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Both storm-related and tidal flooding has been damaging equipment, disrupting operations at the yard, which has been on Eagles Island since at least 1922 Flooding on Eagles Island has become so frequent and so severe that even the agency tasked with national flood management — among other duties — is exploring relocating. As hotel and… Read More
VICKSBURG, MISS. – Three researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were chosen to receive 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA). Christo (Chris) Lunderman, Herman Moore and Dr. Brianna Thompson have been awarded top honors with the BEYA, which recognize African-American scientists and engineers around the country. The winners… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is urging extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin, the week of Feb. 7. There will be an abundance of ice being released and subsequent open water and/or thin ice, causing possible safety concerns for anyone on the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 16. Lake Pepin is a naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River on the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Corps takes ice measurements on… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in January, the studies, projects, and programs that will be initiated in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA)…. Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Act provides $17.1 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Civil Works programs, projects and activities that will help the nation address current and future water resources infrastructure needs. On Jan. 18, 2022, the… Read More
It is not really news that Norfolk has a problem with coastal flooding. What is news is the tremendous amount of money the city just received to fund its various coastal resilience projects. This past January, the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced how they would spend $14 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. … Read More
A Beaufort County elected official is facing scrutiny for being involved in a plan to raise his neighbors’ property taxes to pay for the dredging of a creek that flows behind his house. The proposal, floated by a group of six Hilton Head Island property owners, including Beaufort County Council member Stu Rodman, would tax… Read More
Beach replenishment along Toms River Township’s beaches – most critically required in Ortley Beach – is likely to begin this fall, officials said Wednesday. Under an agreement signed after Superstorm Sandy, the federal government pledged to keep up the region’s beaches for 50 years, with renourishments occurring every seven years or after severe weather events…. Read More
CAROLINA BEACH — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, the largest dredging provider in the country, will soon descend on Pleasure Island to tackle beach renourishment projects on Carolina and Kure beaches. Following a year of funding uncertainty that required the intervention of North Carolina’s congressional delegation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on… Read More
A pair of vanishing islands off the coast of Dorchester County, Md., are to be restored using dredged sediment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Supplemental FY 2022 Workplan allocates $37.5 million in funding that guarantees construction of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project. The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT… Read More
Surfers hoping to spend their spring break riding waves at Wabasso Beach may find the park gates locked and the beach teeming with dump trucks and heavy equipment, as county crews will close the beach at dusk this Friday. “The contractor will lock the gate that evening following the park closure, and will mobilize into… Read More
A major stormwater pipe reline and reconstruction project is set to begin in Dewey Beach. Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 21 to approve the worst-case scenario cost estimate of $478,000 for the project plus an additional $69,800 in engineering fees and services to Remington & Vernick Engineers. Work will begin first on areas of Bayard Avenue… Read More
The Army Corp of Engineers permit would enable the company, Lake Restoration Solutions, to dredge Utah Lake, then build islands with the dredged material. LRS submitted their permit application on January 6, 2022. Late Tuesday, February 1, the permit was made publicly available on the Army Corps of Engineers website (https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Utah-Lake-Restoration-Project/) The document includes aerial… Read More
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – our employees are the reason we succeed. Sure, we might be biased, but the Memphis District team is comprised of the best of the best. To show how much we value them, we highlight one professional every month by asking about their position, what it’s… Read More