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PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites the public to participate, virtual or in-person, to help update the nearly 40-year old Fern Ridge Master Plan during two upcoming public meeting about the Willamette Valley lake. A master plan provides long-term strategies for protection and management of all recreational, natural, and cultural resources,… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — In an effort to manage flood risk for downstream communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will raise the dam that captures some of the sediment that continues to flow from Mount St. Helen after its 1980 eruption. USACE awarded a $35.9 million contract to Anvil Builders, Inc., to raise the 184-foot-tall Mount… Read More
WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. William “Butch” Graham announced today that USACE Little Rock District will soon have new leadership. “We have incredible, patriotic people serving in our Corps of Engineers Districts throughout the nation, including in… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded an $18,135,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction services, including furnishing personnel, transportation, mobilization and demobilization, equipment and materials required in connection with maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Brunswick, Georgia, with an estimated completion date… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has issued a permit for the construction of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT). The project is a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments to establish a new facility at the Port of Baltimore. The project is located on 330 acres (134 hectares) within… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District was in Toledo Harbor completing the largest annual dredging operation Project Engineer on the Great Lakes as 600,000 cubic yards of material was dredged, Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2025. Operation, maintenance, and dredging of harbors like Toledo by USACE is… Read More
Beach to be widened with sand excavated as part of railroad bridge replacement Sand replenishment will start this week at South Ponto Beach, part of South Carlsbad State Beach on the Carlsbad-Encinitas city border, officials said. The beach widening is a side benefit of the nearby Batiquitos Lagoon double-track project, part of a regional effort… Read More
Environmental conservationists, local lawmakers and people living along Alabama’s coast have argued that the disposal of dredge material into the Bay has harmed marine life and impacted the quality of life for those in coastal Alabama. However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) told 1819 News the methods used are beneficial. State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) and… Read More
POLK COUNTY, N.C. – Polk County officials said a major dredging project at Lake Adger is schedule to begin in January to remove debris and sediment washed in by Hurricane Helene. The county reports the project is expected to take between six and nine months during which time more than 500,000 cubic yards are expected… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District HURON, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first performed work at Huron Harbor in 1906, widening the pier from 120 feet to 180 feet to accommodate the larger vessels that drove industry and the local economy. Today, more than a century later, major repairs are underway to… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is primarily known for its infrastructure projects—dams, navigation locks, flood control systems and maintaining deep waterways. But beneath the surface of these mission-critical activities lies a hidden, often overlooked resource: tons of driftwood, massive timber logs and woody debris collected during… Read More
PENTWATER — Legislation recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $1.666 million to support dredging at Pentwater Harbor, a federally authorized navigation channel maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. The funding is designated for the Pentwater Harbor Dredging Project, which is intended to remove sediment buildup from the harbor… Read More
US Congresswoman Julia Brownley has confirmed the inclusion of funding totaling more than US$19.792 million that has been secured for California’s 26th Congressional District in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act. The energy and water appropriations portion of the bill will continue programmatic funding… Read More
Beaches and bird habitats could be endangered by PFAS deposits. FORT FISHER, N.C.—On a sunny, brisk afternoon in mid-December, Kerri Allen peers from the deck of a ferry, crossing the Cape Fear River from Fort Fisher, on a coastal barrier island, to Southport, a small town on the mainland, near where the river meets the… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming maintenance dredging of the lower Maurice River in Cumberland County, N.J. The Army Corps’ contractor, Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va., will dredge approximately 80,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel near the mouth of the Maurice River…. Read More