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A coalition of Great Lakes mayors finds dozens of communities are on the hook for millions in damages over the next five years. Great Lakes communities in Wisconsin are estimating they will spend around $245 million over the next five years to repair coastal damage linked to climate change, according to a new survey from… Read More
Congressman Frank Pallone announced he is trying to secure an $8 million federal grant to dredge Shoal Harbor off Belford. MIDDLETOWN, NJ — This week, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ6) announced he is trying to secure an $8 million federal grant to dredge Shoal Harbor in the Belford section of Middletown. This is a waterway commonly… Read More
Popular, but crumbling, 150-year-old landmark between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz to be renovated Pigeon Point Lighthouse, a venerable landmark that has stood dramatically over the San Mateo County coast for 150 years but fallen badly into disrepair over the past two decades, appears finally to be headed for a major restoration. The 115-foot-tall… Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s first water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday, July 21. The pulse release, conducted by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will occur about 6 a.m. to… Read More
In early June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report showing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere had reached levels not seen in more than 4 million years. The report has brought more weight to the emphasis President Biden’s administration has placed on a “climate crisis that threatens our people and communities,… Read More
WESTERLY — An eelgrass restoration project that is expected to result in removal of 70,800 cubic yards of sand from the bottom of Winnapaug Pond is facing a funding gap the Town Council will take up Monday. For the second year in a row, bids for the project have exceeded a cost estimate being used… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — Humans. What other sentient being designs a tool requiring hands and feet and expects animals without limbs to use it? Alas, the answer is humans. Humans created a ladder for fish, which is quite effective in certain situations – but isn’t a blanket solution to every fish passage problem. And while most… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and partners are conducting monitoring in multiple locations along the marshes and in the waterways behind Seven Mile Island in Cape May County. The monitoring is being conducted as part of the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab, an initiative designed to advance and improve dredging and marsh… Read More
Col. Estee S. Pinchasin became the 69th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington D.C., July 16, 2021. Pinchasin, the first female leader of the Baltimore District, assumed command from Col. John T. Litz, who had served in the… Read More
Aye, aye, captain. You don’t have to be a pirate to know that safety lock and dam operators have the pleasure of monitoring the nation’s most precious treasure; delicate blue waterways. The communications team got an inside look into the day-to-day operations from W.P. Franklin lock operator Glenn Hutson. Originally from Canada, Hutson has been… Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama –The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Resource Management Directorate’s Business Practices Division team was recently recognized with the 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award. The team developed data management solutions and data visualization tools for project management at the Huntsville Center. Col. Marvin Griffin, Huntsville Center… Read More
PATCHOGUE – Today, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) formally began the bid solicitation process for initial construction of Fire Island to Montauk Point project, which will provide essential dredging and shoreline projects spanning 83 miles of Long Island coastline and includes a variety of coastal and wetland restoration projects. Official bid opening is… Read More
INNOVATION TO IMPACT: LEADING FROM THE FUTURE Event by U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) VIRTUAL EVENT | OCTOBER 25-29, 2021 Registration link – https://www.usaceinnovationsummit.org/ About The USACE Innovation Summit 2021, Innovation to Impact: Leading from the Future, is a virtual event with national visibility that will kick off Monday, October 25, through Friday, October… Read More
Facility expected to be operational by September 2023 WORTHINGTON — The Worthington City Council unanimously approved Monday night the award of a bid for the municipal water treatment facility improvement projects in the amount of $26,205,800. Gridor Construction Inc. of Buffalo was the lowest of two bidders on the project, and the Worthington Public Utilities… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District hosted a Tabletop Emergency Exercise for Sutton Dam with local emergency response and management officials in the surrounding area on July 8th in Braxton County, WV. When held with local emergency management and critical infrastructure personnel, these exercises provide vital feedback that can be utilized to… Read More