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The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association\u00a0(WEDA) conducted its annual meeting Nov. 16 at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, marking the first time the event has been held outside of New Orleans. The chapter represents the Gulf States of Texas, Alabama, Florida (West Coast), Georgia (Western), Louisiana and Mississippi. Over 180 industry professionals attended, including Port Houston\u2019s channel development department.<\/p>\n
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The meeting\u00a0provided a forum for the exchange of information of interest to the dredging industry and its associates, partners and stakeholders. Representatives from all areas of the industry, including regulatory, resource agencies, contracting and manufacturing attended to discuss dredging economics, benefits, technologies and current issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis conference brought the big picture of the entire Gulf region and gave our port an opportunity to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on more placement options for non-federal dredged material,\u201d said Mark Vincent, director of channel development for Port Houston. The information presented provided the audience a full scope of Corps\u2019 federal responsibilities along the Gulf Coast and an overview of the agency\u2019s dredging program, noted Vincent.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s event was merged with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 Galveston District\u2019s annual dredging meeting. The American Association of Port Authorities contributed updates on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and legislative matters related to ports and harbors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to bring the annual WEDA meeting to Texas as there are numerous maintenance and new work dredging projects around the Houston-Galveston area. This was one of WEDA\u2019s largest events with a diverse mix of international attendees,\u201d said Maxie McGuire, 2016 President WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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