Everything is ready for Lake Cathie Dredging

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It is reported that a dredger has arrived at Lake Cathie and will be moved into position over the coming days, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council said in their latest release.

Approximately 21,000 cubic meters of sand will be dredged, and relocated to the edge of Foreshore Reserve to reclaim open space that has been lost to erosion in recent years.Sand will also be relocated for beach replenishment along approximately 400m of the beach, fronting Illaroo Rd, the council said.

It is significant to conduct this dredging .Dredging operations, to be conducted by National Dredging Solutions, are expected to take approximately 7 weeks to complete (weather permitting).Dredging operations are expected to start on Monday, 21 May.

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The emergency dredging at Ettalong channel

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It is reported that NSW Lands Minister Paul Toole visited Ettalong this morning to announce the government would contribute a quarter of a million dollars towards emergency works.

“The NSW government is going to provide around $250,000 of funding for emergency dredging,” he said.He also said an estimated 20,000 cubic metres of sand would have to be removed and it would take anywhere from two to four weeks to get ferries back up and running.Emergency dredging is completely separate to the Rescuing Our Waterways 50/50 funding. Mr Toole said if council had been making earlier applications for the Rescuing Our Waterways funding over the past few years, the channel would not be in this situation.

The project will benefit local people and environment.It is significant to conduct this project.

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The Dredging Program in Dillingham Begins

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It is reported that an annual dredging program at the Dillingham small boat harbor is set to begin this week.

Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with pumping a slurry of mud and water out of the harbor and back into the bay. On average, dredgers remove 90,000 cubic yards of muck.According to Dillingham port director, Jean Barrett, the quantity will be slightly greater this year.”I’m guessing somewhere around 110,000 cubic yards. It looks to be a little fuller than it was last year, and we did just under 100,000 last year,” said Barrett.Once they get the south end of the harbor dredged out where we can put our floats in and the ramps in, then they’ll be able to use that end,” said Barrett. “People can use the harbor when the dredge is in there also. Just we need to makes sure that everyone is following rules and being careful.”

It is expected that the project will take about three weeks to complete,and it is significant to local people and environment.

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The dredging project has started in Karumba port

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It is reported that annual dredging has restarted at the Port of Karumba, as part of ASX-listed New Century play Resources’restart of the Century zinc mine, in Queensland.

The 2018 dredging programme would see New Century invest A$6.8-million in the first dredging activities to be undertaken at Karumba since early 2016. The dredging programme will bring the channel back to 3.2 m depth, allowing transshipment of zinc concentrate to bulk cargo export vessels.The dredging programme will run for around 60 days and is scheduled for completion in July this year.

The restarting of mining operations and zinc concentrate exports from the Century mine is expected in the third quarter of this year, with first production scheduled in August.The dredging would also provide significant benefits to third-party users of the Karumba port area, allowing expansion of existing cattle exports and commercial fishing operations.

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The North American Dredging Summit is taking place

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It’s reported that the ACI’s 2nd North American Dredging Summit is taking place this week, 2nd-3rd May, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland.The seminar will gather experts and stakeholders from across the dredging sector for two days of presentations, interactive Q&A sessions and engaging panel discussions.

“Our outstanding line-up of speakers will discuss ongoing challenges, new developments and best practices throughout a 2-day program covering technological innovations, in-depth case studies exemplifying a variety of successful projects, updates on regulatory and funding initiatives, creative solutions for environmental compliance and more,” said ACI in their announcement.

During the afternoon prior to the conference, a limited number of attendees will receive an opportunity to tour The Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility, Port of Baltimore.

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The Entrance Channel’s dredging program is underway

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It’s reported that A dredging program on The Entrance Channel is currently underway, the Central Coast Council said in their latest announcement.Mike Dowling, the council’s Director of Assets and Infrastructure, said that the dredging program is carried out to maintain tidal exchange between the ocean and the estuary.

“Council must balance the delicate environment of The Entrance Channel while enhancing navigation of the area, providing sand nourishment of the local beaches and reducing the risk of localized flooding,” Mr Dowling said.“To do this, council uses fixed cameras to continuously monitor the sand within the channel and completes sand surveys when required.“Dredging is undertaken, on average, every two years and the sand removed from the channel is used to combat natural erosion at The Entrance and North Entrance beaches.“We expect to remove more than 60,000 cubic meters of sand during this dredging program, including a small amount west of the bridge.”

This project is significant to local environment .Council has dredged The Entrance Channel when needed since 1993, the last dredging program was undertaken in 2015.                                                                 

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