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Thursday, November 08, 2012  Thursday, a task force that supports the dredging of Georgetown's port met for the first time since voters turned down a referendum that would have added a one percent sales tax. The funding was set to speed up several expensive capital projects, including some of the millions of dollars it's expected to cost to dig out silt that has built up along the Georgetown port passageway.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  A government agency's plan to deepen a Georgia shipping channel faces a $14 million obstacle - a Confederate shipwreck that's been rotting in the Savannah River since 1864.

Sunday, March 11, 2012  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge sand that's two to three miles offshore from Oak Island and place it on Holden Beach, free of charge.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Feds hear comment on Charleston Harbor deepening.

Monday, October 17, 2011  The committee that's working on a plan to dredge the port of Georgetown now knows how much the project would cost and how long it would take to complete. The challenge for the task force now is to come up with the money to do it.

Sunday, October 16, 2011  A task force looking for funds to pay for dredging the Port of Georgetown will meet on Monday to discuss what it would take to allow a private company to operate the port, instead of the South Carolina State Ports Authority which owns and operates the facility.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  A task force looking for funds to pay for dredging the Port of Georgetown will investigate what it would take to allow a private company to operate the port, instead of the South Carolina State Ports Authority, which owns and operates the facility.

Saturday, October 01, 2011  Environmental regulators for South Carolina have denied a permit sought by the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the river channel to Savannah's booming seaport in neighboring Georgia.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that man-made canals in North Myrtle Beach are no longer under state jurisdiction and local officials say that will make it easier to get the canals dredged.

Saturday, May 14, 2011  The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from a spillway along the rising Mississippi River in Louisiana, diverting water into the countryside in hopes of avoiding a potentially bigger disaster in heavily populated areas downstream.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is a lifeline for commercial and recreational boaters in Horry and Georgetown counties.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  Dan Satterwhite remembers what the canal behind his Cherry Grove home used to look like, and now he just stares at the mostly mud pit that is there.

Sunday, March 27, 2011  Monday, March 28, at noon is the deadline for area residents to voice their concerns about the proposed interstate. The comments are being collected by the South Carolina office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Monday, March 21, 2011  There's only a week left until the deadline to voice your concerns, comments and opinions about Interstate 73.

Monday, March 07, 2011  Residents along the South Carolina coast are getting a survey in the mail this week, a research survey asking how they make plans to evacuate if there is a hurricane. Emergency planners hope this will help them better understand people's behavior before a storm.