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The U.S. Navy budget process has become stuck in a doomed cycle of dream-boom-bust. In other words, PowerPoint wishes eventually increased defense spending, followed by drastic cuts. The Biden administration is about to initiate another cycle with a multi-year round of studies to chart out a plan for the Navy of the future. This follows… Read More
A federal agency is planning some big things for offshore wind energy on the Oregon Coast. In a June 23 presentation to the Curry County Board of Commissioners, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management outlined their process in identifying locations for some truly massive wind turbines — the largest of which are taller than the… Read More
OCEAN CITY — A week after declining to vote on a new contract with the firm ACT engineering, and more than a month after pulling the same contract from an agenda, City Council last week approved a $67,500 deal for engineering services with the Robbinsville company. The 6-1 vote came at council’s July 1 reorganization… Read More
Ørsted said today that it has submitted a bid to the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a proposed project of up to 760 MW. The bid is in response to the commission’s call for proposals for Round 2 offshore wind projects, through which Maryland can award at least 1,200 MW of… Read More
Several meetings, including in-person open houses and town halls, will be offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, in coordination with the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors, to provide information and answer any questions or concerns about the Buchanan County Sec 202 Flood Risk Management project. An open house will take place… Read More
While many people may know the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District because of their numerous civil works projects and community involvement, another division with a great impact on the area is the Regulatory Division. The Regulatory Division supports economic development and the creation of jobs, while also committing to no net loss of… Read More
The news is out: Charleston, S.C. is on track to have the deepest port on the east coast and harbor some of the world’s largest ships. Large container ships, even super-post-Panamax vessels like the 1300-foot-long CMA CGM Marco Polo which cruised into Charleston’s harbor this May during high tide, will soon have safe passage here… Read More
The Charleston Peninsula Coastal Flood Risk Management Study, which investigates the effects and risks of storm surge flooding on the Charleston peninsula, transitioned from an Environmental Assessment to an Environmental Impact Statement earlier this spring. The transition extends the $3 million federal feasibility study’s original three-year timeline by several months, enabling the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
This spring, the Charleston District worked with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to reevaluate the location of the placement site for the Crab Bank Restoration project slated to start later this year. Situated just off the banks of the Town of Mount Pleasant in Charleston Harbor, Crab Bank is a thin moon-slivered… Read More
It will be an active summer at Fort Jackson, as a major Charleston District construction project finishes and two others get started. The completion of the Semmes Lake Dam will mark the end to a milestone project that has been in the works since 2015. At the same time, the mobilization of the teams constructing… Read More
Some residents who received the public notice have concerns for the environment and have until August 3, 2021 to make a public comment. GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Hellgate Jetboat Excursions is seeking the renewal of a dredge and fill permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. Nine impacted residents living along the… Read More
Reprinted from the Carteret County News-Times EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission unanimously agreed Monday to let beach engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol develop a fee estimate and proposed contract for a study to look for additional sand that could be used in future nourishment projects on Bogue Banks. The board’s action came during… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house to discuss ideas and seek public comments on plans to enhance the environment at Lake Traverse and Mud Lake, near Wheaton, Minnesota, July 15, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. The open house will be held at the… Read More
PORT HUENEME, California – Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Port of Hueneme and the U.S. Navy, among other agencies, celebrated June 28 as officials cut the ribbon signifying the completion of the Port of Hueneme’s port-deepening project. The project, which deepened the harbor from 35 to 40 feet, can… Read More
DETROIT- He cannot get enough of the Great Lakes; some might say he’s hooked. By day, John Allis is the Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office Chief and by night, he enjoys being in, on or around the Great Lakes with his family. Allis’ office in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District handles… Read More