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BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Board of Commissioners Monday approved a $1 million expenditure for the first phase of a multi-year study that aims to identify sources of sand for future beach nourishment projects. The matter was originally part of the consent agenda for the meeting, held Monday evening at the administration complex in Beaufort,… Read More
After 25 years of planning and struggling for funding, the Lake Redwood dredging project will begin moving dirt starting next month. The goal is to remove up to 650,000 cubic yards of sediment to increase the current average depth of Lake Redwood from 2.8 feet to its original depth of 20 feet. Before dredging the… Read More
OCEAN CITY, MD- Ocean City is announcing a 15.7 million dollar Beach Restoration project, aimed at keeping the beach viable for visitors, and protected against erosion from rising sea levels and stronger storms brought on by climate change. Maryland Officials stood alongside the Army Corps of Engineers Thursday to Unveil the OC Shoreline Nourishment program,… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md.- Right on the Ocean City Boardwalk, leaders in Maryland announced a beach nourishment project. This is part of a bigger Atlantic Coast or Maryland Shoreline Protection Project. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) says the 8.3-mile shoreline will be just a small part of what has already prevented $1 billion… Read More
BOSTON- To help Massachusetts’ coastal communities prepare for severe weather events and the impacts of climate change, including storm surge, flooding, erosion and sea level rise, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced the award of $4 million in grants to support local planning and management efforts. The funding, awarded by the Executive Office of Energy and… Read More
A contentious plastic manufacturing plant planned to be built in St. James Parish is facing another hurdle after the Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday called for an environmental impact assessment. In a statement, the Corps said it plans to compile a report on how the new plant from Taiwanese company Formosa Petrochemical would impact… Read More
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Relief appears to be on the way for one of San Diego’s most notorious areas for flooding during storms: Mission Beach. Bob Ruane says life on the peninsula is as good as it gets, except when a bad storm comes. “If you miss it by ten minutes, your office is flooded,”… Read More
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $13,066,191 firm-fixed-price contract for a 72-calendar day shipyard availability. The work to be performed provides for services for the mid-term availability of the fleet oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). The contract includes four unexercised options that, if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $13,314,208…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project Delivery Team (PDT) has received the Army Corps’ National Outstanding Planning Achievement Team Award (Enterprise) for fiscal year 2020 ─ recognizing exceptional team efforts on specifically-authorized feasibility studies and executing the Army Corps’ civil works mission. The team… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the release of a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The report outlines a ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’ framework, which includes three storm surge barriers, two cross-bay barriers, and the elevation of more than 18,000 structures to reduce the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to monitor water levels at its Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs. The water levels in the reservoirs, except for Pokegama Lake, are below the summer target level, which is the level maintained for water supply, environmental and recreational benefits. All reservoirs are releasing the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring water levels at its Lac qui Parle reservoir, near Watson, Minnesota. Below average precipitation and drought conditions continue to impact the reservoir level and discharge. Lac qui Parle reservoir is currently at a pool elevation of 933.3 feet and is releasing the minimum flow of 20 cubic feet… Read More
The history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District spans more than two centuries. During this time the Louisville District has acquired many diverse programs and missions, one of them being the nationwide reserve program. The Louisville District provides project management and planning support for Army Reserve Centers in the United States and… Read More
A construction effort as massive as the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Improvement Project — designed to accommodate the wider and deeper ships now carrying goods back and forth between Asia and the U.S. — has many regulatory requirements that need to be met. With 30 years of regulatory experience, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development… Read More
PORT HOUSTON PROJECT 11 MILESTONE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SIGNED BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE WIDENING PROJECT TERMS Presentation and Media Availability WHAT: Port Houston presents Partnership Agreement to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officially committing as the non-federal sponsor to terms* of channel infrastructure widening project of the Houston Ship Channel. WHEN: Thursday, August 19 at 10:00… Read More