Concerns about adequate federal government funding again were the focus of speakers at the WEDA Gulf Coast Regional Workshop held November 8 and 9 at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. Beneficial use of dredged material was a repeated topic because it raises the cost of dredging. Not as much dredged material is being used as is available several speakers noted. Read More
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On December 30 Jeff McKee began a 120-day assignment as temporary chief of the Navigation Branch at the Corps of Engineers Headquarters Operations Division. In announcing McKees assignment Jim Hannon chief of the Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice at Corps HQ said Jeff brings an extensive amount of experience and knowledge of the Corps Navigation Program. Jeffs strong technical management and leadership skills will ensure our continued success in the multiple on-going strategic Navigation initiatives. Read More
Concerns about adequate federal government funding again were the focus of speakers at the WEDA Gulf Coast Regional Workshop held November 8 and 9 at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. Beneficial use of dredged material was a repeated topic because it raises the cost of dredging. Not as much dredged material is being used as is available several speakers noted. Read More
Dennis Wilmsmeyer president of the Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals association writes: We all know the cost effectiveness of barges and that a 15-barge tow carries the same amount of product as 225 rail cars or nearly 1000 trucks in a far safer and less polluting manner. We certainly have the safest most cost-effective and least polluting transportation mode and we proudly share that with others. Why then is it so darn difficult to get ANY money directed toward maintaining or upgrading our locks and dams? Read More
Hawaii and Texas Top List of 20 States and D.C. Adding Construction Jobs Since November 2011 as Delaware and New York Trail; Vermont and Louisiana Led 19 States with Monthly… Read More
Dennis Wilmsmeyer president of the Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals association writes: We all know the cost effectiveness of barges and that a 15-barge tow carries the same amount of product as 225 rail cars or nearly 1000 trucks in a far safer and less polluting manner. We certainly have the safest most cost-effective and least polluting transportation mode and we proudly share that with others. Why then is it so darn difficult to get ANY money directed toward maintaining or upgrading our locks and dams? Read More
Hawaii and Texas Top List of 20 States and D.C. Adding Construction Jobs Since November 2011 as Delaware and New York Trail; Vermont and Louisiana Led 19 States with Monthly… Read More
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that when the third season of dredging ends in mid-November a total of more than 1.3 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment contaminated will have been removed from the Hudson River since the project began in 2009. Read More
Paraguayans are worried that their favorite resort lake could become a memory as it becomes increasingly choked with contamination and toxic algae. One of the proposed solutions to the problem is to conduct environmental dredging of the lake but leaders in Paraguay are still split about whether this is the most effective method to stop the bacteria. Read More
