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Toms River Township officials are readying a new round of beach repairs in Ortley Beach following the Memorial Day Weekend storm that pummeled the oceanfront, resulting in damage to beach entrances, walkways and a vast reduction in beach area. The township council is set to approve a measure that will expand a contract with Earle… Read More
Living Shoreline and Wetland Installation in Anne Arundel County The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces resilient shoreline and wetland features are being installed at the West River United Methodist Center, a camp and outdoor recreation facility in southern Anne Arundel County. This groundbreaking is the first of numerous projects supported by Governor Hogan’s… Read More
Col. Jonathan S. Stover will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during a 1 p.m. Change of Command ceremony June 9 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Colonel Kenneth N Reed, courtesy photo Stover takes over the district from Col. Kenneth N. Reed, who assumed command in July 2018…. Read More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, a $44,000,000 contract modification for the detail design, procurement, production implementation, and demonstration of autonomous capability in Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama (60%); Reston, Virginia (35%); and Fairfax, Virginia (5%), and is expected to complete by July 2022. Fiscal… Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – The Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is hosting a virtual stakeholders public meeting on June 15 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to learn more about the Gathright Dam and the upcoming scheduled pulse releases. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and ask questions. The virtual meeting… Read More
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1through November 30, is expected to be “above-average” according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency predicts between 13 and 20 named storms in the 2021 season in the Atlantic, with six to 10 becoming hurricanes, with top winds of… Read More
It is unclear when the Laurel River Lake Spillway Beach will reopen to the public. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced Friday the immediate closure of Spillway Beach due to E.coli detected in the water. High water levels and geese are suspected to be the cause, according to an announcement by the… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton is calling on key committee leaders in Congress to support President Joe Biden’s proposed budget request to fund the dredging of Holland Harbor and others in Michigan. Upton, R-St. Joseph, sent a letter June 4 to the leaders on the House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is asking the Southern Illinois District Court to dismiss a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by several environmentalist groups. The groups claim that Corps practices in promoting navigation in a 195-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo., and Cairo, Ill., contribute to flooding and environmental… Read More
San Rafael Creek could be dredged — at least in part — next summer. The Biden administration’s proposed budget sets aside $6.75 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin working on the $13 million project. The budget must be approved by congressional committees and is expected to be finalized in October, according… Read More
A critical project to dredge the Jones Beach Inlet will receive $19 million in funding in President Joe Biden’s proposed 2022 budget but red tape could push the work back to 2023, according to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined boaters and other elected officials in Lido Beach on Thursday to urge the… Read More
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn International company, has been awarded one of nine contracts under the Multiple Award Military Munitions Services contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. The multiple award task order will have a shared capacity of $240 Million. Under MAMMS III, Janus Global Operations teams will help… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor marked the end of a sanitary sewer infrastructure improvement project in Hobart, Indiana. “Thank you to Mayor Snedecor and his incredible team with the City of Hobart and all of the leaders at the Army Corps… Read More
State of the Coast conference also address Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet work Louisiana will spend almost $1 billion on coastal restoration and hurricane protection in the fiscal year that begins July 1, including 18 projects using dredged sediment to rebuild almost 14,000 acres of wetlands, marsh and ridge, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday. The money also… Read More
Celoron, N.Y.: The South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts (SCCLSD) Board of Directors met on Thursday, June 3, 2021 to discuss and unanimously approve the award of the West Side Sewer Extension to J.D. Northrup Construction, Inc. of Ellicottville, NY. The award was made based on the lowest responsible bid received by the Chautauqua… Read More