DeJuan Carter, chief of engineering and construction division for the Little Rock District is receiving a Modern Day and Technology award at the Black Engineer of the Year awards ceremony on Feb. 18, 2022. The Black Engineer of the Year Awards in science, technology, engineering and math recognize innovative leaders. Carter was selected for this… Read More
The Navy’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) has awarded Lyon Shipyard a $16.3 million contract to complete the dry-docked availability phased maintenance availability onboard the USS Dynamic (AFDL-6) and Barge (YFND-30). Delivered in 1944 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Eureka, Calif., USS Dynamic is an auxiliary floating dry dock, while YFND-30 is its… Read More
MURRELLS INLET — More than $6 million has been allocated from federal infrastructure bill for dredging the channel in Murrells Inlet — ensuring easier navigation for larger boats while also providing beach renourishment to Garden City Beach. The last time the channel was dredged was in 2017, said Jeff Livasy, the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
The money will go toward funding projects in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a Florida law passed in 2000 that consists of 68 different projects that will cost a total of $23 billion. ORLANDO, Fla.—When the tide is right, the ink-colored water spreads like a shadow across the aquamarine Indian River Lagoon. The dark water… Read More
Federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, would “make great strides” in addressing the drought crisis in the Klamath Basin. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest $162 million in federal funds to restore the Klamath Basin ecosystem and support water resilience and infrastructure. “The transformative investments… Read More
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Hellgate Jetboat Excursions in Grants Pass has had its application withdrawn, to dredge part of the Rogue River. That update is according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. NBC5 News told you last summer that Hellgate filed to renew its dredge and fill permit, for ten years. According to a Facebook… Read More
In 1992, Joseph Vietri, then a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, was walking with a colleague and a coastal researcher around Westhampton Beach, a barrier island located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. A barrier island is a long narrow island that lies parallel and… Read More
When the breakwater was built in Bar Harbor 105 years ago, the project was never finished. Now, faced with rising tides due to climate change, the approved height will finally be reached thanks to a $6.3 million upgrade from the federal government. Conditions in the local harbor have changed considerably since work on the breakwater… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun soliciting offers for a potential $100 million multiple-award contract for environmental remediation services to military customers that primarily operate within the state of Alaska. USACE Alaska District will accept bids until March 14 as part of an unrestricted solicitation process to assist the Army, Air Force, Coast… Read More
WALLA WALLA, WA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps) is seeking public comments regarding the Lower Snake River Navigation Channel Maintenance Project. The Corps is proposing to dredge near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers to reestablish the congressionally authorized dimensions of the federal navigation channel to support… Read More
Do you know the story of Sam Tucker, an African-American Memphis District retiree, and a hero of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927? His act of heroism is recounted in three published books: “When the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927,” by Patrick O’Daniel. “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Brenda Grano and her mother Wynona (Nony) Brakeman, who is 90 years old, prove that you are never too old to do something to help your community. Volunteers at Allatoona Lake, Ga., since 2016, Grano and Brakeman were selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recipients of the 2021 National… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), is holding a public meeting Feb. 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information on the Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening Feasibility Study draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (EA)… Read More
Federal infrastructure funding will help dredge a channel in Murrells Inlet and fortify areas along the Intracoastal Waterway making both more navigable for fishing and recreational boats. The funding, announced Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday, is part of President Joe Biden’s signature policy victory to date — his bipartisan infrastructure… Read More
ENCINITAS — The cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach will receive $30.5 million in federal funding for a storm damage reduction project that involves sand replenishment along the coastline from Beacon’s Beach to areas north of Swami’s State Beach in Solana Beach. Rep. Mike. Levin (CA-49) helped secure the funding for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal… Read More