It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
A New Jersey beach that’s considered to be one of the most vulnerable to storms is about to get the makeover it needs. Beach replenishment in the Elberon section of Long Branch is expected to begin in the new year and wrap up by March 1, officials announced on Tuesday. During a press conference along… Read More
The Town of Dartmouth has been awarded $72,000 in grant funds from the state’s Economic Seaport Council, Town Administrator Shawn MacInnes announced during the Select Board’s Dec. 19 meeting. According to MacInnes, $40,000 is allocated toward a feasibility study on dredging Padanaram Harbor and $32,000 will go toward an economic study of the harbor. The… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin beach replenishment in Elberon around January 1, U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone announced Tuesday, in a press conference held in Elberon. The Corps will place 1.2 million cubic yards of sand starting at the southern end of Elberon at Lincoln Avenue in the next few weeks and work… Read More
Millions will be spent on sand on Palm Beach County’s coastline to repair the damage and fix a public safety hazard caused by Hurricane Nicole. Hurricane Nicole significantly depleted sand from dunes on Singer Island and other parts of Palm Beach County. About 102,000 cubic yards of sand, or about 5,600 loaded dump trucks, will… Read More
Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officials at Canyon Lake announced today the temporary closure of Overlook parking which began on November 7 is now scheduled through January 31. Heavy construction equipment movement providing enhanced security and parking improvements are causing this closure. A new exit lane is also under construction. The entire… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division and New Orleans District proffered a Department of Army permit and Section 408 permission to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) for construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. “We take great care to neither endorse nor oppose any project when administering our regulatory… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently performing annual routine maintenance to the Government’s boundary line around Lake Shelbyville. With the leaves gone from the trees, this time of year is ideal for inspection. If you are an adjacent landowner to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property around Lake Shelbyville, you may observe U.S…. Read More
SEATTLE – The Large Locks are scheduled to be closed to all vessel traffic during the following periods: Closure 1: 11 OCT-19 NOV 2023 Closure 2: 25 NOV-3 JAN 2024 Optional Closure: 9 JAN-7 FEB 2024 Closure 3: 10 OCT- 23 NOV 2024 Optional Closure: 24 NOV-2 JAN 2025 The extended closures will facilitate demolition,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District in cooperation with the city of Watertown, South Dakota, will hold a public meeting on Tues., Jan. 31, 2023, at 1901 Ninth Ave. SW in Watertown. The purpose of the meeting is to share information on the recently initiated flood risk management feasibility study. The study location… Read More
The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will hold a two-day planning charrette meeting for the Central and South Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study on Jan. 11-12 in Fort Lauderdale. Options for virtual and in-person attendance will be provided. Both meetings are open to the public and will run from 9:30… Read More
The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close to marine traffic 7:00 a.m. Dec. 17, 2022, through 12:01 a.m. April 24, 2023, to perform critical maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15, 2023, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs first. The operating season is fixed by federal regulation and is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, along with representatives of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, signed the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LGRV) Watershed Assessment Feasibility Cost Share Agreement, December 12. USACE Galveston District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino, Hidalgo County Commissioners Ellie Torres and David Fuentes, Cameron… Read More
A 3-foot drawdown of reservoir levels at Kanopolis Lake, near Kanopolis, Kansas, will begin starting the week of Dec. 19, 2022, as conditions allow, in preparation for the Kanopolis Riprap Overlay Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is doing this project to provide placement of necessary riprap that will protect the dam from wind… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Anacostia Watershed Restoration project during a ceremony at the county’s DoE headquarters in Largo, Maryland, Dec. 15, 2022. The PPA will usher in the construction phase of the project, which aims… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn approval to dredge the Matagorda Bay shipping channel through an EPA Superfund site. Additionally, a commitment was made to undergo extensive additional environmental review, including a full Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement . A coalition of Gulf and environmental groups, including Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN), had filed… Read More