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By Sarah McNair, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs / Published September 18, 2021 TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have partnered before, but never on such a herculean effort. Prior to Hurricane Michael’s direct hit to Tyndall Air… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 10, in Guttenberg, Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 25, in conjunction with GermanFest. The lock, located at 5 Lock and Dam Lane, in Guttenberg, will be open to the public from 11 a.m. – 3… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Charleston District and SCDNR announced that construction has begun, starting with the restoration of the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary in the Charleston Harbour. The restoration project calls for the replacement of nearly 660,000 cubic yards of compatible material from the Charleston Harbour Deepening “Post… Read More
Setauket Pond — part of an estuary with such a rich history that it is featured in a mural in Brookhaven Town Hall — will soon undergo a drainage improvement project that is expected to remove nonnative plants that damage the pond’s ecosystem and block what could be a spectacular view, town officials said. The… Read More
EMERALD ISLE —Town commissioners Tuesday night will consider a staff proposal to apply for federal Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities funds for a major stormwater management improvement project. The monthly session of the board of commissioners will begin at 6 p.m. in the meeting room beside the police department and online. According to the meeting… Read More
The Fairmont City Council discussed dredging the mouth of Dutch Creek during the bi-weekly city council meeting Monday night. Several motions to take action were made, but all ultimately failed. “At our last meeting we heard a presentation from the Lakes Foundation… and at the end of the presentation they talked about dredging the mouth… Read More
EASTON — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently awarded ShoreRivers $1.95 million to implement three large restoration projects, all in the Chester River watershed. According to a news release, targeting high nutrient-export agricultural subwatersheds in areas prioritized for funding through the DNR Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund has proven a winning strategy… Read More
The City of San Luis Obispo is preparing for an eight-day dredging of Laguna Lake. The project is intended to remove sediment that has built up over time within the lake. “We have a beautiful, natural lake here in San Luis Obispo and we need to take care of it. One of the things we… Read More
(KLFY) Commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers for Hurricane Ida’s recovery mission, Colonel Zachary Miller says they are diligently working with the local, state, and federal response missions. “We are here as long as FEMA wants us here and as long as the state needs us here,” Miller says. Ahead of the Category… Read More
A three-year study is underway in Holden Beach that could set the tone for how future beach projects may be funded. The town has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to launch a coastal storm risk management feasibility study, one that will determine whether it’s in the federal government’s interest to… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – In response to Hurricane Ida relief, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Readiness Support Center (RSC) located in Mobile, Ala. Has begun to conduct Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration (RSOI) and Roofing Quality Assurance (QA) training of the personnel deploying to support the region. The RSC has been receiving and training… Read More
CHANNEL MAINTENANCE DREDGING – UPDATE 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 USACE Dredge Potter Upper Mississippi River mile 0 – 300 Illinois Waterway mile 0 – 80 1. Commencing on 9 July 2021 and continuing until further notice, the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter will perform channel maintenance dredging at various locations within the St. Louis… Read More
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Poplar Island Overview Poplar Island, recently on the verge of disappearing, is today a national model for habitat restoration and the beneficial use of dredged material. Just off the Chesapeake Bay coastline, about 34 miles south of Baltimore in Talbot County, Md., Poplar Island is being returned to its former size and important ecological function… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – For coastal communities in the Cape Fear region, beach nourishment projects help keep new sand on shorelines which are often a victim of erosion. Earlier this year, the Department of Interior reversed a Trump-era decision that would have allowed dredging of sand from protected areas like Masonboro Inlet. Despite a decades-old… Read More