Tag: dredging

Agenda for DMMO Meeting on May 20, 2015

The Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) is holding a meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) at 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, San Francisco. Please, click here for the agenda and review the DMMO web page for changes to this agenda.   […]

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WEDA’s Dredging Summit & Expo 2015

The Western Dredging Association’s 2015 Dredging Summit and Expo will be held at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas from June 22-25. The participants will have the opportunity to witness an outstanding program with more than 60 technical papers and plenty of opportunities to connect with others in the industry during the reception, site tours, […]

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Call for Abstracts – Pacific Chapter Western Dredging Association Fall 2015 Conference

2015 WEDA Pacific Chapter Conference, Call for Abstracts:   |   View Call for Abstracts Online The Board of the Pacific Chapter of WEDA invites you to submit an abstract for a technical presentation at our Fall 2015 conference in San Rafael, California. Presentations on all aspects of dredging and disposal, navigation structures, environmental restoration, and related […]

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Federal Navigation Channels Maintenance Dredging Final EA/EIR

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The Final Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report (EA/EIR) for the Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in San Francisco Bay, Fiscal Years 2015-2024 and Response to Comments is available online here. The United States Army Corps of Engineers […]

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Senators push to increase funds for dredging

Senators push to increase funds for dredging Annie Snider, E&E reporter (EE Daily), Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Ports proponents in the Senate are leaning on appropriators to follow through with funding for harbor maintenance and the inland waterways system as work on 2016 funding measures moves forward. In a bipartisan letter sent to Appropriations Committee […]

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WEDA Continuing Education Short Course – June 22, 2015

April 3, 2015 Learn about the 5R’s of Environmental Dredging at the WEDA Summit Short Course, June 22, 2015! WEDA is happy and proud to announce that we have secured the leading experts on Environmental Dredging to host a short course on the 5 R’s of Environmental Dredging (Removal, Resuspension, Release, Residuals, and Risk). The […]

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Harbor Maintenance Tax Appropriations Letter

Attached here is the final letter that was signed by 86 Members of Congress asking the Appropriators to appropriate 69% of Harbor Maintenance Tax receipts ($1.25 billion) in Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Sixteen of the Members are from California: Janice Hahn; Mike Thompson; John Garamendi; Jackie Speier; Linda Sanchez; Grace Napolitano; Jerry McNerney; Ami Bera; […]

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