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This year’s hurricane season — which ends Wednesday — has once again reminded us of the risk of living on Florida’s shifting shorelines. Driving the news: Coastal erosion from crisscrossing hurricanes Ian and Nicole has homeowners and coastal communities, like Treasure Island’s Sunset Beach, scrambling to rebuild seashores, even as the demand for sand rises and prices… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Military Construction team took home the Gold for the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Military Airports award category during a ceremony in Nashville, Tn., Dec. 1, 2022, for the Pope Army Airfield runway reconstruction project that was completed within 120 days at Fort Bragg, N.C. Project design and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) is asking for public feedback now through Jan. 19 on its proposed 30-year plan for the operation and maintenance of its system of 13 dams and reservoirs across the Willamette River Basin. The plan, referred to as a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, details seven potential… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
Just after noon on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Steve Coulter, chairman of the Dare County Waterways Commission, called and said “it’s signed, sealed and delivered.” After almost two years, the realignment of Hatteras Inlet is now accomplished. “It’s federal now,” said Coulter. It means that the horseshoe route is now entirely open to federal dredging…. Read More
Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (N3220523C2506), is awarded a $45,850,402 firm-fixed-price contract for the operation and maintenance of six government-owned Transportation Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance (T-AGOS) and Transportation Auxiliary General Missile Range instrument (T-AGM) vessels. The vessels under this award include U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Victorious (T-AGOS 19); USNS Able (T-AGOS 20); USNS Effective… Read More
Representatives for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Missouri signed a cost-sharing agreement Monday to push forward a flood resiliency study in Jefferson City. The goal of the Jefferson City FCSA Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency Study will be to find localized solutions that can best help mitigate flooding from… Read More
Plum Island residents will have an unsightly but temporary neighbor that is about to deliver some peace of mind, and a lot of sand, to the people on Reservation Terrace. The U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers has been working with New York-based H&L Contracting to dredge a nine-foot deep channel of sand on the Newburyport… Read More
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced on Monday that they will provide $250 million in funding to help reduce health risks and increase aquatic restoration efforts at the Salton Sea in Southern California. Since being formed over 100 years ago, the inland Salton Sea, located in Riverside County and Imperial County, has gradually changed from… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $324,000 contract today to Togiak Management Services of Anchorage, Alaska, to complete a wing dam modification project in Pool 2 of the Mississippi River downstream of St. Paul, Minnesota. This contract marks the first ecosystem restoration contract awarded under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability… Read More
The St. Paul District team responsible for developing a solution for managing Mississippi River dredged river sand, removed from the water near Wabasha, Minnesota, reached a major milestone Nov. 11. The team reached the finish line of the plan with the signing of the environmental assessment and planning document, also known as a finding of… Read More
Workers from the Malama Loko Ea Foundation test their new dredging machinery at the Loko Ea fishpond in Haleiwa. The Malama Loko Ea Foundation is scheduled today to begin dredging of Haleiwa’s historic Loko Ea fishpond in what will be the final step in its restoration process. Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with non-federal sponsors, seeks public comment for the New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NY&NJHATS). In cooperation with our partners, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New York Department of… Read More
The Coast Guard is urging mariners to be aware of dredging on the Calcasieu River beginning next month. Dredging will begin Dec. 1 and continue through Dec. 10 at Phillips 66 Clifton Ridge Marine Terminal at mile marker 27 on the west bank of the Calcasieu River. The Coast Guard says status updates can be… Read More