On 15th June 2016
In Dredging, Ecology
By William

As part of our ongoing project with the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (BHC), Exo Environmental spent the morning of 2nd June carrying out a bird monitoring survey of Brightlingsea Creek. Due to the quality and extent of the local saltmarsh and intertidal mudflat and the rich biodiversity these habitats support, the area is rightfully protected under […]

Jun

03

Geosynthetic fabrics in a freshwater environment

On 3rd June 2016
In Research and Development
By William

On the 2nd of May, Exo Environmental in partnership with Tim Foo set up the research trial for his undergraduate dissertation project. The project, carried out with the University of East Anglia (UEA) sought to extend the work previously undertaken by Exo Environmental and UEA at Brightlingsea Waterside Marina and investigate the ecological potential of […]

May

13

Fingringhoe Site Visit for Interreg USAR project

On 13th May 2016
In Ecology, Engineering, Water Management
By William

Using Sediment As a Resource (USAR) is a European project with partners from The Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK. The UK partners are the West Country Rivers Trust (WRT) and the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (BHC). Exo Environmental acts as project manager and technical specialist for BHC. On Tuesday 12th May, Andy May, Conservation Manager […]

Apr

19

Dredging Consultants – Brightlingsea’s Waterside Marina

On 19th April 2016
In Dredging, Sediment Management
By William

During the period of the 18th January to the 18th March, Exo Environmental in collaboration with the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (BHC) successfully executed the maintenance dredging of 11,000m3 of accumulated sediments from within the two basins of Waterside Marina, Brightlingsea, Essex. To facilitate the project design, extensive baseline data was obtained in order to assess […]

Apr

18

Integrating Adaptive Management: Successful Design & Management of Dredging Projects

On 18th April 2016
In Dredging
By William

Adaptive Management (AM) is an iterative decision framework that allows a decision-making to be more flexible and refined towards future uncertainties as monitoring data and the effects of actions become better understood. AM is especially useful for dredging projects where the potential environmental impacts are inherently uncertain, or where there is a low level of […]

Apr

04

Overseeing Oil Spill Exercise

On 4th April 2016
In Ecology
By William

In February, Exo Environmental was involved in a planned ‘oil spill incident management exercise’ carried out by the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners. The aim of this exercise was to test the capability and processes for dealing with a fuel or oil spill in the harbour and wider estuary. The exercise was setup by the Brightlingsea Harbour […]

Oct

18

CEDA Dredging Days Talk on Bio-engineering

On 18th October 2015
In Dredging
By William

Young CEDA are hosting a range of Pitch Talks on the 6th November during the CEDA Dredging Days, Rotterdam. Exo Environmental has been invited to hold a PechaKucha 20×20 style presentation on ‘The ecological potential of geosynthetic fabrics to provide novel habitat and trap sediment’. For the full programme of Pitch Talks, please follow the link. […]

Sep

12

Geotextile Breakwater Design and Engineering

On 12th September 2015
In Dredging, Sediment Management
By William

Together with eight other keynote presenters from Atkins, Mott MacDonald, Hr Wallingford and Kubla Software, Exo Environmental presented a Pitch Presentation at an Evening Seminar for PIANC Young Professionals at ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster [7 September 2015]. The presentation on the “Engineered Design of a Geotextile Breakwater from Dredged Sediment” was held in […]

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