DNREC to Resume Sand Bypass Operations At Indian River Inlet After Signing Contract With First State Crane Service
Having signed a contract March 3 with First State Crane Service to operate the new Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass System, DNREC is set to resume pumping sand later this month for beach and dune nourishment with the bypass system under the joint supervision of DNREC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
DNREC to Dredge Assawoman Canal and Complete White Creek Project to Improve Navigability on Sussex County Waterways
DNREC announced today that two vital dredging projects in southern Delaware are set to begin around the new year.
Contractor’s Long-Delayed Start Leads to Pause in DNREC’s White Creek Dredging Project for Environmental Restrictions
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that, due to contractor delay, the White Creek priority dredging project in Sussex County will not be completed this season.
DNREC Set to Begin White Creek Dredging Project
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that dredging is expected to begin just after the New Year on the main channel of White Creek and a short stretch of Asswoman Canal to improve navigability on the two waterways northwest of Bethany Beach in Sussex County.
DNREC Works Into Fall on Beach Nourishment Projects
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is set to continue beach nourishment along the Delaware Bay when the DNREC Shoreline and Waterway Management Section begins a month-long project Monday, Oct. 17 at Pickering Beach in Kent County that will bring some 3,500 cubic yards of sand trucked in from local sources to cover 2,500 feet of community beachfront.
