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Dredged sediments placed in waters near the mouth of the Columbia River, where waves and coastal currents can redistribute them, helps to reduce erosion along nearby beaches, according to new research published this month. New data collected and models developed during the study help resource managers optimize strategies to manage the sand, a valuable resource, at… Read More
Varn Park on the northern end of Flagler County will be closed for three months while contractors carry out sand operations, the county government announced Thursday. Starting March 27th, it will be inaccessible to the public until work is completed. The first sand operation will take place in Painters Hill and Beverly Beach. The second… Read More
Orleans and Niagara officials are teaming to lead a regional dredging effort for southshore harbors at six counties. The Lake Ontario Regional Dredging and Maintenance Council was officially formed in 2019 under a memorandum of understanding between the six contiguous counties of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga and Oswego. Orleans County is lead agency for… Read More
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Monday the Army Corp of Engineers’ plan to start dredging the Barcelona Harbor in May, three months ahead of schedule. “After successful meetings with the Army Corp of Engineers and local stakeholders on the dire need for dredging of the Barcelona Harbor, I am excited to announce those positive talks… Read More
DETROIT — The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) includes more than $7.4 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, with just over $159 million set aside for Detroit District projects. Of great regional significance is $3 million for the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study, a project that… Read More
The Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, continues steady progress in delivering projects under its $5 billion Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Program. As part of the division’s program, 40 regional projects were identified and divided into short-term and long-term portfolios funded by the 2018 Bi-Partisan Budget Act. Total obligations across both long-term and short-term portfolios… Read More
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 170-mile section of government boundary at Bull Shoals Lake and a 90-mile section at Norfork Lake. The work on Bull… Read More
FORD CITY, Pa. – They may just look like large hunks of metal, but the new hoists installed at Crooked Creek Lake will go hard at work to reduce the risk of floods in the greater Pittsburgh region for the next 75 years or longer. The hoists – weighing 38,000 pounds apiece – work to… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting maintenance activities at Brookville Lake in Brookville, Indiana, which could impact downstream fishery conditions and recreation public access to the tailwater area. These activities are scheduled to begin in April and last through November 2023. Maintenance activities from mid-April through May will at… Read More
U.S.-based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced plans for an 11,000 horsepower (HP) class inland towboat. ACBL has signed a contract with C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, where construction is expected to begin this year. Delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2024. “When comparing this 11,000 HP class towboat… Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yesterday, a signing of the Project Partnership Agreement for aquatic ecosystem restoration work at Rathbun Lake, Iowa, was executed between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This agreement will begin aquatic ecosystem restoration design and construction work at Rathbun Lake, Iowa,… Read More
New Orleans – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the second levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.7 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to… Read More
Carlsbad City Council, during its March 7 meeting, awarded $373,687 in grants to support certain agricultural, coastal or wetland restoration projects that enhance quality of life in Carlsbad, including a “living shoreline” project that will restore a section of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Funding for the grants comes from fees that are paid by developers… Read More
CORONA, California – To get a first-hand look at Prado Dam and better understand upcoming modifications to its spillway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ senior Dam and Levee Safety Branch program manager toured the spillway, exterior and deep interior of the dam, March 9, at Corona, California. “Seeing presentations of the project never do… Read More
DETROIT – Fourteen Michigan harbors would be dredged under President Joe Biden’s proposed budget that allocates more than $157 million for Great Lakes operations and maintenance, officials said. The funds would go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, which operates and maintains and operates 81 navigational projects on lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan,… Read More