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SEATTLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will oversee placement of beach fill nourishment material on the seaward side of the Ediz Hook armor stone revetment in Port Angeles, Wash., starting as early as July 16. The beach fill nourishment activities, performed by contractor Glacier Environmental Services, Inc., will conclude no later than Sept…. Read More
By Katherine Lin For decades, various Mississippi and Coast leaders have pushed to deepen the Port of Gulfport. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a report recommending the project for congressional approval. The report, which is a result of a three-year study, recommends deepening the port from 36 feet to 46 feet… Read More
Sea Isle City Beach Replenishment Project Underway Ahead of Peak Summer Season A major beach replenishment project is now underway in Sea Isle City as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to strengthen the city’s shoreline and improve long-term storm protection. The project, being carried out by Norfolk Dredging Company of Chesapeake, Virginia, involves… Read More
Cooley Canal, Sandusky, Toledo, and West Harbor Ports to be Dredged; Port Clinton Jetties to be Repaired Toledo, OH — Today, as Northwest Ohio kicks off Watershed Weekend and the start of summer and the heart of boating season approaches, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development… Read More
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Kansas Water Office, is advising the public that Water Injection Dredging is happening at Tuttle Creek Lake for the Water Injection Dredging Demonstration. This demonstration project will provide an assessment of how this tool may assist with inland reservoir… Read More
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville awarded a $2.8 million contract to furnish the Army Cyber Center of Excellence, a tenant unit based at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The contract calls for Office Images Inc., of Roswell, Georgia, to fill the 140,000-square-foot Training, Research, and Network Center facility with furniture… Read More
In the words of Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, dredging is “foundational.” Kelly recently shared an updated vision for a truly national dredging program, moving from fragmented projects to an enterprise approach to maximize every taxpayer dollar and prioritize a simple mandate: “Building… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District announces the availability of the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA), proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and associated appendices for public review. The documents address proposed maintenance dredging and associated placement of dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Cuts M-4, M-5,… Read More
NEW YORK – The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the preparation of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the USMMA Campus Modernization Plan (CMP). The PEA is being prepared by the Department of Transportation (USDOT), MARAD, the lead agency, in cooperation with the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the involved agency, pursuant to National Environmental… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) North Phase S-620 Gated Culvert Interim Operations in Palm Beach County, Florida. The decision supports a request by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), pursuant to Section… Read More
As of June 2nd, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has successfully placed approximately 70,000 cubic yards of dredged material at the St. Lucie Impoundment Basin as part of work at the IWW/OWW Crossroads! We know some residents expressed concern after observing dark-colored material coming from the dredge pipeline during placement operations. While… Read More
By Jonah Chester CHARLESTON — The Army Corps of Engineers has a long, muddy history in Charleston Harbor. Its first deepening of the harbor was in 1857, just a few years before the start of the Civil War. Over the next 170 years the Army Corps continued to deepen, expand and augment the harbor to make it… Read More
By Cameron McLeod Recurring glacial outburst floods in southeast Alaska’s Mendenhall Valley present a challenging and complicated issue for homeowners and businesses in Juneau. Each year, summer temperatures at the upstream glacier cause a torrent of glacial water to inundate the Mendenhall River, threatening infrastructure and public safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively… Read More
Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/50275 Report Number: ERDC/CHL TR-26-14 Title: Simulation of Dredged Material Placement in the San Francisco Bay Using a Multi-Dimensional Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Model By Spencer H. Harper and Gaurav Savant Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited. Source
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is launching a process to change the way dredging is done in the Charleston Harbor to make it more efficient and environmentally sound. The process to change operations and maintenance practices in the harbor is just underway, but project leaders say it could go… Read More