Nichol; Paul Quinn vice president of Ellicott Dredging Inc. and president of WEDA; Tom Wang senior partner Anchor Environmental QEA and Norman R. Francingues Senior Project Engineer OA Systems Corporation. The following are synopses of the talks. Read More

McElroy has introduced a pipe-fusion-focused Apple iTunes application for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch. The McCalc Fusion Pressure Calculator is a free application that helps a fusion machine operator to find the correct fusion pressure calculations for a job. Read More

The Corps of Engineers Memphis District Ensley Engineer Yard (EEY) and the Corps Marine Design Center (MDC) have completed the lengthening of the Corps of Engineers dustpan Dredge Hurley by 48 feet. The project increased the dredges length from 305 feet to 353 feet making it one of the largest vessels on the Mississippi River and increased the dredges dredging depth from 40 feet to a maximum of 75 feet. Read More