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CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District welcomed its 90th commander today at a change of command ceremony. Lt. Col. Robert Nahabedian assumed command from Lt. Col. Andrew Johannes. The ceremony was officiated by Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, commanding general, South Atlantic Division, USACE. Nahabedian brings more than 20 years of military… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, along with the Navajo County Board of Supervisors, signed the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood-Risk Management Project Design Agreement July 11 at the Winslow Chamber of Commerce in Winslow. The signing ceremony marks the Corps’ initiation of pre-construction, engineering and design to reduce potential flood risk along the… Read More
The total cost to complete the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane levee system west of New Orleans and keep it at proper heights over the next 50 years has nearly quadrupled to $3.7 billion due to environmental mitigation requirements, inflation and supply chain issues, the Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. That means the state will… Read More
BATON ROUGE – Activity is picking up around the LSU lakes and dredging will soon begin to start the clean-up process. It’s something we’ve seen for far too long, with green muck and the occasional fish kill covering the waters, but soon, people will be able to truly enjoy the lakes and the beauty they… Read More
During the Ocean Isle Beach Board of Commissioners regular meeting on June 13, the board gave permission to award the contract for the multifunction community building and the proposed dredging of Jink’s Creek. The contracts were not officially awarded at the meeting because the town wanted to negotiate the pricing. As of Friday, July 7,… Read More
Four months before then-House Speaker Jason Wentworth secured a $25 million grant for a Clare health campus led by his former aide, the lawmaker secured $6.8 million for dam repairs and dredging at a Clare lake where the same aide lives, records show. Statewide, 65 dams statewide were in worse condition than the one on… Read More
GARDEN CITY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach sand renourishment project is planned to start for North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City and Pawleys Island. Myrtle Beach recently put up sand fencing around 10 miles of beach to help build up sand dunes until the project begins. A U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Philly Shipyard, Inc. has announced the contract award to conduct a six-month feasibility study of the U.S. Navy’s new T-AH(X) hospital ship. The T-AH(X) are planned to replace the two current hospital ships, USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, which are owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by Military Sealift Command (MSC). The design study is being performed… Read More
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -The United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), and The Port of Iberia have partnered to deepen and widen the port’s waterway, allowing for more access to and from the Gulf of Mexico. “The type of commodities that are going through these channels and… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are set to sign a historic river sand management document during a brief ceremony in Wabasha July 24. The ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle Center Amphitheater, 50 Pembroke Ave. S., Wabasha. Col…. Read More
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners has approved, on first reading, an ordinance that would allow for the dredging of various tidal lagoons and inlet areas within the High Bar Harbor section of the municipality. Ordinance 13-18 provides for “the mechanical maintenance dredging … and related expenses so as to provide navigable access to… Read More
Memphis, Tenn., July 6, 2023 – The Memphis District continues its 141-year tradition of winning—safely delivering quality projects on time and within budget—with the award of two Mississippi River dike contracts. Memphis District is responsible for maintaining a safe and dependable navigation channel for 355 miles of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois to the mouth… Read More
SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. — Col. Julie Balten relinquished command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District to Col. Andrew Baker during a change of command ceremony July 14 at the LA District Base Yard near Los Angeles. Joining the ceremony were family and friends of Balten and Baker, along with congressional representatives… Read More
Natural and nature-based features (NNBFs) are becoming more prevalent in coastal resiliency and protection design as climate change threatens social, economic and environmental systems along the U.S. coast. However, planners need enhanced processes to predict and quantify their benefits prior to implementation. To better incorporate these designs into numerical models, the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The project delivery team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, or DOER, Project 19-11 recently published technical guidance and tools for modernizing the conduct of dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The collaborative team consisted of researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and… Read More