

Once the dredge is built, EJE is to own and operate the dredge at least 12 hours per day, 340 days a year, subject to weather conditions, for a period of 10 years. Introduced at the May 20 meeting by County Manager Bobby Outten as “the long-awaited dredge contract,” the agreement calls for the county to advance Greenville-based EJE Dredging Service $15 million in order to build the dredge. Learn how you can be in the Sponsor Spotlightĭare County Commissioners unanimously approved Monday a contract for the design, construction and operation of a dredge tasked with clearing and maintaining those inlets and other shallow draft inlets in the state under the direction of the Oregon Inlet Task Force. When you purchase a North Carolina Coastal Federation license plate, you help keep our coast healthy and beautiful. Recent Articles Ongoing study may show overlooked algal bloom causes Analysis: Farm Act axes motive to protect shoreline trees Analysis: Farm Act strips wetland safeguards, mitigation Beekeeping in North Carolina largely an amateur endeavor.Nutrients in the water: Too much of a good thing.NC Navigation and Federal Infrastructure Spending.End of the Road: Development on Remote Currituck Banks.Environmental-Economic Connections in the Albemarle Region.Plowed Under: Digging Into the Farm Act.Recent Articles Coastal crossroads: NC’s growing risk of Maui-like wildfires Make the most of fish you catch and keep: go-to methods Bring fishing gear to help you see what you’re looking at Ode to the Salt Marsh: Paddling the waters less traveled.

