Sand Dredged From Houston Ship Channel To Replenish Galveston Island Beach waterwaysjournal.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from waterwaysjournal.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This summer, Galveston Island’s Babe’s Beach, is getting a new round of fresh sand.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is partnering with the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, the City of Galveston, and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) on Babe’s Beach in an ongoing effort to maintain and protect Galveston’s beaches – all at no additional cost to local residents.
“The replenishment of Babe’s Beach, which begins west of 61st Street, is scheduled to start this summer,” according to
Andrew Cook, an Operations manager with the USACE Galveston District. “To support this project, we are placing the sand called Beneficial Use of Dredge Material (BUDM) from our required dredging of Galveston’s ship channel to replenish this beach area. Up to 950,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand harvested from the dredging project will be used to renourish Babe’s Beach.”
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U.S. Senators Cassidy, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Improve Gulf of Mexico Revenue Sharing Program
June 22, 2021
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced legislation aimed at increasing funding for coastal restoration and hurricane protection. The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act would make needed improvements to the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) and create a dedicated funding stream for future offshore wind development revenues.
“Dedicated, reliable funding streams not only allow for good projects today, but provide the foundation for a program of well-planned, pre-disaster investments in coastal resilience,” said CPRA Chairman Chip Kline. “With coastal adaptation needs growing across Louisiana, it is not a moment too soon to revisit federal impact assistance from energy production in the Gulf. Other states with energy and mineral development on federal land face no cap and share 50% of the
Governor Tate Reeves stopped by the City of Bay St. Louis to announce the plans for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act Project. Reeves declared $2.7 million in GOMESA monies will be given to Hancock County for Atlantic Street Area Sewer System improvements. These funds have been distributed to many counties along the Coast […]