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The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) began dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach, typically an annual project, for the first time in a few years. The contractor — American Construction — began work on June 1 and will continue into late September. Excessive sediment buildup at the river entrance and severe… Read More
Long-awaited emergency dredging work to reopen Longboat Key’s Canal 1A near Greer Island will prompt the immediate closure to the public of the beach east of Longboat Pass Bridge for three weeks, town officials said in a news release on Monday. The town holds permits from federal and state agencies to dredge 1,000 cubic yards of sand… Read More
2017-00135-84 – This Public Notice is related to a request from Ocean Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC and Public Management Enterprise Group Renewable Generation, LLC. Ocean Wind, LLC proposes to construct, operate, and maintain the Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm pursuant to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… Read More
Matson Navigation Inc. and MAN Energy Solutions have signed a contract for the retrofit of the main engine aboard the ‘Daniel K. Inouye’, a container ship in the Matson fleet. Constructed in 2018, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, will retrofit the 3,600 teu vessel’s MAN B&W 7S90ME-C engine to an MAN B&W 7S90ME-GI… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, Real Estate Division will be going door-to-door in Port Arthur on June 30 to secure rights-of-entry (ROE) from individual landowners in order to access property as part of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G), Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) and Ecosystem Restoration Program. The ROE’s are… Read More
Col. Chad W. Caldwell assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District today during a Change of Command ceremony at Capitol Park in downtown Sacramento. Col. (P) Antoinette R. Gant, commander of the Corps’ South Pacific Division, presided over the ceremony to introduce the district’s 34th commander and bid farewell to Col…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be co-hosting an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project, July 26, on Joe’s Island in Montana. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will also celebrate the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District; and the U.S. Geological Survey, in partnership with others, have released a report regarding the Ecological Status and Trends of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The Status and Trends report is the third of its kind produced as part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR)… Read More
Sand piles at Homer and Latsch Island aren’t going anywhere under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) new draft plan for managing dredge sand around Winona; however, there are some new options for sand disposal. The USACE released the revised plan last Tuesday and is holding a public open house on it this Wednesday… Read More
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor contends the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is not complying with requirements to monitor federal funds it disperses, though agency officials disagree with that assessment. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack issued an audit report last week that examined CPRA finances, internal controls over financial reporting and compliance and whether the agency… Read More
The Navy has awarded Austal USA a $128 million contract to design and construct a new auxiliary floating dry dock, marking a major win for the company’s newly opened steel facilities and adding precious maintenance capacity for the service. “Combined with our contract for the [towing, salvage and rescue ship] program, the [Auxiliary Floating Dry… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District plans to execute a minor deviation June 22 that will release water from the lake as part of an ongoing sediment study by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The releases will affect only the Julian Keen, Jr. Lock… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will have four temporary closure periods at Lock and Dam 5A near Fountain City, Wisconsin, from July 19-28, to replace the lock chamber’s miter gates. The lock will be closed to all traffic, commercial and recreational, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., July 19, 21, 26… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District announced today that it has scheduled a block release of water from Santa Rosa Lake to start Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 8:00 am. The Bureau of Reclamation, acting on the behalf of Carlsbad Irrigation District, requested the 14,500 acre-feet release. Carlsbad Irrigation District owns the… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Lake Shelbyville and Mark Twain Lake were recently awarded the National Fish Habitat Partnership Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Grant to improve fish habitats at the respective project sites. The projects funded through this opportunity are high-priority focus areas of the Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership. The grants… Read More