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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $4,565,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on May 17 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River. Dredging of harbors like Toledo’s and rivers like the Maumee ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has posted a new Civil Works Public Notice: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portals/39/docs/Civil/Public%20Notice/Prompton-Master-Plan-Public-Notice-May-2022.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District posted a Public Notice regarding a revision of the Prompton Dam & Reservoir Master Plan. The Prompton Dam and Reservoir is located on the West Branch Lackawaxen River, a tributary… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and its partner the Velasco Drainage District, will be hosting two public information sessions for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G) Freeport Project. These sessions will include an overview of the S2G Program and the status of the Freeport Project specifically, including details on construction… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces it will release higher than normal flows of water through Cherry Creek Dam on May 24 as part of its annual sediment flushing to allow proper operation of the dam’s outlet gates. USACE owns and operates this dam located in Aurora, Colorado, south of Interstate 225…. Read More
The Baltimore District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to award up to eight positions on a potential five-year, $200 million contract to procure architect-engineer services for environmental support projects nationwide. USACE said Monday in a solicitation notice the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will have spots for both large and small businesses. Proposals are due June 17… Read More
When days become longer and temperatures get warmer in the interior region of the state near Fairbanks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District uses snow survey data to forecast potential flood conditions on the Chena River during the spring breakup season. The organization partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources… Read More
Lafayette Consolidated Government says an inspection by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found LCG’s removal of spoil banks along the Vermilion River in February did not require a federal permit. The spoil banks, left behind from the last time the Vermilion River was dredged decades ago, run along the river’s southern bank around the… Read More
Crews were hard of work repairing damaged beaches up and down the Delaware coastline on Monday. South Bethany Mayor Tim Saxton says despite those efforts, he’s worried there is not enough time to get the beach ready. “It’s up to DNREC to determine how fast they can open up some of these ramps because right… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that mechanical dredging (strike removal) operations are underway on the Mississippi River and will continue until further notice at Rosebrook, UMR Mile 595.2-595.6. Dredging will take place seven days a week, 10.5 hours per day, from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Mariners are asked to contact the… Read More
A second Santa Monica Beach Dune restoration project is coming to the north end of Santa Monica beach. The project aims to restore almost five acres of sandy coastal habitat by transforming a portion of the current beach into a sustainable coastal strand and foredune habitat that is resilient to sea-level rise. The project will… Read More
The final phase of the Lake Mitchell dredging design will soon be getting underway. With the first phase of the lake dredging design in the books, the Mitchell City Council unanimously approved the final phase of the lake dredging design during Monday’s meeting. Public Works Director Joe Schroeder said the $767,500 final design will provide… Read More
A $90 million dredging project in Iberia parish is underway. It’s a project more than 20 years in the making. The goal is to attract larger ships to the Port of Iberia. Bigger ships mean more commerce, and more jobs for Acadiana. State and local leaders cut the ribbon on the project on the dredging… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $6.1 million contract to H. B. Construction Inc. of Platte City, Missouri, yesterday, May 12, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM Area Diversion…. Read More
On May 13, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources signed an agreement to begin aquatic ecosystem restoration on the Osage River near Brockman Springs Road. This agreement is under Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. The feasibility, design and implementation phases will be… Read More
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting project applications from local governments for coastal storm damage mitigation projects. According to the department, $18 million has been allocated to the Division of Water Resources’ Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund. Funding may only be used for costs associated with beach nourishment, artificial dunes, and other… Read More