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
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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
EDITOR’S NOTE: Contract awards from April and May can be viewed on our Web site: www.dredgemag.com – Contract News entry dated August 17 2010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… 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 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2010 is moving forward with bi-partisan support in both the House and Senate. Good news came in August when Barry Holliday announced that… Read More
The Port of Anchorage Expansion Columbia River Deepening and observations on the dredging response to the Gulf oil spill are three topics planned for the Pacific Chapter meeting at the… Read More
The Port of Anchorage Expansion Columbia River Deepening and observations on the dredging response to the Gulf oil spill are three topics planned for the Pacific Chapter meeting at the… Read More
Starting later this week GE contractors will begin the 2010 Supplemental Engineering Data Collection program. Additional core sampling will be initiated under the program to assist in further delineating the… Read More
