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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
by Joseph P. Smith Cherry Hill Courier-Post The final contract to carry out federally funded beach replenishments over the summer in five Cape May County communities has been awarded, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. The district on June 5 disclosed approval of a $15.8 million contract for Norfolk Dredging Co. for… Read More
In 2022, Sen. Ossoff passed into law his “Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act” to support ongoing renourishment & storm risk management projects In March, Sen. Ossoff urged the Army Corps to allocate Federal funding for the Tybee Island project Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support Tybee Island’s beach… Read More
Montezuma Wetlands LLC,* Emeryville, California, was awarded a $60,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for offloading and placement of dredged material services at the Montezuma Wetlands Restoration Project in support of the San Francisco District’s fiscal 2026 through 2030 dredging program. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with… Read More
The North Shore Lane dredging project on Lake Onalaska is scheduled to begin June 16, now that state environmental restrictions protecting fish spawning have lifted. Ground preparation near Matalik’s and Schaffer’s Landing is already complete, according to the Guardians of Lake Onalaska blog. Crews will use large suction hoses to pull sediment from the lake bottom… Read More
Oceanside residents have until June 30 to comment on a proposed federal plan that could bring millions of cubic yards of sand to the city’s eroding shoreline, part of a beach restoration effort that has been under study for more than two decades. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft plan calling… Read More
By Olivia Tempest Ferrovial, a global infrastructure company, has been awarded a $1.08 billion contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to expand and upgrade a section of the Río Piedras channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The contract is Ferrovial’s second with USACE under the broader Puerto Nuevo flood control program. The project will widen the waterway… Read More
By Shawn Davis LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker hosted his farewell town hall and the district’s Second Quarter Awards Ceremony June 3 at the LA District headquarters building in downtown LA. “It’s hard to believe it’s been three years,” Baker said. “It’s been a crazy, very… Read More
By Bill Barlow A third summertime beach replenishment project is expected this year, with the award of a $15.8 million contract to add sand to beaches in Avalon and Stone Harbor. The Philadelphia District of the Army Corps of Engineers announced the contract with Norfolk Dredging Co. on Friday, June 5, with the project to… Read More
By Louis Velasco Saltwater fills the coastal air among the small towns dotting Washington state’s Grays Harbor, located southwest of the Olympic Mountains. The low, steady rumble of motor vessels transiting the harbor is commonplace. For Jacqui Bergner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aquatic biologist, the sound meant work, home, relaxing and more work…. Read More
By Kristina Thacker A project aimed at protecting beachfront infrastructure along the Grand Strand is scheduled to be completed by August. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Grand Strand Renourishment project in Myrtle Beach is back underway. Work resumed on May 29 and is anticipated to wrap up by early July. Then, crews will… Read More