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Plans to revitalize Barto Landing are moving ahead in Spring Valley. The Spring Valley City Council Monday night approved a proposal for about $150,000 to dredge Barto Landing. River Docks Inc. of Peru was awarded the job and is expected to begin dredging the river attraction as soon as possible. Last year, a message from… Read More
Current Project (2025 / 2026) March 11, 2025: Town Manager, Kathryn Adams provided the following project updates to the Town Council: 2025 / 26 Renourishment Project (OSOKI): Rebidding by contracted engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol will take place in April. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit has been approved and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lease is… Read More
If you don’t want to wake up from your hotel or rental balcony seeing and hearing the pumping machines and heavy equipment, plan accordingly. If you’re planning a week at the beach in northern Ocean County in late spring or early summer this year, it may be interrupted by the ongoing replenishment project. If you… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, which oversees operations of numerous Flood Risk Management and recreation sites throughout the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins, will close several campgrounds and beaches due to staffing shortages that will prohibit the safe operations of these facilities ahead of the 2025 recreation season. USACE staff… Read More
Conrad Shipyard, LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana, was awarded a $28,285,715 firm fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-2253) for detail design and construction of one additional Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. This contract action includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $59,856,020. Work will be performed… Read More
This statement of work (SOW) for the New Buffalo Harbor Dredging Project is identified by solicitation number W911XK25R0020. It outlines the general requirements, including real estate rights and payment procedures associated with the dredging activities planned for fiscal year 2024. The SOW specifies that contractors must adhere to existing real estate agreements for work and… Read More
DredgeWire likes this article and offers this relevant dredging history: Mount St. Helens Eruption and Dredging: On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, causing the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history, with 57 deaths and widespread destruction. Ellicott Dredges’ Role: Ellicott Dredges, a company specializing in dredging equipment, was instrumental… Read More
The project encompassed the engineering, fabrication, and delivery of a booster station. This booster station, designed for both land and floating operations, functions as a secondary booster, enabling the dredge Goetz to achieve pumping distances exceeding 15,000 feet. We developed a fully independent booster station capable of being operated remotely and providing vital data to… Read More
CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District has withdrawn the Record of Decision for the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Environmental Impact Statement. This decision follows opposition from the State of Illinois regarding the proposed vertical expansion of the Dredged Material Disposal Facility. The USACE… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) and the Trinity River Authority (TRA) will unveil the Port of Liberty Master Plan at a town hall meeting on March 19, 2025. The town hall, open to the public, will be held at the A.J. Hartel Building, located at 318 San… Read More
CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District has withdrawn the Record of Decision for the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Environmental Impact Statement. This decision follows opposition from the State of Illinois regarding the proposed vertical expansion of the Dredged Material Disposal Facility. The USACE… Read More
FAIRHOPE, Ala. – The city of Fairhope is starting a new restoration and stabilization project to fight ongoing erosion at Magnolia Beach. The city said the work will include building an offshore breakwater system and major beach renourishment. The project is funded by a GOMESA grant. The city says there will be a community meeting… Read More
Working with our partners! Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest lake, is the liquid heart of the Everglades. USACE Jacksonville District leadership, Col. Brandon Bowman, Maj. Cory Bell, Eva Velez and Dr. Tabitha Elkington got an in depth look at the Lake Okeechobee’s ecological conditions with leadership from Audubon Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation… Read More
The emergency dredging project intended to ensure safe navigation for fishermen undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Montauk Inlet is now complete, the Town of East Hampton… Source
SULLIVAN, Ind. — For the first time in its history, Sullivan Lake is set to be dredged. Dredging it the process of removing built up sediment caused by erosion and runoff. Lake Sullivan was created over 50 years ago for the purpose of being a sediment basin. Now that sediment has grown too high, causing… Read More