Sentences with phrase «dredged materials into»

The controversial plan is the Corps» response to a 2005 mandate from New York and Connecticut aimed at phasing out the practice of dumping dredged materials into Long Island Sound.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and dozens of Long Island elected officials are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to stop the Army Corp of Engineers» plan to continue to dump dredged materials into Long Island Sound for the next 30 years.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined Long Island politicians in Sunken Meadow State Park to call on the EPA to reject the Army Corps of Engineer's plan to continue dumping dredged materials into Long Island Sound for the next 30 years

It calls for continued dumping of dredged materials into areas of the Sound.

For years the state has pressed the corps to pump the dredged material into adjacent, sinking marshes — a process called «beneficial use.»

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Madda said he feared that carcinogens in the dredged material would find their way into Crystal Lake.

Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski state and town officials and environmental advocates are calling for an end to the dumping of potentially toxic materials from dredging operations into Long Island Sound.

They expressed concern for the health of the water that divides Long Island and Connecticut if dredged materials, possibly containing toxins, were dumped back into it over the next 30 years.

The Suffolk County Legislature approved a resolution to join a lawsuit with New York State against the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to dump dredging materials from Connecticut into the Long Island Sound.

A long - simmering dispute over dumping dredged materials from rivers and harbors into Long Island Sound has flared up again with a new federal plan to govern disposal sites.

Camillus officials unsuccessfully opposed the dumping of the dredge material, but Coogan said she and the rest of the Camillus Town Council would support the development of waste bed No. 12 into an inland port if it is selected.

(4) Drilling into, dredging, or otherwise altering the submerged lands of the Sanctuary; or constructing or placing any structure, material, or other matter on or in the submerged lands of the Sanctuary, except as incidental to and necessary to: (i) Anchor a vessel; (ii) Install an authorized navigational aid; (iii) Conduct lawful fishing activity; (iv) Lay pipeline pursuant to exploring for, developing, or producing hydrocarbons; or (v) Explore for, develop, or produce hydrocarbons as allowed by paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

It was built up into dry land using material dredged from the bay in 1934.

After a renovation to transform what was a sandbank into dry land using material that was dredged from the bay, this 1.2 mile strip is known as a top destination for super-yachts.

At the federal level, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to issue permits to «dredge or fill materials» into waterways and wetlands and must approve any construction in or over «navigable waters.»

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The three leading environmental advocacy organizations in the Hudson Valley — Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson — applauded today the decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resume dredging of PCBs around Fort Edward, NY with enhanced engineering controls at dredging locations to reduce spillage of material back into the river and re-suspension of PCBs.

The Army Corps of Engineers has the principal responsibility for granting permit applications for activities proposing to discharge dredged or fill materials into the waters of the United States.