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FY23 Federal Appropriations Moving Forward – Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Bill Released

VA, United States

July was a big month for appropriations news out of Washington, D.C. with the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate moving the process forward prior to the Congressional recess in August. The House Appropriations Committee passed their version of the Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill on a 32-24 vote on June 28th. This bill was then forwarded to the full House… Read More

Norfolk Dredging awarded contract for maintenance dredging of the Jones Inlet Federal Navigation Channel

NY, United States

Norfolk Dredging Company, Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $17,072,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Jones Inlet Federal Navigation Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Lido Beach, New York, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2022. Fiscal 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and… Read More

USACE Confirms $4.7 million Allocated for Union River Dredging

ME, United States

ELLSWORTH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed this week that $4,723,000 has been allocated for the Union River dredging project and that prep work has begun. “Our district has many projects already funded that we are working on and now we will begin work on the considerable effort for the planning, coordination with agencies,… Read More

New ERDC commander at the Army Corp of Engineers

MS, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center or ERDC, has a new commander. Following ERDC’s first ever female commander, the first ever African-American commander is now at the helm. Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke with the new man in charge: Lt. Col. Christian Patterson on the  Federal Drive with Tom… Read More

Senate Approves WRDA Measure With $34B for 30 Army Corps Projects

United States

A massive new infrastructure funding measure is one step closer to enactment with Senate passage of legislation that authorizes $34 billion for 30 Army Corps of Engineers flood and hurricane protection, ecosystem restoration, dredging and other projects. The 2022 Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, which breezed through the Senate on July 28 by a… Read More

U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texas’ “Ike Dike” coastal protection project

TX, United States

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would authorize federal agencies to plan for an estimated $31 billion project intended to protect the Texas coast from hurricanes. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already gone into studying the idea to build a system of concrete gate barriers at the mouth of Galveston Bay…. Read More

South Atlantic Division signs SACS Final Report

United States

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, signed the South Atlantic Coastal Study Final Report this week during a virtual, online ceremony July 25, 2022. The four-year, $18.4 million, comprehensive regional study was designed to identify the risks and vulnerabilities of tidally influenced areas to increased hurricane and storm… Read More

US Senate approves ‘Ike Dike’ as part of Water Resources Development Act

TX, United States

The US Senate has approved the Water Resources Development Act, which includes a $31bn project to build a coastal barrier that would help protect the industrial plants along Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. The project, called the coastal spine or the Ike Dike, is a large-scale coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration project that… Read More

Army Corps updates lane closure status for Chesapeake City Bridge

PA, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update on ongoing repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland. Work includes repairs of the bridge expansion joints and will require periodic single-lane closures. Single lane closures are currently estimated as follows (subject to change based on weather and construction progress):… Read More

Sens. Cramer, Merkley Introduce Bill to Create Western Water Committee for Army Corps Projects

United States

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced a bill to establish a Western Water Cooperative Committee. The Western Water Cooperative Committee would ensure the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) flood control projects in Western States are operated consistent with congressional directives and… Read More

A day in the life: Army Corps of Engineers park rangers are like Swiss Army knives

PA, United States

Matt Balas and Sam Phillips, park rangers with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, walk to their boat to start their patrol at Youghiogheny River Lake in Confluence, Pennsylvania, July 15, 2022. “You can be on a boat inspecting docks one minute and then next minute you could be doing a safety stop with… Read More

Shoreline Restoration Work to Begin at McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge

TX, United States

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and multiple partners are set to begin work on the restoration of approximately 17 miles of the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) shoreline in Jefferson and Chambers counties. The restoration project will span from High Island to Sea Rim State Park and will improve the shoreline by widening its beaches to better accommodate recreation,… Read More

Tetra Tech Wins $500M Contract for Environmental Remediation Services From USACE

CA, United States

Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center), selected the Company to provide comprehensive environmental remediation services to the Department of Defense outside the continental United States (OCONUS). The value of the indefinite… Read More

Preps Underway for Emergency Dredging in the Murderkill River

DE, United States

Delaware Department of Natural Resources says 50,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the Murderkill River and loaded onto south Bowers’ shoreline to make the river safer for boaters. Regulators expect to complete $2.3 million project by end of August. Source

Dredging planned in Sandusky’s harbor in September

OH, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced its dredging plans for commercial harbors in northern Ohio, including Sandusky and Huron. The federal agency regularly carries out dredging to keep navigational channels open in northern Ohio ports on Lake Erie. On Monday, the Buffalo office of the agency said it has received more than $20.9… Read More

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