THE VILLAGE GREEN
NEWPORT BEACH WATER WHEEL UPDATE
Join host Nancy Gardner as she chats with former Harbor Commission Chair Bill Kenney and Senior Civil Engineer John Kappeler about the upcoming Newport Beach water wheel trash interceptor project.
Additional Information
The mooring management and harbor operations shift from Orange County Sheriff’s Department to the city of Newport Beach has been a fairly smooth transition as Harbormaster Dennis Durgan assumes his role.
Durgan took over the responsibility of overseeing more than 1,200 moorings from the Sheriff Department’s Harbor Patrol Division in July, with Newport Beach hiring 13 part-time harbor workers and obtaining two additional vessels.
The amount of foot traffic coming into Marina Park, where Durgan’s office is located, after the operational shift in management was unexpected.
Continue reading at The Log…
Photo Credit: Nina K. Jussila/The Log
Leave a Reply
Want to join the discussion?Feel free to contribute!