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The NID is the central repository for information about dams in the U.S. and its territories that meet specific criteria. The congressionally authorized database shows the location of these dams and serves as a resource to support awareness and preparedness for a dam-related emergency. The website hosting this database just got ‘make-over’ with new features… Read More
Pascrell Seeks Help for Cresskill Resiliency after Tropical Storm Ida Congressman requests full funding from Army Corp of Engineers for Tenakill Brook restoration, flood prevention project PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today requested full-fledged federal support for to study on how to protect Cresskill from future flood events after Tropical Storm… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the Alabama State Port Authority’s (ASPA) request to extend the comment period for the Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site (Planning) Project permit application until February 3, 2022. This extension provides you with additional opportunities for reviewing the project design and providing comments. ASPA requested… Read More
LOCH ARBOUR – Over the objections of some environmentalists, a $24 million beach fill project has started here and is expected to be completed by March 1, pending major weather delays. Three Jersey Shore towns — Loch Arbour, Allenhurst and Deal — will get sand in the beach replenishment project, which is being carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers. It will restore… Read More
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Shoreline and Waterway Management Section expects to begin beach nourishment work in the Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Slaughter Beach communities in early January 2022. Beach nourishment projects introduce sand into the shoreline system to offset the effects of erosion. The beach and… Read More
UPDATED: The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., has awarded Pascagoula, Miss., based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. a $552,654,757 fixed-price incentive modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-2210. The modification exercises an option for the detail design and construction of the second Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter. Halter Marine says that initial efforts under this… Read More
Employee recognition at the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is all about acknowledging the hard work and accomplishments of individuals and teams within our organization. The nominations for the 2021 Awards are coming in now – here’s a recap on last year’s winners: Business Admin Tech Support of Excellence: Darren Nezamfar Darren’s contributions to IWR… Read More
AWENDAW, S.C. — The Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for 15 navigation projects along the South Carolina coast, stretching from Little River Inlet near the North Carolina border to Port Royal Harbor on South Carolina’s southern coast. Providing safe and navigable waterways is a priority for the District. To… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to perform maintenance and repair work of three breakwater structures located in the Isles of Shoals Harbor of Refuge Federal Navigation Project in Rye, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine.The purpose of the proposed work is to repair the three stone breakwaters… Read More
Regularly changing the oil and fluids in your vehicle probably doesn’t rank high as one of the most fun and glamorous things on your to-do list. However, it’s one of the most important things you have got to do to keep the motor running properly so you can check off those other, much more enjoyable… Read More
BARNSTABLE – The Town of Barnstable’s contractor Robert B Our Co. is set to begin dredging the Barnstable Harbor Outer Entrance Channel starting Monday, Dec, 27. The work will consist of mechanically dredging approximately 4,200 cubic yards of sediment from the existing outer-portion of the Barnstable Harbor Entrance Channel to improve navigation. The dredging operation is expected… Read More
San Diego (KUSI) – The city announced on Monday that it will begin emergency repairs on parts of Ocean Beach Wharf this week to repair the damage caused by the storm in January 2021. According to a city statement, repairs will take about four months, depending on the weather and tides. Once the repairs are… Read More
A massive undertaking to restore wetlands along Mountain View’s coastline will finally begin construction in 2022, with plans to shore up levees and build out new trails to accommodate the return of the coastal marshlands. City officials are working with state and regional agencies to support a decadeslong effort to convert more than 15,000 acres… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District is making more than $16 million in upgrades to the breakwaters that protect critical infrastructure in Cleveland Harbor. As part of multiple projects, repairs and extensions are being made to portions of the more than five-mile-long structure which allows for navigation between the City of Cleveland… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Army Corps leadership and federal, state and local officials and partners, celebrated the commencement of construction on the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project during a formal ceremony at Fire Island Lighthouse on the Atlantic Ocean on Long Island’s south shore… Read More