Governor’s Budget for DCL Dredging Project

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DEEP CREEK LAKE — Gov. Larry Hogan’s fiscal year 2019 budget includes $1.115 million to underwrite a pilot dredging project at Deep Creek Lake’s Arrowhead Cove. The pilot project could possibly begin in the winter of 2019-2020.

Arrowhead Cove is one of 10 sediment and pollutant impaired coves that were identified by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in 2012. As early as mid-August in dry years, the sediment accumulation leads to water levels’ decline, hindering recreational enjoyment and impacting access to the Arrowhead Market and the Inn at Deep Creek. Sediment also contributes to decline in water quality and provides ideal habitat for aquatic invasive species.

Garrett County officials and lawmakers originally requested $1.8 million for the pilot project, based on an estimate developed by a consulting firm. So, even if the General Assembly does approve the proposed funds in the governor’s budget, there will be a shortfall of $700,000.

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Dredging of Faleasao Harbor

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Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Doug Domenech has announced the release of more than US$9.6 million in grant funding to American Samoa through the Office of Insular Affairs’ (OIA) Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Program for fiscal year 2017.

The Capital Improvement Projects include US$1,000,000 for dredging of Faleasao Harbor, one of two harbors, on the island of Ta’u. Each harbor operates half of the year, depending on tides and the season.

Because of the limited air travel to the Islands of Manua, these harbors are critical to the transportation and passage of people and cargo. Dredging of Faleasao will ensure continued safe passage of the two vessels that operate between the capital of Tutuila and the Manu’a islands.

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New Dredging Project in Shark River Inlet

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After finishing the dredging of the Shark River channels situated off the Belmar Marina, the US Army Corps of Engineers will bring the start of another dredging project at the entrance of the Shark River Inlet on 2 January 2018.

Since early September, the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) has been removing 102,000 cubic yards of sediment to open up the western portions of the Share River Channel and Shark River Channel Spur to full depth and width, making it easier and safer for commercial and recreational boaters to navigate those waterways.

In this new dredging project, the Army Corps of Engineers will station its dredge Murden in the outer section of the mouth of the Shark River Inlet, where up to 35,000 cubic feet of sand will be removed in several areas of recurring shoals.

ODNR Completes Record-breaking Dredging Season

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently finished the 2017 dredging season, having removed 1,053,042 cubic yards of material from state park lakes and other state properties. In the previous year, a total of 1,011,458 cubic yards of sediment were removed statewide.

In 2017, ODNR worked to excavate and remove sediment from navigable waterways, including Grand Lake St Marys, Indian Lake and Lake Loramie. This practice increases navigability and water quality by removing and relocating phosphorus-rich sediment to designated dredge material relocation areas.

Other dredging sites for 2017 included Buckeye Lake, Cowan Lake, East Harbor, Findley and Rocky Fork state parks.

The next dredging season will begin in April 2018. Dredging is critical at the state park lakes to improve boater access and water quality.

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Dredging Tenders at Azov Sea Port

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The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has put forward a tender for the dredging works at two Azov Sea ports which are urgently. In this water area, there is a more intensive flooding than, for example, in the ports of Bolshaya Odessa, and this calls for a regular operational dredging.

The dredging program, worth $17.8 million, will be carried out in the Mariupol Port and the Port of Berdyansk. The planned volume of the dredging operations in both ports is 2.9 million cubic meters and the project is set to be completed within eight months after the start.

Earlier this year, the Ukrainian government launched a major renewal of the country’s port infrastructure to boost the logistic capacities of Ukraine. The project would have an impact on the functioning of our two ports and on the overall cargo logistics in the Azov basin.

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Outer Harbor Dredging Plan

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South Australia’s largest port operator has applied to the State Planning Commission to widen the existing shipping channel at Outer Harbor by 40m for a distance of 7km.

Its proposal would require dredging of 1.55 million cubic metres of sea matter to be relocated at Gulf St Vincent which sparking “serious concerns” from local environmental groups.

According to Flinders Ports, the project is necessary because the number of ships calling into Outer Harbor has quadrupled this year and is expected to double again in 2018. Meanwhile the economic benefit of widening the channel did not outweigh the destruction of the environment.

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