Dredging Archives

09.30.2022 Environment

State, local officials condemn federal ruling to allow release of dredge materials into eastern LI Sound

State and local officials have condemned a federal court decision to uphold a 2020 decision that allows Connecticut to deposit dredge materials into the eastern Long Island Sound. The...

06.14.2019 Environment

Connecticut AG argues against New York’s claims in dredging lawsuit

A legal battle is brewing between New York and Connecticut over the dumping of dredge spoil material in eastern Long Island Sound.

02.26.2019 Government

Greenport marinas offer to pay for Stirling Basin dredge

The company that owns two of the largest marinas in Greenport Village has agreed to pay the cost of dredging the entrance to Stirling Basin, which hasn’t been done...

11.22.2018 Government

Army Corps advises hiring a contractor to dredge Sterling Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging Greenport Village to hire a contractor to dredge Sterling Harbor rather than wait for the Corps or Suffolk County to do...

10.28.2018 Government

Village Board discusses dredging Sterling Harbor, new pumpout boats

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will meet with village officials this week to explore the possibility of dredging Sterling Harbor, according to Mayor George Hubbard.

09.26.2018 Government

Effort launched to dredge Greenport’s Sterling Harbor

The mouth of Greenport’s Sterling Harbor is filling up with sand, and local officials say it needs to be dredged, something that hasn’t been done for a long time. ...

12.07.2016 Environment

NYS preparing legal action against EPA over proposed dumping

New York State is preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to permanently allow dumping of dredged material in the Long Island Sound, according to a press release from...

08.06.2016 Environment

Governor may take legal action against EPA over proposed dumping

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, backed by about 30 elected officials, announced on Thursday the state may take legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency to stop a plan to allow dumping in...

07.06.2016 Government

As Goldsmith Inlet situation worsens, town pressures county to dredge

Just before 11 a.m. last Wednesday — two hours before low tide — Goldsmith Inlet was already sealed shut by sand. The winding waterway in Peconic had slowed to...

12.14.2015 Environment

Privately-funded dredging project underway at Downs Creek

Though heavy fog on Monday afternoon rendered them almost invisible from the road a few hundred feet away, the mechanical clinking of cranes and bulldozers cut through and were...

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