Sentences with phrase «for dredge material»

Two other areas in Niantic Bay and near Cornfield Shoals could also be used for dredge material dumping instead of, or in addition to, the eastern Long Island Sound site.

Officials there say small marinas and the Naval Submarine Base in Groton rely on having a long - term placement site for dredged materials.

Not exact matches

Gary Schaefer, president of Hey & Associates, which oversees the dredging project for the Park District, learned that some of the truckers working for Elgin - based Martam Construction Inc. had put diesel fuel in their truck beds to keep the material from adhering when it was dumped.

Suffolk County lawmakers and local environmentalists are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers» latest plan for disposing of dredged materials in Long Island Sound.

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.

If that doesn't sound rushed, consider this: In her comments at a hearing in Port Jefferson last August, Citizens Campaign for the Environment executive director Adrienne Esposito said, «The Dredged Material Management Plan took over 10 years and $ 7 million to create, yet stakeholders were given seven days before being asked to attend public hearings and comment on a plan that will drive policy for the next 30 years.»

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.

In 2005, the state called for, and the EPA agreed, to establish a goal of reducing or eliminating dredged materials in open waters of Long Island Sound, the governor said.

Federal environmental officials today dismissed protests from New York and issued a final ruling that will allow operation of an open - water site in eastern Long Island Sound for disposing of dredged materials from harbors and ports.

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

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

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.

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said she believes the Corps has to stop using the Sound «as a dumpster» and find alternative ways to dispose of dredged materials.

On Wednesday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a 30 - year - plan for the continued dumping of dredge material in the Long Island Sound.

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

(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.

The sandbar was used to dump materials from dredging of San Diego Bay for US Navy requirements in World War II which required a deepening of the harbor channel, further building it up.

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.

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.