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~ Harvesting equipment arrived this week at Lake Jesup ~ MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 6, 2021 — The St. Johns River Water Management District is launching a pilot project this week to harvest and remove algae, suspended solids and associated nutrients from Lake Jesup’s waters. The project’s data will help the District determine the potential for a full-scale system… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that its Technical Solutions division has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance assist team for west coast surface ships, and other maintenance and material readiness programs. “Continuous modernization and sustainment of our… Read More
Houston-headquartered C-Innovation LLC (C-I), an affiliate of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) family of companies, has been awarded a multi-year contract for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract is for the provision of RLWI services onboard the M/V Island Venture, C-I’s flagship intervention vessel… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option, worth about $212.9 million, with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La. It covers production of four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) and associated deliverables. This brings the total number of FRCs awarded to Bollinger up to 64 vessels since the program’s inception. To date, the U.S…. Read More
November, the traditional month of thanksgiving, could be extra special this year for the Port of Morgan City. By extension, that could mean bounty for the local economy. The Harbor & Terminal District Commission, which operates the port, heard Monday that four dredges will be operating at the same time this fall. Their goal will… Read More
Yesterday, Connecticut Senators Murphy and Blumenthal announced that $2.8 million in funding for the dredging of the Saugatuck River has been secured in the Fiscal Year 2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. While Westport is in a strong position to receive these funds, the Bill needs to be passed on the Senate floor and then… Read More
Oceanside City Council Workshop Weds at 2:00 p.m to consider the Beach Sand Feasibility Study Report. Will groins save Oceanside’s sand? OCEANSIDE, CA — After years of increased shoreline erosion and investigating numerous methods to resolve the loss of sand, the Oceanside City Council will meet tomorrow to consider approving the Beach Sand Feasibility Study… Read More
Assessing Resilience: Case Studies and a Path Forward for the Marine and Inland Waterborne Transportation System August 26th, 9:00—10:30 EST (1:00—2:30 UTC) Presented by PIANC’s Permanent Task Group on Climate Change As new challenges unfold it is becoming even more important that those who manage, own, and operate our global marine and inland waterborne transportation system incorporates… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District’s Lake O’ the Pines staff reached a milestone with the Friends of Lake O’ the Pines Association August 5, 2021, with the signing of the long-awaited Cooperating Association Agreement. Getting its start as early as Fall 2018, This agreement between the lake staff and the association sets… Read More
There are people who like their jobs. There are even people who love their jobs. Then there are people who got out of their way—and out of their own pockets—to learn a new skill and make their jobs easier for their colleagues. Kelsey Ciarrocca, a cartographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army recently announced that Donna R. Williams, a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), would be inducted into the U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame. Honoring graduates who have distinguished themselves in both military and civilian pursuits, the ROTC Hall of Fame recognizes alumni who… Read More
Lake Okeechobee may be kept at higher levels for longer periods of time under a new management plan the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is refining now that a $1.8 billion upgrade of the Herbert Hoover Dike is nearly completed. The Corps picked a preferred alternative, called “CC,” out of six choices and will now… Read More
DETROIT- Even with a return to wetter conditions in late June and July, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers officials expect Great Lakes water levels to remain below 2019 and 2020 levels – when many record highs were set across the lakes. Late spring and summer are typically when the lakes reach seasonal peaks before beginning… Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s second water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday, August 11. The pulse, conducted by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will occur about 6 a.m. to 1:30… Read More