Tag: dredging

  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2014
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WEDA Appoints New Executive Director

New WEDA Executive Director WEDA Appoints Thomas M. Verna Executive Director The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) announced that it has appointed Board Member and Treasurer, Thomas M. Verna, as its Interim Executive Director, effective October 1, 2014.  A long time WEDA member, Board Director, Treasurer, and Safety Commission Chairman, Mr. Verna knows WEDA only too […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2014
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Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) Meeting — October 22, 2014

Click here for the agenda for the DMMO meeting on October 22, 2014.  Please review the DMMO web page at http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx for changes to this agenda. NOTE: The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) has moved.  The new address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, San Francisco.  Please arrive a few minutes early […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 17, 2014
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Dredging News Online — October 2014

  Dredging News Online http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/ RSS Twitter A publication for the worldwide Dredging Industry published by Clarksons since 1999  Online Products Offshore Drilling & Production Concepts World Offshore Field Development Guides Offshore Shipping Online Dredging News Online Clarksons shop Vessel Registers AHTS MDU CV LNG MPS Survey Vessels ROV Dredgers Tugs SPM A-Z Offshore Register […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 16, 2014
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Free download of the new book “The Delft Sand, Clay and Rock Cutting Model”

Free download of the new book “The Delft Sand, Clay and Rock Cutting Model” written by Dr. S.A. Miedema  We are pleased to advise you that written by Dr. ir. Sape Miedema, Associate Professor Offshore & Dredging Engineering at the Delft University of Technology, and published by Delft University Press, the above mentioned book can be […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2014
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2015 Dredging Summit and Expo – Save the Date & First Call for Papers

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its 2015 Dredging Summit and Expo during June 22-25, 2015 at the Westin Galleria Houston. Please join us in Houston and visit the Houston Ship Channel – one of the busiest waterways in the United States. In addition, the environmental restoration projects in Galveston […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 22, 2014
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BPC Workshop: Challenges & Opportunities to Dredging and Beneficial Reuse

BPC Workshop: Challenges & Opportunities to Dredging and Beneficial Reuse November 4, 2014  9:00 AM to 12:00 PM  URS Corporation Offices 1333 Broadway, 8th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 For over 30 years, the Bay Planning Coalition has been working to ensure that the channels and harbors of our region are able to be dredged to adequate […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 22, 2014
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Government Accountability Office Report on Corps’ Deauthorizations & Backlog of Projects

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its report on the backlog list of authorized water resources construction projects maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). It found that the list is incomplete and recommends that the USACE take steps to identify all projects and studies eligible for deauthorization. GAO-14-699 Click here to view […]

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