Sentence examples for dredging project from inspiring English sources
The biggest environmental dredging project in the nation's history -- a half-billion dollar cleanup of the PCB-laden Hudson River -- took a big step forward.
Lawmakers like Representative Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, who advocated for the harbor dredging project with other members of the South Carolina delegation, insist their requests are neither earmarks nor wasteful.
You are correct that independent scientists recommended major changes to the Hudson River dredging project, but we disagree with the assertion that the problems with the first phase of dredging were unexpected.
In April, with assistance from the World Bank, the city will begin a $189 million flood-mitigation dredging project aimed at reducing sedimentary buildup caused by poor maintenance and solid waste management.
For example, in 2010, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, threatened to block Obama administration appointments unless money was provided for a harbor dredging project in his home state.
They have pushed for dozens of projects in their districts, including military programs opposed by the president, replenishing beach sand lost to erosion, a $700 million bridge in Minnesota and a harbor dredging project in Charleston, S.C.
Other dredging projects may have emptied 16 inches in all from the lakes, Mr. Nevin said.
Wilmington is in competition with several East Coast seaports, including Charleston, S.C., Savannah, Ga., and Miami, that are seeking money from the corps for dredging projects.
Specifically, said John Ferguson, assistant coordinator at the county's Office of Emergency Management, the towns are focusing on "acquisitions, dredging projects, moving or target hardening critical facilities and drainage improvements".
That has put a chill on all dredging projects, public and private, he said, and that has put a damper on business at Pilots Point.
Agency officials praised the decision by the Army Corps, saying that it made possible a host of other consolidations of already approved dredging projects to go to the 50-foot depth.
