Tag: DREDGING

The Alabama Senate passed an amended version of a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) on Tuesday that would require 70% of dredged material to be beneficially used.

The Alabama Port Authority is on board with a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques to require 70% of dredging material to be beneficially used.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Alabama Port Authority released a fiscal note claiming a bill to curb thin-layer mud dumping in Mobile Bay would cost the state an estimated $65 million a year. However, those concerns are already being addressed on the federal level.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers said thin-layer placement of dredge material in Mobile Bay is beneficial.

During an appearance on this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) voiced his concerns with the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay.

State Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) is weighing in on the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay.

A $15.1 million dredging project is underway in Mobile’s Langan Lake.

The Mobile Port dredging operations are causing concern among environmentalists, residents, business owners and those who work in waters of Mobile Bay. Now, some say the federal government isn’t playing by its own rules.

Troy Cornelius has been working the waters of the Mobile Bay for 30 years. For generations, his family has used the area for fishing, crabbing, shrimping and growing oysters. However, Cornelius told 1819 News the oyster farm is dying out due to dredging and restoration projects along the Bay.

The Mobile Baykeeper hosted a town hall Tuesday evening to discuss issues related to a project to widen and deepen the Port of Mobile.