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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, selected the Western Area Office based in Fargo, North Dakota, as one of its Civil Servants of the Year recipient. The St. Paul District presents this award annually to its top employees. The Western Area Office was selected for the Team Award. The Western Area Office… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the third levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.8 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today bade farewell to Maj. Gen. Richard J. (Rich) Heitkamp, USACE deputy commanding general (DCG) and the Army’s deputy chief of engineers, in a ceremony at its Washington headquarters. Heitkamp has served in his current role since February 2021. He served as the principal advisor to Lt. Gen. Scott… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) announced its decision to remand the Alaska District’s November 25, 2020 permit application denial of Pebble Limited Partnership’s (PLP) proposed mining operations in the Bristol Bay watershed in southwestern Alaska. The POD Division Engineer, Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs, found specific portions of PLP’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District entered a partnership agreement with the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia, to extend the city’s sanitary-sewer services to the Arlington, Dawmont, Glen Falls and Gore communities as part of a $3 million Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure project, April 26. Col. Adam Czekanski, district commander, attended the project-partnership… Read More
Two local dredge projects are moving ahead under funding from the Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund—the Hole in the Wall channel between Milford Haven in Mathews and the Chesapeake Bay, and the channel in Gloucester’s Aberdeen Creek. The Hole in the Wall channel dredge project is closer to becoming a reality in the near future. Curt… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $29,184,150 firm-fixed-price contract to dredge Galveston Harbor’s entrance channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 9, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the… Read More
WASHINGTON (April 27) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today bade farewell to Maj. Gen. Richard J. (Rich) Heitkamp, USACE deputy commanding general (DCG) and the Army’s deputy chief of engineers, in a ceremony at its Washington headquarters. Heitkamp has served in his current role since February 2021. He served as the principal advisor to… Read More
WASHINGTON – Coastlines are ever-changing. Whether from nonstop wave action, wind or storms, these landscapes constantly shift and reshape, causing challenges for coastal managers. In response, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) researchers have created a tool to help assess the resiliency of our nation’s coastlines and improve coastal management strategies. According to the National… Read More
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, Quincy, Massachusetts, was awarded a $23,963,300 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 9, 2023. Fiscal 2021 civil construction funds and fiscal 2022 and 2023 civil operation… Read More
Members of the Puerto Rico Integrated Projects Office (PR-IPO) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District received Dr. David W. Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) as well as representatives of its seven laboratories on March 30, 2023. Dr. Pittman and his team visited the Río… Read More
On November 5th 2021, Congress and President Biden authorized a bill allocating $8.3 billion to advance and expand access to clean water for families, farmers and wildlife called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This infographic displays USACE projects that are receiving money from the BIL. Infographic explaining the BIL projects and how money is being distributed… Read More
Announced earlier this week that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Management Office approved $2.2 million in new funding to restore the Elkhorn Slough. The money comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with funding leveraged by the Inflation Reduction Act owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in partnership with… Read More
Advance work for the University Lakes Project has concluded, marking a major milestone toward full implementation of the restoration and revitalization project. Phase 1 work, estimated at $17,874,132 and spanning approximately one year, will begin upon receipt of the US Army Corps of Engineers permit for the work. This full phase of construction will be… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (USACE) announces a 30-day public NEPA scoping comment period for the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir Section 203 Study, also known as the Lake Okeechobee Component A Storage Reservoir (LOCAR) Section 203 Study being conducted by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Comments are due Wednesday,… Read More