Further analyze sediment samples the city extracted earlier this year to determine what is clean enough for ocean disposal a few miles offshore.Prepare the design, engineering, environmental review and regulatory permitting for the overall project, subject to Army Corps approval.
So over the next several months, Anchor QEA, a marine engineering firm, will: Miller said Army Corps staff has told him the agency doesn’t have the resources or funding to get Newport in prime position within a year, as city officials prefer. The Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for maintaining minimum depths in the harbor’s boating channels, would normally complete the key engineering and administrative tasks.īut time is money. This summer, it gave Newport $150,000, and this month it earmarked an additional $2.9 million. The federal government already has allotted some money toward the $23 million. “We’re taking on all the responsibilities because we want to get to the shovel-ready point, the end point, sooner than later.” Basically, we did all the homework,” said Harbor Resources Manager Chris Miller. “This strategy worked for our previous dredge project in 2012. The $777,000 expenditure will go toward the city’s share.
The most clogged areas have at least 5 feet of sediment to be removed, according to the city.Ĭity staff estimates the total project will cost about $23 million, with the city contributing about 20% to 25% of that. Ideally, the next dredge will get the boating channels back to their intended depths of 10 to 20 feet. The city last undertook a major, but partial, harbor dredge in 2012-13. The city hopes that will give the Army Corps of Engineers confidence that its multimillion-dollar assist would be promptly spent on removing 1 million cubic yards of sediment to make the harbor deep enough for ideal boat travel. The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to pay contractor Anchor QEA to prepare plans and permits that would make the project shovel-ready by the end of 2019.
Newport Beach will spend $777,000 to expedite prep work for a planned harbor dredge in hopes that it will make the federal government more likely to award the city a heavy subsidy for the overall project.
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