The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives met to “determine a path forward” with Dare County officials a week after all five of the county’s permits were suspended for dredging deeper and wider channels than allowed.
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Corps suspends Dare dredge permits for noncompliance
The Army Corp of Engineers has suspended all five of Dare County’s dredge permits after EJE Dredging Service, which operates the Miss Katie, repeatedly dug deeper and wider than the permits allowed.
Cape Lookout dredge spoils used to restore vanishing island
A haven for waterbirds since at least 1970, the quickly vanishing Sandbag Island near Harkers Island was recently expanded from a tenth of an acre to 5 acres using spoils from a dredge project around Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
Some coastal NC towns’ beach sand needs may go unmet
Amid a tug-of-war over claims to available nearshore borrow sites and studies pointing to critical shortages of beach-quality sand, some North Carolina beach towns are looking for sources beyond state waters.
Cape Lookout dredging, beach nourishment work complete
The channel between Harkers Island and the lighthouse has been widened to 100 feet with depths of 7 to 9 feet, and the sand was used to renourish the beach in front of the lighthouse.
Public meetings set to discuss Wilmington Harbor project
The Army Corps’ Wilmington District has scheduled a series of public meetings next month to discuss the Wilmington Harbor deepening project.
Rouzer’s bill loosening sand-mining rule clears US House
A bill introduced by Rep. David Rouzer would allow barely a handful of East Coast beach towns to continue using sand from federally protected coastal zones for their nourishment projects — a measure the Audubon Society opposes.
Lookout dredging project underway after years of planning
Contractors have told Carteret County officials that work to address shoaling in the channel has begun, but weather has hampered progress.
Dredge firm to begin $6.9M project in Cape Lookout waters
Louisiana-based Next Generation Logistics is contracted to open channels to the national seashore with suitable material to be used for beach nourishment to protect Cape Lookout Lighthouse and nearby historic structures.
Currituck officials encouraged on dredging after Corps talk
A decades-long battle to restore navigable access on the Currituck Sound off Corolla appears to have taken a more upbeat tone at a recent meeting between representatives from Currituck County and Army Corps of Engineers staff.
Comment period open on proposed rules for 3 grant programs
Comments will be accepted until Jan. 2, 2024, on proposed rules for the Aquatic Weed Control Fund, Coastal Storm Mitigation Fund and the Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging Fund.
Hyde County seeks federal help with Hatteras Inlet dredging
The county board wrote that the situation with shoaling in the channel used by ferries that serve Ocracoke Island had become dire, lengthening travel times and “limiting life-saving services in one of the most treacherous areas along the entire East Coast.”
Maintenance dredging planned for Wilmington Harbor
The district last week awarded a $23.9 million contract to Manson Construction Co., which is headquartered in Seattle, to dredge the harbor in Wilmington and Georgia’s Savannah Harbor and Brunswick Harbor.
Challenges persist to dredge Avon, Hatteras harbors
The Dare County Waterways Commission sees continued challenges related to upcoming projects to dredge Avon Harbor and the entrance to Hatteras Harbor.
Advocates cite risks of planned shipping channel project
The proposed deepening and widening of the Wilmington Harbor to accommodate larger ships is the latest in what Cape Fear River advocates say is a long list of threats.
Corps allows channel sand for Wrightsville Beach project
The Army Corps of Engineers will exercise a federal Coastal Barrier Resources Act emergency exception and take sand for Wrightsville Beach nourishment from the Masonboro Inlet/Banks Channel borrow source instead of an offshore borrow site.
