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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dredging the Mississippi River to maintain passage for ships. Fox News multimedia reporter Madison Scarpino reports from St. Louis, Missouri. Source
While Santa Barbara’s waterfront is holding up through the latest storms and large swell events, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club remains closed and the harbor entrance remains “non-navigable” to most vessels, Waterfront Director Mike Wiltshire said last week. The large swell event Jan. 5-6 washed away the protective sand berm in front of the Yacht Club, allowing waves… Read More
Millions of dollars will go toward coastal environment projects and education programs in the Crossroads this year. The Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, created in the wake of an environmental group’s legal victory over Formosa Plastics Corp. in December 2019, announced this week it will provide a total of $5.8 million to 15 projects this year. Biologists… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted a series of inspections of Richard L. Schafer Dam and the Tule River Spillway following a magnitude 3.2 earthquake January 10 at Lake Success. “After performing a post-earthquake inspection of the dam and its associated appurtenances, there were no findings of concern to report,” said Charlie… Read More
A contract to restore wetlands, riparian corridors, and fish and wildlife habitat within Ballinger Park in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, was awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, January 10, 2023. Tunista Construction, LLC of Federal Way, Washington, received the contract award for their $5.498 million bid. The project will create and… Read More
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board have announced plans for two projects to protect roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline from further erosion at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion for an estimated price tag of $74.5 million. Shoreline erosion has been a… Read More
Plans to dredge Southport Harbor have resumed with the recent announcement that federal funding is available to remove sandy sediment building up on the eastern shore at the entrance to the harbor. It comes after several years of the town and boaters raising concerns about boating safety due to how much the channel has shrunk. “While the… Read More
Two decades on, the eternally-delayed plan to rebuild the dunes on 2.6 miles of beach south of the Flagler Beach pier has been delayed yet again, and will not get under way in June or any time this year, as Flagler County government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had projected. The delay this… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $9,778,170 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a beach berm. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Fort Pierce, Florida, with an estimated completion date of May 27, 2023. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,778,170 were obligated at… Read More
The VFPA administers maintenance dredging of the Fraser River deep-sea shipping channel The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has issued a request for proposals for a contractor to undertake annual maintenance dredging of the main navigation channels and port berths as well as management of the sand dredged. According to the port, it administers maintenance… Read More
Colonel James Booth of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District and Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline of the City of St. Augustine officially marked the start of a comprehensive study to address ongoing coastal flooding within the city limits. “We recognize that we are entering into a partnership that aims to preserve and protect… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will sign a partnership agreement with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) to construct a grit chamber along Spring Garden as part of a $4.3 million environmental infrastructure project in Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. The project will be funded through Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance. Federal regulation establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice conditions. Every year, the Corps… Read More
Six rocky areas on the Oregon Coast are being considered for conservation. Andy Lanier is the Marine Affairs Coordinator for the Department of Land Conservation and Development. He said the sites have been through a multi-year process, including engagement with nearby communities. Lanier told KLCC one proposed site is at Cape Foulweather, south of Depoe Bay,… Read More
Weeks after approving $5 million in emergency spending for sand-dumping along its critically eroded shore, the Flagler County Commission today approved an additional $3.6 million, with the possibility of yet another $3.8 million ahead, for a total of $12.4 million in emergency-sand projects so far. The county expects a total of $14 million in emergency… Read More